Essay writing without Tears ~ Barnett’s Essay Basics PDF

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Introduction to Performance first year WDP module taught by Louise and David...

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Essay writing without Tears ~ Barnett’s Essay Basics! ‘Essay Technique is Simple and Straight Forward’ ! Double Space Essays ! Play Titles in Italics ! Always submit on Word ! Buy a dictionary/ Thesaurus ! Talk Grammar to Me ! Set out theories into introduction ! Footnote numbers after punctuation ! Functions of an Introduction ! ~ Interrogate the essay’s title - often defining difficult terms and phrases ! ~ Tell the reader what you think you’re being asked to do! ~ State what you’ll be discussing and why. ! ~Tell us what you will not be discussing and why. ! Tip - Write the Introduction Last. ! Body of the Essay ! ~ To Argue, To examine ideas and therefore reach conclusions ! ~ Simple Structure - introduce idea you have chosen ! - Consider it from a range of perspectives ! - Reach reasoned conclusions ! ~ Use critical analysis, Complex whole that you break down into component parts and ! then explain and explore how they work together and the effects ! they produce. Then draw conclusions. ! ~ Critical - don't take anything at face value and consider the assumptions which ! underpin these ideas.! ~ Assertion - lacking evidence for your claims, as without this your work is meaningless ! ~ Generalisation - Similar to assertion as it offers no evidence. Fails to acknowledge ! complexity. Solutions, take contrasting examples! Tip - When editing your essay, ask yourself what if the opposite is true? ! Conclusion ! ~ The opportunity to show the reader what you’ve learnt. Draws conclusions from ! conclusions you’ve already learnt and brings them together within a larger idea. ! ~ Introduces a new idea, based on what you've already discussed. ! Tips - Keep the Structure Simple ! - Most important argument first ! - Clear and concise style of writing ! - Avoid a stilted language and jargon however, do not use a conversational tone ! - Avoid long and confusing sentences ! - define all unclear or ambiguous words ! Avoid - I believe, I think, I feel, in my opinion, It is 1923 - they are meaningless !

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