Good Essay Writing
A Social Sciences Guide
- Peter Redman - The Open University
- Wendy Maples - Academic Consultant
SAGE Study Skills Series
Writing Guides
This book sets out proven approaches and techniques which can help everyone write good essays. Extensively revised and updated in this fourth edition, Good Essay Writing now includes new material such as:
- A chapter on essay planning, focusing on literature searching (using online materials), note-taking and formulating an argument
- A comparison of essay writing to exam writing
- The use of academic language, vocabulary and register, and its 'accuracy and appropriateness'
- more exemplar material used throughout the chapters
The authors focus on answering key questions students face when preparing essays – What do tutors look for when marking my essay? What kind of skills do I need as I progress through my course? How can I avoid inadvertent plagiarism? What are the protocols for referencing?
Encapsulated in easy to digest summaries, this new edition shows you how to approach different types of essay questions, addresses common worries, and provides extensive use of worked examples including complete essays which are fully analyzed and discussed. Each chapter also includes suggested further reading and an extensive glossary.
Good Essay Writing is highly recommended for anyone studying social sciences who wants to brush up on their essay writing skills and achieve excellent grades.
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An appropriate text for essay writing.
Good basic books for those who need a little extra support
Helps students to focus on clear writing style and text structure. Gives helpful checklists of things to do to get good marks.
Very easy to access.
An essential book for any student who is finding the transition into writing assignments in a Higher Education setting.
There are useful examples given throughout the book to aid understanding of what should be written.
A very useful companion which will be recommended to students at all levels to support and improve their writing skills.
A good standard book for postgraduate students. Will be useful as a supplemental text for students in terms of structuring their work and reminder of how to write academically
This is an excellent book to support study skills development for our Dental Students. Even though it is targetted to the Social Sciences, much of the information is fully appropriate for essays in the basic sciences. We have marked it as recommended reading for our Stage 1 Dentistry 'Orientation' course.
A fantastic book for our foundation degree students who are studying a study skills module. Appropriate level for the course and in 'easy speak' for students new to higher education.
Excellent book for developing essay writing skills
An essential and required reading for students on FD awards.
Accessible and presented in a logical format.
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