How to write better essays / Bryan Greetham.
By: Greetham, Bryan
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Palgrave study guides.Publisher: Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001Description: xi, 285p. ; 22cm. ; pbk.ISBN: 0333947150; 9780333947159.Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Essay -- Technique | Essays -- Authorship | Essay -- Authorship | Academic writing | Literature | Writing & editing guides | Language learning: writing skillsDDC classification: 808.042 GRE Summary: The author takes the reader carefully through each stage of essay writing from interpretation of the question, to the research, planning, writing and revision. The book contains a troubleshooting section to help readers diagnose problems.
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book takes the reader carefully through each stage of essay writing from interpretation of the question, to the research, planning, writing and revision. Readers are shown how to improve not just study skills like note taking, reading, organization and writing, but their thinking skills too. The reader will learn how to analyze difficult concepts, criticize and evaluate arguments, use evidence, and develop more of their own ideas. This book gives clear practical advice, with a troubleshooting section that deals with a range of common problems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author takes the reader carefully through each stage of essay writing from interpretation of the question, to the research, planning, writing and revision. The book contains a troubleshooting section to help readers diagnose problems.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Stage I Interpretation
- Revealing the Structure
- A Practical Example
- Learning to Analyse
- The Three-Step Technique: Steps 1 & 2
- Step 3: Test Your Concept
- Brainstorming
- Flexibility
- Using the Right Ability
- The Range of Abilities
- Changing Our Pattern of Study
- Stage II Research
- Reading Purposefully
- Processing the Ideas
- Note-Taking for Analysis and Structure
- Remembering Your Notes
- Note-Taking for Criticism and Evaluation
- Organising Your Retrieval System
- Organising Your Time
- Your Own Personal Timetable
- Stage III Planning
- Planning That Makes a Difference
- Editing and Ordering Your Material
- Planning for the Exam
- Revising for the Exam
- Stage IV Writing
- Getting Your Own Ideas Down
- Introductions
- Paragraphs
- Conclusions
- Style: Simplicity
- Style: Economy
- Working with Evidence
- Plagiarism
- Referencing and Bibliograhies
- Stage V Revision
- Preserving Your Best Ideas
- Revising the Structure
- Revising the Conten?
- Introduction
- Stage 1 Interpretation Of The Question
- Revealing the Structure A Practical Example Learning to Analyse
- The Three-Step Technique Brainstorming Flexibility
- Using the Right Ability
- The Range of Abilities Changing our Pattern of Study
- Stage 2 Research
- Reading Purposefully Processing the Ideas
- Note-taking for Analysis and Structure Remembering your
- Notes Note-taking for Criticism and Evaluation
- Organising your Retrieval System
- Organising your Time Your own Personal Timetable
- Stage 3 Planning
- Planning that Makes a Difference Editing and Ordering your Material
- Planning for the Exam Revising for the Exam
- Stage 4 Writing
- Getting your own Ideas Down Introductions Paragraphs Conclusions Style
- Working with Evidence Plagiarism Referencing and Bibliographies
- Stage 5 Revision
- Preserving your Best Ideas Revising the Structure Revising the Content
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index