Good essay writing : a social sciences guide / Peter Redman.
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TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2001.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 134p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780761972051 (pbk.) :
- 9780761972044 (hbk.) :
- 0761972056
- 808.0663 RED
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Previous ed.: London: Open University Press, 1998.
Published in association with the Open University.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index.
1. Introduction:- How to use this guide--Will the guide tell me everything about essay writing?--Where to go for further help--2. What Tutors Look For When Marking Essays:- Marking schemes: criteria related to grade bands--Writing skills: \'introductory\', \'intermediate\' and \'advanced\' essays--3. What is a social science essay?:- The structure of a basic social science essay--What is distinctive about a social science essay?--Three golden rules for writing a social science essay--4. Matching the answer to the question:- Answering advocacy questions--Answering evaluation questions--Answering compare and contrast questions--5. Stages of writing from preparation to final version:- Use feedback and guidance notes--Read the question--Identify and organize the relevant material--First draft to final version--6. Writing Introductions:- Longer or \'full\' introductions--Basic short introductions--When do you write the introduction?--7. Writing the main section:- Structuring your arguement--Using evidence to support your arguement--Adding weight to your arguement--Communicating your arguement--8. Writing conclusions:- What a conclusion should aim to do--What a conclusion should contain--9. Referencing:- Why are references needed?--What should be referenced?--Basic principles--Compiling your references--10. Some common worries:- Plagiarism--Writing too much--Using the \'I\' word--Using your own experience--Presentation, spelling and grammar--11. Examples of student essays:- Essay 1--Essay 2--12. Concluding remaks.
Good Essay Writing provides approaches and techniques which, when applied well, can help everyone to write good essays. It shows what tutors look for when marking essays and what kind of skills will be needed at different course levels.