ACADEMIC WRITING

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Lydster & Shirley Brown

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Free help with:

•Assignment organisation, referencing, and grammar

•Presentations, study skills, reading skills, and pronunciation

•Maths support

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Writing

•What should / shouldn't you do in an academic assignment?

The academic essay should…

•answer the question.

•present research to support your ideas.

•have an introduction and conclusion.

•be logically organised and planned.

•be clear for the reader to understand.

•have a serious and formal tone, and use appropriate language.

•be original. Must not plagiarise.

The writing process

•3 Stages:

–Prewriting & planning

–Writing

–Editing