Making Your Case
Description
Writers investigate and learn about the processes of essay writing - from collecting information, identifying an argument and designing a plan to editing, proof-reading and referencing.
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Persons
Anna Snaith, Lecturer in English, Anglia Polytechnic University
Rick Rylance, Professor of Modern English Literature, Anglia Polytechnic University
Content
1. On Essays
2. Style and Voice in Academic Writing
3. The Essay Writing Process
4. Paragraphs - The Building Blocks of Essays
5. Summary Skills
6. Editing Skills or, Adventures in Densely-Packed Sentences
7. References and Bibliographies.
Further Reading.
Appendix: David Lodge (1990) Composition, Distribution, Arrangement: Form and Structure in Jane Austen s Novels .