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An edition of How to Write an Essay (2013)

How to Write an Essay

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If you’re at high school, college or university, you’ll almost certainly need to write essays. More and more students are being asked to produce written assignments, even in physics and mathematics.

Writing an essay means more than finding and recording facts. It means thinking critically: analysing material and reaching a conclusion. It means showing that you understand the material you’ve been studying. Above all, it means presenting a coherent argument.

Learning to write essays also prepares us for life beyond college. In the real world, more and more of us need to be able to express ideas clearly, with good grammar and a flexible style. Essay writing gives us the skills to become more effective citizens.

And yet, all too often, students are not offered the skills and techniques to write effective essays.

How do you start? What kind of words should you use? Are you entitled to offer your own views on a subject?

How to Write an Essay will make life easier for you. It will help you produce an essay that your tutor will appreciate, and that will do you credit.

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Table of Contents

About the author Page 7
Introduction Page 8
1. Why write essays? Page 10
1.1. Your reasons for writing Page 11
1.2. What your tutor is looking for Page 14
1.3. The real reason for writing a good essay Page 16
2. What is an essay? Page 18
2.1. The three defining features of an essay Page 19
2.2. Joining the academic conversation Page 26
3. Get going! Page 28
3.1. Procrastination: the art of putting it off Page 29
3.2. Getting to grips with writing Page 31
3.3. Getting to grips with study Page 35
3.4. Essay writing in three stages: plan; draft; edit Page 37
4. Answering the question Page 40
4.1. Understanding the question Page 41
4.2. Creating a thesis statement Page 52
5. Constructing an outline Page 71
5.1. Creating a frame of reference Page 73
5.2. Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid Page 74
6. Drafting Page 81
6.1. From head to page: ten tips for drafting more easily Page 83
6.2. Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism) Page 85
6.3. Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction Page 92
6.4. Ending well: writing the conclusion Page 98
7. Editing Page 102
7.1. Why edit? Page 104
7.2. Bringing paragraphs under control Page 105
7.3. Constructing straightforward sentences Page 109
7.4. Using words well Page 112
7.5. Developing your style Page 118
8. Dealing with feedback Page 124
8.1. Presenting your essay well Page 127
8.2. Making the most of feedback Page 128
9. Appendix: where to go from here Page 131
Book list Page 131
Web sites and links Page 132

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Writing an essay means more than finding and recording facts. It means thinking critically: analysing material and reaching a conclusion. It means showing that you understand the material you’ve been studying.

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