A student's writing guide : how to plan and write successful essays / Gordon Taylor.
Taylor, Gordon, 1941-| Call Number | 808/.042071 |
| Author | Taylor, Gordon, 1941- author. |
| Title | A student's writing guide : how to plan and write successful essays / Gordon Taylor. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction -- Reflection and research. Reflection : asking questions and proposing answers ; Interpretation : reading and taking notes -- The dynamics of an essay. Introductions ; Middles ; Endings -- Language. You, your language, and your material -- Analytical language 1 : sentences -- Analytical language 2 : rhetorical strategies -- Cohesion and texture -- Conventions of academic writing -- Appendices. Writing book reviews ; Sample analyses of essay topics ; A revised manuscript. |
| Summary | Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Finding it hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writing sometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve your grades? This text covers everything a student needs to know about writing essays and papers in the humanities and social sciences. Starting from the common difficulties students face, it gives practical examples of all the stages necessary to produce a good piece of academic work: • interpreting assignment topics • drawing on your own experience and background • reading analytically and taking efficient notes • developing your argument through introductions, middles and conclusions • evaluating and using online resources • understanding the conventions of academic culture • honing your ideas into clear, vigorous English. This book will provide you with all the tools and insights you need to write confident, convincing essays and coursework papers. |
| Added Author | Taylor, Gordon 1941- |
| Subject | English language Rhetoric Handbooks, manuals, etc. Report writing Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Finding it hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writing sometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve your grades? This text covers everything a student needs to know about writing essays and papers in the humanities and social sciences. Starting from the common difficulties students face, it gives practical examples of all the stages necessary to produce a good piece of academic work: • interpreting assignment topics • drawing on your own experience and background • reading analytically and taking efficient notes • developing your argument through introductions, middles and conclusions • evaluating and using online resources • understanding the conventions of academic culture • honing your ideas into clear, vigorous English. This book will provide you with all the tools and insights you need to write confident, convincing essays and coursework papers. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction -- Reflection and research. Reflection : asking questions and proposing answers ; Interpretation : reading and taking notes -- The dynamics of an essay. Introductions ; Middles ; Endings -- Language. You, your language, and your material -- Analytical language 1 : sentences -- Analytical language 2 : rhetorical strategies -- Cohesion and texture -- Conventions of academic writing -- Appendices. Writing book reviews ; Sample analyses of essay topics ; A revised manuscript. |
| Subject | English language Rhetoric Handbooks, manuals, etc. Report writing Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Multimedia |