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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Essential reading for students. Assists return to learning and young students.
relevant and simply laid out, this could prove useful to overseas students and those not familiar with conventional approaches
The format of the text is very clear and provides useful examples of how to plan, structure and develop essays. The inclusion of short self assessments is beneficial for inexperienced writers and draws together key points from each chapter.
A well written text which assists students to develop their academic writing skills.
A clear text which students have said has been helpful to them in developing their academic writing skills.
A well structured book that will appeal to those students who already have some expertese in writing essays. This will provide another text from which students can choose that suits their learning style.
A great little helper for freshman students to improve their ability to formulate and structure academic arguments.
I will be recommending this for a number of modules at all levels. Great little book.
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