Foundations for Essay Writing 1e

 Section 1: Background reading: Focusing on the topic

Chapter 1 Scanning and Skimming
Chapter 2 How we make sense of what we read
Chapter 3 Making notes
Chapter 3 Using reading lists

 Part 2 Reading strategies

Chapter 4 The purpose of reading about the essay topic
Chapter 5 A ‘drone’s eye’ view of the topic                                                   
Chapter 6 Online sources
Chapter 7 Using Google search
Chapter 8 Sources: getting up close and personal 
Chapter 9 The difference between primary and secondary sources

Part 3 Writing essays                                                                      

Chapter 10 Note-taking for essay writing
Chapter 11 Different types of essay
Chapter 12 Identifying what the essay title expects of you
Chapter 12 Taking into account how your essay will be assessed
Chapter 13 How to create your action plan for writing
Chapter 14 How to structure your essay plan
Chapter 15 Titles, abstracts, executive summaries, references and appendices
Chapter 16 The difference between quotation and reference
Chapter 17 Are model essays helpful?
Chapter 18 The process of writing
Chapter 19 Stuck? How to move on

 Part 4 Harvard Referencing

Chapter 20 How to save details of references
Chapter 21 The style of Harvard referencing

Part 5 Avoiding using another writer’s words as your own

Chapter 22 The difference between plagiarism and collusion – and how to avoid both

 

Foundations of Essay Writing is a step-by-step guide for undergraduates. It takes the writer on a journey from analysing the requirements of the title, researching and making notes to creating a structure, composing the draft and proof reading before submission. Whether you read 'Foundations of Essay Writing' from cover to cover or dip into it as needed, you will find it an invaluable addition to your bookshelf.