Researching an essay

1/20/2010

Start writing essays - Audio

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

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Researching an essay
1/20/2010
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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
1/20/2010
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John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the argument.
What is good writing?
1/20/2010
2:54
There is a fine line between good and pretentious writing, John Pilger knows that getting your grammar right is essential.
Getting the tone right
1/20/2010
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Professor Richard Dawkins describes his tone as simple as possible but not simpler. Don’t spell out every tiny detail.
Writer's block
1/20/2010
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Baroness Helena Kennedy’s cure for writers block is to go to the meat of the argument, then come back to the start later.
A student's approach to planning
1/20/2010
3:07
Student Beth Lewis explains how she re-reads all her course notes, this helps her to adjusts and add to her research.
Different approaches to research
1/20/2010
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.
Writing your introduction
1/20/2010
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Using a subtle but powerful approach when writing an introduction will grab the reader’s attention.
The main body of the essay
1/20/2010
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It is important to write with the mindset that the reader is intelligent but misinformed.

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Researching an essay

Start writing essays - Audio

More episodes from "Start writing essays - Audio"

Start writing essays

Researching an essay

Early stages of essay writing

What is good writing?

Getting the tone right

Writer's block

A student's approach to planning

Different approaches to research

Writing your introduction

The main body of the essay