Publisher:
Open University of Hong Kong Press, Hong Kong
A key to academic success is the ability to write a well-structured, focused and polished essay. Yet many students are at a loss when it comes to tackling an essay question. Writing Better Essays takes you step by step through the whole writing...
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A key to academic success is the ability to write a well-structured, focused and polished essay. Yet many students are at a loss when it comes to tackling an essay question. Writing Better Essays takes you step by step through the whole writing process
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Contents; Chapter 1 Preparing for writing; The writing process; Planning your writing; Organizing your essay; Chapter 2 Structuring and drafting; Structuring paragraphs; The structure of an academic essay; Logically organizing ideas in your essay; Summary; Chapter 3 Refining your writing; Sentences; Verb tenses; Writing in a formal academic style; Describing graphs, charts and tables; Quoting and summarizing; Summary; Chapter 4 Editing and proofreading; Editing: thinking about content, structure andstyle; The final copy; Proofreading; Chapter 5 Sample essays
