Ready4writing
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What is good writing?
•Easy for the reader to follow & understand.
•Organised logically.
•Takes the reader on a journey.
•Has a beginning and an end.
•Travels logically through points to arrive at its destination.
•Leaves the reader feeling satisfied that the question has been dealt with appropriately.
Complex process
Reviewing &
evaluating
Organisation & planning
•“Discuss some of the problems faced by students when writing an academic assignment.”
Analyse the question
•Discuss some of the problems faced by students when writing an academic assignment.
•Try paraphrasing the question
•Write it down and keep referring to it to make sure you are answering the question
•What is MY opinion about this?
How do you write?
•A) I do research and write the assignment at the same time.
•B) I do research, take notes and then write the assignment.
•C) I do research, take notes, organise the notes and plan the assignment, and then write it.
Generating ideas
•Write your ideas down so you can see them visually
–Brainstorming
–Research
–Note taking
–Mind mapping
Brainstorming time
•“Discuss some of the problems faced by students when writing an academic assignment”.
•What sort of areas might we look at in this question?
