Apply understand with theories to support Original thought Valid arguments supported by evidence and examples Logical Strucutre and paragraphs Clear objective writing style Break question down Coming up with an answer before writing the essay Targeted reading and using evidence: Start from your own ideas Identify what you want to find out Be selective Read actively Use your evidence to support your ideas not replace them Model of a paragraph: Make your point: 1st sentence Support point with evidence Interpret your evidence Link you point back to your question Structuring Essay: Identifying your main message Planning to order your points Group similar ideas/notes together Find main messages from consistency in notes Put notes in logical order Role of introduction and conclusion Intro: what essay question about, why important, how I'm going to answer the question Conc: summarise key points with final answer to question that all key point contribute to Clear paragraphs Academic Writing Style: First edit: Highlight main point in each paragraph Check it answers question with evidence
Are points in most logical order
Are signpost words used Am I covering what I said I would Does the intro and outdo show this Is the abstract correct Proof Read: Spot for errors Typos and spelling mistakes Grammar and punctuation Exacerbate commas Look out for missing and incomplete references