Essays and dissertations

An Introduction To Academic Writing

and its distinctive features
Writing critcially

Planning

1. Understand the assignment, generate ideas, and plan your research
Planning

Researching

2. locate and critically review sources, read actively and take notes
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called Research - A. Einstien

Organising

3: collate and analyse notes to find an argument
Essay Planning

Drafting

4: use your plan as a framework for writing up your research, including referencing
Drafting

Reviewing

5: review your work to check your argument, structure, and formatting
Check list

Video: Essay Writing in a Nutshell

Watch a brief overview of the process
Plan

PDF: The Essay Guide (complete)

A printable guide to the academic writing
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