Previous ed.: 1998. Published in association with the Open University. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
appendix F. Further reading. 1.1. How to use this guide -- 1.2. Will the guide tell me everything about essay writing? -- 1.3. Where to go for further help -- 2. What tutors look for when marking essays -- 2.1. Marking schemes : criteria related to grade bands -- 2.2 Writing skills : 'introductory', 'intermediate', and 'advanced' essays -- 3. What is a social science essay? -- 3.1. The structure of a basic social science essay -- 3.2. What is distinctive about a social science essay? -- 3.3. Three golden rules for writing a social science essay -- 4. Matching the answer to the question -- 4.1. Answering advocacy questions -- 4.2. Answering evaluation questions -- 4.3. Answering compare and contrast questions -- 5. Stages of writing from preparation to final version -- 5.1. Use feedback and guidance notes -- 5.2. Read the question -- 5.3. Identify and organize the relevant material -- 5.4. First draft to final version -- 6. Writing introductions -- 6.1. Longer or 'full' instructions -- 6.2. Basic short introductions -- 6.3. When do you write the introduction? -- 7. Writing the main section -- 7.1. Structuring your argument -- 7.2. Using evidence to support your argument -- 7.3. Adding weight to your argument -- 7.4. Communicating your argument -- 8. Writing conclusions -- 8.1. What a conclusion should aim to do -- 8.2. What a conclusion should contain -- 9. Referencing -- 9.1. Why are references needed? -- 9.2. What should be referenced? -- 9.3. Basic principles -- 9.4. Compiling your references -- 10. Some common worries -- 10.1. Plagiarism -- 10.2. Writing too much -- 10.3. Using the "I" word -- 10.4. Using your own experience -- 10.5. Presentation, spelling and grammar -- 11. examples of student essays -- Essay 1 -- Essay 2 -- 12. Concluding remarks -- appendix A. What to do when your essay comes back / Pauline Harris -- appendix B. Process and command words in essay questions / Sue Cole and Pauline Harris -- appendix C. Wordstorming : examples of 'mind maps' -- appendix D. More on referencing -- appendix E. Abbreviations and words in foreign languages -- appendix F. Further reading.
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