How to write essays and dissertations : a guide for English literature students /

This essential guide to writing essays and dissertations for English literature students offers step-by-step instruction on each stage of writing, from organising initial ideas through to submitting a completed piece of work. It also explains the general principles that underlie essay topics and exa...

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Hlavní autoři: Fabb, Nigel (Autor), Durant, Alan (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Vydání:Second edition.
On-line přístup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1016392
Obsah:
  • Unit 1. Introduction
  • unit 2. Writing on a prescribed topic
  • unit 3. Devising your own topic
  • unit 4. What markers want
  • unit 5. Selecting primary and secondary texts
  • unit 6. Getting help from reference works, online resources and your supervisor
  • unit 7. The first draft
  • unit 8. Developing your argument
  • unit 9. Weighting different elements in your argument
  • unit 10. The voice to write in
  • unit 11. Revising an essay draft
  • unit 12. Editing the beginning and ending
  • unit 13. Incorporating other people's words into what you write
  • unit 14. Mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation
  • unit 15. Handing in.