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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start writing essays | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:00:59 | |
An introduction to this album. | |||
| Researching an essay | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:05:42 | |
Open University tutors Tim Baugh and Lesley Hoose discuss essay titles, research and schedules with OU student Beth Lewis. | |||
| Giving both sides of the argument | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:04:53 | |
Matthew Kelly’s approach is to try and talk himself out of an argument, he often ends up switching sides. | |||
| Writing your conclusion | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:00:54 | |
It is important to make sure it doesn’t sound like you have too much more to say, it should be conclusive. | |||
| A student's approach to drafting and revising | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:46 | |
Student Beth Lewis writes her drafts by hand, this reduces her word count. | |||
| Different approaches to drafting and revising: | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:25 | |
Professor Richard Dawkins explains how important it is to spot what could be misunderstood or interpreted differently. | |||
| Getting another perspective | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:17 | |
Don’t get to close to your subject, keep your reader in your consciousness, pretend your someone else. | |||
| A student's approach to examination essays and writing style | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:02:27 | |
Beth Lewis believes her writing style changes in an exam room, a time limits forces her to a heed to a strict essay plan. | |||
| Different approaches to examination essays | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:31 | |
In an exam room Mathew Kelly gets his notes down straight away so he can refer to them quickly. | |||
| How to improve your writing | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:07:18 | |
The way to familiarise yourself with good writing is to read a lot. Nothing is too boring to write about it’s about how you write about it that’s important. | |||
| Early stages of essay writing | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:01 | |
John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the argument. | |||
| What is good writing? | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:02:54 | |
There is a fine line between good and pretentious writing, John Pilger knows that getting your grammar right is essential. | |||
| Getting the tone right | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:01:12 | |
Professor Richard Dawkins describes his tone as simple as possible but not simpler. Don’t spell out every tiny detail. | |||
| Writer's block | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:02:52 | |
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 | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:07 | |
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 | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:04:30 | |
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 | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:02:29 | |
Using a subtle but powerful approach when writing an introduction will grab the reader’s attention. | |||
| The main body of the essay | 20 Jan 2010 | 00:03:57 | |
It is important to write with the mindset that the reader is intelligent but misinformed. | |||
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