3rd Edition
Get Great Marks for Your Essays, Reports, and Presentations
By John Germov
Copyright 2011
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Not sure how to begin writing? Four assignments and only four weeks to go before the deadline? Then this book is for you. Find out the rules of the essay-writing game: how to muckrake for information, write drafts, handle references, and do analysis. Discover where you win and lose marks. Learn how to take the right short cuts and make the most of your time. Get Great Marks for Your Essays,... Read more
Preface to the third edition
Introduction: What this book can do for you
1. First things first: Being an academic detective
2. The rules of the essay writing game
3. We need a plan
4. The art of analysis
5. Finding what you need
6. Untangling the web: Beyond Google and Wikipedia
7. Making sense of it all: Effective reading and note taking
8. Doing essay drafts
9. Easy marks: The unwritten rules of academic writing
10. Write it right: Handling the nitty-gritty
11. Writing reports and abstracts
12. Book and article reviews
13. The essay exam
14. Writing and delivering stress-free presentations
15. Referencing demystified
16. The end or just the beginning?
Appendix: Glossary of Latin phrases and abbreviations
Index
Introduction: What this book can do for you
1. First things first: Being an academic detective
2. The rules of the essay writing game
3. We need a plan
4. The art of analysis
5. Finding what you need
6. Untangling the web: Beyond Google and Wikipedia
7. Making sense of it all: Effective reading and note taking
8. Doing essay drafts
9. Easy marks: The unwritten rules of academic writing
10. Write it right: Handling the nitty-gritty
11. Writing reports and abstracts
12. Book and article reviews
13. The essay exam
14. Writing and delivering stress-free presentations
15. Referencing demystified
16. The end or just the beginning?
Appendix: Glossary of Latin phrases and abbreviations
Index
Biography
JOHN GERMOV is Professor, Dean of Arts, and Deputy Head of the Faculty of Education and Arts at the University of Newcastle. He has many years' experience teaching undergraduate students and is the author/editor of 14 books.
