| Description |
xvii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: what this book can do for you -- 1. First things first: being an academic detective -- 2. The rules of the essay writing game -- 3. We need a plan -- 4. The art of analysis -- 5. Muckraking: how to find what you need -- 6. Untangling the web -- 7. Making sense of it all: effective reading and note taking -- 8. Doing essay drafts -- 9. Essay marks: the unwritten rules of academic writing -- 10. Write it right: handling the nitty-gritty -- 11. Referencing demystified -- 12. Other types of writing -- 13. The end . . . or just the beginning? |
| Summary |
This book is an updated edition of the bestselling student guide to essay writing with new material about the internet. Not sure how to begin writing university essays? Four essays to write and only four weeks to go before the deadline? Then this book is for you. Find out the rules of the essay writing game, how to muckrake for information, write drafts, handle references and do analysis. Discover where you win and lose marks. Learn how to take the right short cuts and make the most of your time. "Get Great Marks for your Essays" tells you all you need to know to write essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This second edition is fully revised in response to readers suggestions it includes a new chapter on the Internet |
| Analysis |
Academic writing |
| Notes |
"the best selling guide : Get Great Marks for your Essays" -- on cover |
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First edition published: 1996 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Academic writing -- Study and teaching.
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Academic writing.
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Authorship.
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English language -- Rhetoric.
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Essay -- Authorship.
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Report writing.
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Report writing.
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| LC no. |
00002127 |
| ISBN |
186508204X |
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