How to Write an Essay
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740305715
Table of contents: title: Content; title: About the author; title: Introduction; title: 1. Why write essays?; title: 1.1. Your reasons for writing; title: 1.2. What your tutor is looking for; title: 1.3. The real reason for writing a good essay; title: 2. What is an essay?; title: 2.1. The three defining features of an essay; title: 2.2. Joining the academic conversation; title: 3. Get going!; title: 3.1. Procrastination: the art of putting it off; title: 3.2. Getting to grips with writing; title: 3.3. Getting to grips with study; title: 3.4. Essay writing in three stages: plan; draft; edit; title: 4. Answering the question; title: 4.1. Understanding the question; title: 4.2. Creating a thesis statement; title: 5. Constructing an outline; title: 5.1. Creating a frame of reference; title: 5.2. Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid; title: 6. Drafting; title: 6.1. From head to page: ten tips for drafting more easily; title: 6.2. Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism); title: 6.3. Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction; title: 6.4. Ending well: writing the conclusion; title: 7. Editing; title: 7.1. Why edit?; title: 7.2. Bringing paragraphs under control; title: 7.3. Constructing straightforward sentences; title: 7.4. Using words well; title: 7.5. Developing your style; title: 8. Dealing with feedback; title: 8.1. Presenting your essay well; title: 8.2. Making the most of feedback; title: 9. Appendix: where to go from here; title: Book list; title: Websites and links