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Writing Essays

Enhance your essay writing skills with a focus on the writing process. Explore stages, planning, research, and editing. Learn to structure essays effectively and use proper referencing. Advance your argument and avoid plagiarism. Utilize useful resources for academic writing.

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Writing Essays

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  1. Writing Essays Dr. Tamara O’Connor & Sylvia Mooney Student Learning Development Student Counselling Service 896-1407 student.learning@tcd.ie http://student-learning.tcd.ie

  2. Session objectives • Focus on writing process instead of product • Look at the phases of writing • Explore strategies for starting writing earlier • Understand the importance of structure to an academic essay • Review examples • Learn about some useful writing resources

  3. Writing Stages/Phases • Planning • Thinking • Researching • Writing • Editing

  4. Planning the assignment • Understand the question • Breakdown • Verbs • Requirements • Length, Wording • Referencing • Establish Time Frame

  5. List tasks Preliminaries Gathering Information Organising Information Rough outline Draft 1 Draft 2 References Proofreading Create deadlines _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Planning time frame

  6. Thinking • Brainstorm • Ideas • What know • Try mindmapping • Preliminary reading • Refine topic • Continues throughout process

  7. Discuss the contribution of nursing models to the development of practice • Key Words? • Discuss • Nursing model • Practice • Key themes & arguments • Define model • Arguments • Advantages & Disadvantages of using models

  8. Structure • Introduction • outline of essay • Main section • Main point A • details, evidence • Main point B • Conclusion • summary of main points • personal conclusions

  9. Researching • Rough outline • Gather information relevant to topic • Keep good notes • organise content according to outline • choose what to include • Keep references • Digest and reflect on information

  10. Writing • Start writing early • extend outline • one idea or section at a time • get something down! • Write first, rough draft • Revise & improve draft • How many drafts?

  11. Develop your argument • Use source material • Compare and contrast • Show awareness of complexities • Show line of reasoning • link points • central guiding line • Your conclusions - based on evidence

  12. References Why? • Credit sources of information & ideas • Reader can locate for further information if required • Demonstrate breadth of reading & knowledge

  13. References When? • Direct quotes • Paraphrases • Statistics/Studies • Theories • Interpretations • Facts

  14. Plagiarism • Using someone’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own (Marshall & Rowland, 1998) • Inappropriate use of ideas from books, articles, internet, or other students’ work ???

  15. References • How? • Reference system e.g. Harvard • Record sources • Take careful notes • Reference list • In-text citing or referencing

  16. Focusing on a topic Structuring an essay Content Formulating arguments Presentation Referencing Evidence of language skills Use of learning resources Sample marking criteria

  17. Editing • Proof read • out loud • time out • peer • Write up references • Final draft • presentation

  18. Submit! • Final deadline • Checklist • Feedback

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