Essay Writing
Tone
It is important in a certain tone when completing essay:
Avoid the following:
- Using Clichés,
- Writing in a chatty or informal manner,
- Really long quotes,
- Too many adjectives,
- Using ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, write passively, I conducted a literature review A literature review was conducted,
The Question:
- Make sure you ANSWER the question !
- Don't just write everything you know about a topic – pay attention to what is being asked.
- Underline or highlight the key words and keep referring back to this,
- We will now look at the most frequently used keywords.
Analyse:
Take something apart and examine the components in details.
Evaluate
Assess worth importance or useful of an idea.
Introductions:
- The introduction should be around 10% of your essay word count.
- You don't have to write it first!
- Briefly explain and outline the topic. State how you plan on addressing the topic in your essay.
- Engage imminently with the question.
- An introduction should be like a map, identifying the surrounding and main route of the essay.
Paragraph:
- Each new point or argument made should be in a new paragraph. The point made should be supported with evidence, examples and relevant quotations.
- The first sentence of a new paragraph should be a topic sentence, which introduces the theme and subject of what that paragraph is about to the reader.
- You should be able to sum up the content the content of each paragraph in a few words.
- You can use ‘signpost’ words to link ideas together and indicate to your reader which directions your reasoning is going to take.
- Overall, in contrast, conversely, secondly, In comparison, therefore, as a result, to begin, in conclusion, for example, firstly, take, also, consequently, in addition.
- There should be no new material in a conclusion, summarizing the main points discussed in your essay to show the answer you have reached.
- Link backs to the question and include a summary of your own
It is important in a certain tone when completing essay:
Avoid the following:
- Using Clichés,
- Writing in a chatty or informal manner,
- Really long quotes,
- Too many adjectives,
- Using ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, write passively, I conducted a literature review A literature review was conducted,
The Question:
- Make sure you ANSWER the question !
- Don't just write everything you know about a topic – pay attention to what is being asked.
- Underline or highlight the key words and keep referring back to this,
- We will now look at the most frequently used keywords.
Analyse:
Take something apart and examine the components in details.
Evaluate
Assess worth importance or useful of an idea.
Introductions:
- The introduction should be around 10% of your essay word count.
- You don't have to write it first!
- Briefly explain and outline the topic. State how you plan on addressing the topic in your essay.
- Engage imminently with the question.
- An introduction should be like a map, identifying the surrounding and main route of the essay.
Paragraph:
- Each new point or argument made should be in a new paragraph. The point made should be supported with evidence, examples and relevant quotations.
- The first sentence of a new paragraph should be a topic sentence, which introduces the theme and subject of what that paragraph is about to the reader.
- You should be able to sum up the content the content of each paragraph in a few words.
- You can use ‘signpost’ words to link ideas together and indicate to your reader which directions your reasoning is going to take.
- Overall, in contrast, conversely, secondly, In comparison, therefore, as a result, to begin, in conclusion, for example, firstly, take, also, consequently, in addition.
- There should be no new material in a conclusion, summarizing the main points discussed in your essay to show the answer you have reached.
- Link backs to the question and include a summary of your own