Have you develop the right writing style?
One that answers the question, with a clear introduction and conclusion (the stem) and that makes six or so fully developed points?
Like this?
After Mr D Rhodes, my RGS Geography Teacher. He was known of course as 'Dusty Roads.'
Or does it look more like this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
Where you've answered the question, but only have one good point to make.
Or like this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
Which I call the plagiarised essay ... you've bought it off the shelf (or lifted in from someone else's garden).
Or this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
Not a dead or dying essay, but one overly skewed in its opinions (whether left or right).
Or this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
Packed with a plethora of ideas and references, but developing no idea fully enough.
Or this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
A few good ideas about something, but all irrelevant to the question. (Seven Twitters in a row doesn't an essay make).
Or this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
An exotic piece of writing that misses the point entirely but is a good read all the same.
Or even this?
From Essay Style Visualised |
In which the author has got caught up in the Christmas theme.
Enjoy! More in Picasa (which I think it is open to all comers).
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I like this! Another way of 'mind-mapping'. Thanks.New comment
Priceless, Jonathan! Wish I'd seen this before I submitted my TMA (U211, Exploring the English Language) earlier today. Thanks for making me chuckle
Pam