Back to Basics
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Back to Basics
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Even the word `essay’ has a daunting feel for many students. This week we offer activities that demystify the process and show how prose can be both elegant and informative
What is it? More than 50 activities to help students improve their essay writing What users say “An impressive resource with lots of helpful ideas and information. Nicely structured and presented.” bit.lyEssayDoesIt What is it? A series of essay tutorials with topics including persuasive writing What users say “Thank you for all this hard work. You have saved me hours!” bit.lyWriteAnswers What is it? Eight-step introduction to writing a good essay What users say “Excellent, simple and clear advice.” bit.lyStepsChange What is it? A guide to planning a successful essay, including a writing skills PowerPoint What users say “Really like this. It’s very clear.” bit.lyGoldPlanning What is it? Essay tips focused on John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men that could be adapted to fit any text What users say “Amazing - I’m tired of seeing guides that help students to just pass rather than succeed.” bit.lyMiceMen What is it? Activities to bring a more academic style to students’ analytical writing What users say “A useful set of resources, ideal for my classes.” bit.lyAnalyseThis What is it? Simple essay tips built on the relationships between Crooks and other characters in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men What users say “Useful tips.” bit.lyCrooksHooks What is it? Activities to boost essay-writing skills drawing on the song To Have and to Have Not by Billy Bragg (left) What users say “A stimulating resource which encourages much thought and discussion.” bit.lyBraggingRight What is it? A feedback sheet to help students peer-assess a partner’s essay What users say “Thanks!” bit.lyPeerBrilliance What is it? A guide to making sense of essay titles What users say “A useful resource accentuating the importance of planning. It impresses upon the learner the necessity of wrestling with key words in the title.”2. Write answers
3. Steps change
4. Gold planning
5. Mice and easy
6. Analyse this
7. Crooks’ hooks
8. Bragging rights
9. Peer profiles
10. Titles fight
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