This material was developed by the the Learning Hub (Academic Language and Learning), which offers workshops, face-to-face consultations and resources to support your learning.
read the abstracts for the relevant sources and make notes on how each article could be useful.brainstorm lists of key words and topics, to give direction to your reading and research.carefully read and think about the assignment or task, and its purpose.Initially capture as many ideas as possible, without worrying about structure. Some people spend longer reading and analysing before they start writing, while others start writing earlier and write several drafts.įind out ways to manage your time. planning the structure of your assignmentĮstimate the time you need for each task and make a realistic plan based on how you work.a library database search and catalogue search to find relevant journal articles or books.You should identify all the things you need to do to write your paper. the resources of the Learning Hub (Academic Language and Learning).Some lecturers, departments or schools keep copies of good assignments done by previous students, as models of the right style and structure general assignment guidelines prepared by some schools, departments or faculties.These list the parts of the assignment, how many marks each part is worth, and/or list the qualities in the assignment that will achieve certain grades. grade descriptors, rubrics or marking guides.You can find out what is expected by looking at key sources of information including:
For example, it could be an essay, report, case study, reflection or critical review.
It’s therefore important you understand exactly what type of assignment you’re expected to write. Sometimes even in the same discipline area, different lecturers will have different expectations about a particular type of assignment. While some types of written work are the same in many disciplines, such as essays, there are also some kinds that only belong to a particular discipline. Creating a good plan is a very positive early step towards writing a good assignment. However, if your writing needs to be more logical, clear or analytical, focus more on your planning. Write many drafts and gradually re-organise your text until your ideas are clear and your paragraphs are well structured.īoth of these approaches can be successful. The drafting approach: start writing early, while you are still developing your ideas.Only start writing when you know what you will write in each paragraph. The planning approach: spend a lot of time on different types of planning before you begin writing.There are two main approaches to organising and analysing information for academic writing.
0 kommentar(er)
