Researching an essay

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  Start writing essays

  20.1.2010

  0:59

  An introduction to this album.
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  Researching an essay

  20.1.2010

  5:42

  Open University tutors Tim Baugh and Lesley Hoose discuss essay titles, research and schedules with OU student Beth Lewis.
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  Early stages of essay writing

  20.1.2010

  3:01

  John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the argument.
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  What is good writing?

  20.1.2010

  2:54

  There is a fine line between good and pretentious writing, John Pilger knows that getting your grammar right is essential.
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  Getting the tone right

  20.1.2010

  1:12

  Professor Richard Dawkins describes his tone as simple as possible but not simpler. Don’t spell out every tiny detail.
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  Writer's block

  20.1.2010

  2:52

  Baroness Helena Kennedy’s cure for writers block is to go to the meat of the argument, then come back to the start later.
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  A student's approach to planning

  20.1.2010

  3:07

  Student Beth Lewis explains how she re-reads all her course notes, this helps her to adjusts and add to her research.
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  Different approaches to research

  20.1.2010

  4:30

  Brian Waldens approach is to research a variety of different points, if it is boring then he picks away at it until the process of elimination is complete.
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  Writing your introduction

  20.1.2010

  2:29

  Using a subtle but powerful approach when writing an introduction will grab the reader’s attention.
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  The main body of the essay

  20.1.2010

  3:57

  It is important to write with the mindset that the reader is intelligent but misinformed.