How to Write Better Essays

This book is a must-have for students who need to write essays, offering helpful advice and techniques for improving study skills and thinking skills. It includes new chapters on staying focused and managing distractions and features new techniques for reading sources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

For every student who needs to write essays, from whatever discipline, this book is an essential resource, offering the help and inspiration they need to tackle their essays with confidence. This book takes the reader carefully through each landmark stage of the essay writing process, from the interpretation of the question to the research, planning, and revision. They are shown not just how to improve their study skills, such as note-taking, reading, organization, and writing, but also their thinking skills. Full of techniques and worked examples, this bestselling guide teaches students how to analyze difficult concepts, criticize and evaluate arguments, use evidence, and develop more ideas of their own. It provides clear and practical advice throughout and gives students the confidence they need to tackle written assignments.

New for this edition, the fifth edition includes a new chapter on staying focused and managing distractions. It also features new techniques for reading sources that will help you form your own judgments and craft strong and original arguments.

Whether you are a first-year undergraduate or a postgraduate student, this book will help you to develop the skills you need to write effective and well-structured essays. It is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to improve their academic performance and achieve success in their studies.

Weight: 576g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350337923
Edition number: 5 ed