Structuring you essays

Content: It ain't just what you say, it's also the way that you say it! This lecture will discuss different ways of structuring your work to ensure that you communicate with clarity. Warning: complaints about poorly structured work are one of the most frequent complaints made about student essays. Miss this lecture at your peril.

Lecture Slides and Resources:
Essay Structure 2 (PowerPoint 218kb)

Further Reading:

Essay Writing Structures (Types of Essays)

For a lecture on this topic from the LSE: Dunleavy, Patrick (2003), Writing better Essays', at http://learning.lse.ac.uk/studyskills/session3/sskills3slide.pdf (accessed: 22 August 2003)

For tables of different essay structures: Gillet, Anry (1999-2003), Academic Writing: Organising the Answer', at

http://www.uefap.co.uk/writing/organise/orgfram.htm (accessed: 22 August 2003)

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