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Beschreibung
Ursula Hackett's tried-and-tested approach for essay success helps students to create brilliant, original, high-scoring essays that are enjoyable to write - and read. With dozens of hands-on exercises and clear examples, Brilliant Essays begins with students' everyday experience of using language, arguing a case, reading, thinking, and communicating with other people. Chapters help students to examine - and dispel - assumptions, build and control their arguments and use evidence effectively, in written assignments and timed exams. The final chapter provides clear, no-nonsense answers to frequently asked questions raised by Ursula's students at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford and via her YouTube channel and website.
Whichever subject your students study, Brilliant Essays will take them beyond the basics and give them the tools to reach their academic potential.
Ursula Hackett's tried-and-tested approach for essay success helps students to create brilliant, original, high-scoring essays that are enjoyable to write - and read. With dozens of hands-on exercises and clear examples, Brilliant Essays begins with students' everyday experience of using language, arguing a case, reading, thinking, and communicating with other people. Chapters help students to examine - and dispel - assumptions, build and control their arguments and use evidence effectively, in written assignments and timed exams. The final chapter provides clear, no-nonsense answers to frequently asked questions raised by Ursula's students at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford and via her YouTube channel and website.
Whichever subject your students study, Brilliant Essays will take them beyond the basics and give them the tools to reach their academic potential.
Über den Autor
Ursula Hackett is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Zusammenfassung
Supported by a wealth of digital learning resources: YouTube video stream, downloadable exercises, and the [...] Twitter handle for regular tips
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The challenge of writing brilliant essays
1. Examining assumptions in questions
2. Finding comparator classes in questions
3. Interrogating tensions in questions
4. The introduction scale
5. Controlling your argument
6. Writing elegantly
7. Using empirical evidence effectively
8. Syllogisms and summaries
9. Losing the training wheels
10. Reading critically
11. Examination preparation
12. Frequently asked questions
Conclusion: Techniques for writing brilliant essays
Answers
References
Index.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Schulbücher
Rubrik: Schule & Lernen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781352011371
ISBN-10: 1352011379
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hackett, Ursula
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Macmillan Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 210 x 148 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Ursula Hackett
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2020
Gewicht: 0,294 kg
Artikel-ID: 122036489

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