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It explains what an essay is, how essays differ from reports, and what tutors assess, including expectations around academic integrity. The guide walks readers through the full writing process—managing time, understanding the question, researching, planning, writing structure, drafting, editing, and learning from feedback—plus exam-specific guidance, style, and supporting appendices.","Guide to Essay Writing 2023/24\nTable of Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955620\" \u00141.0 Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955620 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955621\" \u00141.1 Using this guide\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955621 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955622\" \u00141.2 What is an essay?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955622 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955623\" \u00141.3 How does an essay differ from a report?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955623 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955624\" \u00141.4 Differences between Reports and Essays\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955624 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955625\" \u00142.0 Difference between Coursework and Examination Essays\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955625 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955626\" \u00143.0 What tutors are looking for in an essay\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955626 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955627\" \u00144.0 Academic Integrity\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955627 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955628\" \u00145.0 The essay writing process\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955628 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955629\" \u00146.0 Stages in writing an essay\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955629 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955630\" \u00146.1 Managing your time\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955630 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955631\" \u00146.2 Understanding the question\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955631 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955632\" \u00146.3 Research\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955632 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955633\" \u00146.4 Planning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955633 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955634\" \u00146.5 Writing Structure\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955634 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955635\" \u00146.6\tDrafts and editing\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955635 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955636\" \u00146.7 Learning from your essay\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955636 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955637\" \u00147.0 Style\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955637 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955638\" \u00147.1 Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955638 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955639\" \u00147.2 Words and sentences\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955639 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955640\" \u00147.3 Useful words and phrases\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955640 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955641\" \u00147.4 Use of paragraphs\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955641 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955642\" \u00147.5 Tense\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955642 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955643\" \u00147.6 Use of figures and tables\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955643 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955644\" \u00147.7 Font type and size\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955644 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955645\" \u00147.8 Word Count\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955645 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955646\" \u00148.0 Essays in exams\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955646 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955647\" \u00148.1 Example of an exam question with plan and possible answer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955647 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955648\" \u0014References\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955648 \\h \u001419\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955649\" \u0014Appendix 1. Examination marking scheme for discursive essays\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955649 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955650\" \u0014Appendix 2: Academic instruction words and their meanings\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955650 \\h \u001421\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955651\" \u0014Appendix 3: Editing final drafts\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955651 \\h \u001423\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80955652\" \u0014Appendix 4: Useful key words and phrases\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80955652 \\h \u001424\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\nList of Tables\n\u0013 TOC \\h \\z \\c \"Table\" \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80178461\" \u0014Table 1 Differences between Coursework and Examination Essays\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80178461 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80178462\" \u0014Table 2 Superfluous Words and alternatives\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80178462 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc80178463\" \u0014Table 3 Words included in the word count of an Essay\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc80178463 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\n1.0 Introduction\nEffective written communication skills will be of great importance to you both at university and in your career.  The purpose of this document is to help you to develop these skills by acting as a handy reference during your course.\nEffective written communication depends on adapting your writing to the circumstances, to the nature of the message and, above all, to the requirements of the reader.  For this reason, you will need to use many different forms of communication in your career.  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