Notes on Writing a Thesis Massey University Lecture:

-Starts with good sentences-

-one subject per sentence-

-good grammar-

-academic tone whole project-

-active voice/active form preferable-

-avoid fancy words, use simple words and phrases-

-Economy of expression-

-if using active form, must continue until the end-

-most academic writing is written in the present tense-

WRITING ORGANIZED PARAGRAPHS

T- topic sentence/ controlling idea

E- explain elaborate define

E- examples, evidence, illustrations

WHAT is a literature review?

- Is a review on what has been done before on your topic.

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