How to Write an Essay

Alan Barker
How to Write an Essay
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Alan Barker
How to Write an Essay
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How to Write an Essay
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How to Write an Essay
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Contents
Contents
About the author 7
Introduction 8
1 Why write essays? 10
1.1 Your reasons for writing 11
1.2 What your tutor is looking for 14
1.3 e real reason for writing a good essay 16
2 What is an essay? 18

2.1 e three dening features of an essay 19
2.2 Joining the academic conversation 26
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3 Get going! 28
3.1 Procrastination: the art of putting it o 29
3.2 Getting to grips with writing 31
3.3 Getting to grips with study 35
3.4 Essay writing in three stages: plan; dra; edit 37
4 Answering the question 40
4.1 Understanding the question 41
4.2 Creating a thesis statement 52

5 Constructing an outline 71
5.1 Creating a frame of reference 73
5.2 Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid 74
6 Draing 81
6.1 From head to page: ten tips for draing more easily 83
6.2 Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism) 85
6.3 Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction 92
6.4 Ending well: writing the conclusion 98
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