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 indispensable text for any student starting 3rd level education in social studies. It spells out the recipe for successful essay writing for the social sciences. It does of course require that students read and engage with the text. It won't perform miracles, but with the right attitude academic success would be guaranteed.
This is a practical book that will be useful to all students looking to improve their academic wriiting not just those who are struggling to meet expectations.
I would highly recommend for this book for undergraduates studying for a degree and in particular those wanting to improve essay writing skills and improve their grades.
A very welcome addition to teaching undergraduate students essay writing skills.
Easy to read, logical, relevant with some realistic examples which will be useful for return to practice students. A very relevant text to enable them to enhance their essay writing skills. I will certainly be adding this book to the recommended reading list.
Excellent primer for management students who find they have the need to build evidenced based arguments.
Easy to use, comprehensive and well written at a level suitable for our students.
Will be a recommendation for the academic literacy module.
An excellent resource for Social Science students. It is well written it is concise and very clear. I like that it considers the students emotional response at various stages of the essay writing process. This is valuable for non-traditional students and those returning to studies as a break.
I will definitely suggest this book for my writing class but also recommend it for students who want / need to improve their writing skills.
This is an extremely useful book for students who are having difficulties writing essays and referencing. Highly recommended
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