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Now, when you buy a title from How To Books , you get even more than words on a page.  \nHOW TO  \nWRITE ESSAYS  \nA step-by-step guide for all levels, with sample essays  \nDon Shiach  \nhowtobooks  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nThe author and publishers are grateful to Nicholas Murray and the Rack Press, Kinnerton, Presteigne, Powys LD8 2PF for permission to reproduce History from Nicholas Murray’s collection ‘The Narrators’.  \nPublished by HowTo Content, A division of HowTo Books Ltd,  \nSpring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RX, United Kingdom Tel: (01865) 375794 Fax: (01865) 379162 [info@howtobooks.co.uk](info@howtobooks.co.uk)[ ](info@howtobooks.co.uk)[www.howtobooks.co.uk](www.howtobooks.co.uk)  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system (other than for purposes of review), without the express permission ofthe publisher in writing.  \nText © Don Shiach 2009  \nFirst edition 2007, second edition 2009  \nFirst published in electronic form 2009  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nISBN: 978 1 84803 323 8  \nProduced for HowTo Books by Deer Park Productions, Tavistock Typeset by specialist publishing services ltd, Montgomery Cartoons by Phill Burrows  \nCover design by Baseline Arts Ltd, Oxford  \nThe right of Don Shiach to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface vii  \nIntroduction ix  \n1 Planning Your Essay 1  \nWhat are you being asked to do? 1  \nMaking a plan 6  \n2 The Opening Paragraph 11  \n‘Waffle’ 12  \nThe length of the opening paragraph 15  \nUseful phrases 16  \nMore opening paragraphs 18  \n3 The Body of the Essay 26  \nParagraphs 26  \nMore examples of paragraphs 30  \nContinuity 34  \nThe use of close references 38  \nMore about the body of the essay 41  \n4 The Closing Paragraph 43  \nFinal sentence 45  \nFurther examples of closing paragraphs 45  \n5 Summary of Essay Structure 50  \n6 Sample Essay 1: A Discursive Essay 52  \n7 Sample Essay 2: Literature 61  \nEssays on literature in examinations 61  \n8 Sample Essay 3: Writing about Poetry 71  \n9 Sample Essay 4: Another Essay on a Poem 77  \n10 Sample Essay 5: A Media Studies Essay 83  \n11 Sample Essay 6: History 91  \n12 Sample Essay 7: Writing About a Novel 97  \n13 Sample Essay 8: Writing in Response to a  \nCritical Thinking Task 108  \n14 Sample Essay 9: A Film Studies Essay 115  \n15 Sample Essay 10: A Politics Essay 124  \n16 Grammar and Accuracy 133  \nWriting in sentences 134  \nPunctuation 138  \nThe use of th","cbCaifdlr0FmweaP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifdlr0FmweaP","pdf",1904263,176,"English","# Preface\n# Introduction\n# 1 Planning Your Essay\n## What are you being asked to do?\n## Making a plan\n# 2 The Opening Paragraph\n## ‘Waffle’\n## Useful phrases\n# 3 The Body of the Essay\n## Paragraphs\n## Continuity\n# 4 The Closing Paragraph\n## Final sentence\n## Further examples of closing paragraphs\n# 6 Sample Essay 1: A Discursive Essay\n# 7 Sample Essay 2: Literature","[{\"question\":\"Does the book offer one single method for writing essays?\",\"answer\":\"No. The guidance explains that there is no single foolproof method, but it provides practical principles and advice to improve results.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key steps before writing an essay’s first paragraph?\",\"answer\":\"Start by understanding what you are being asked to do, then create a plan that will guide the rest of the structure and content.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book help readers learn from examples?\",\"answer\":\"Each sample essay is presented as a model of good practice and is followed by detailed analysis or questions focused on essential essay-writing skills.\"}]","How to Write Essays - A Step-by-Step Guide for All Levels, with Sample Essays | PDF",1789941056,444]