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Custom Essays: ‘To what extent?’

Ed — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:05:54 +0000

This week's custom essays blog looks at the popular exam essay question 'To what extent...?' We create the perfect custom essay format to suit all 'To what extent' questions, adaptable to any subject. Read on for details, and a summarised essay structure.

Essay format top tips

Elly — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:33:20 +0000

Writing a strong essay format is the most important fundamental essay writing skill to learn, as it allows you to structure and present your ideas in the best possible light, in any essay and at any level. This article explains how to achieve a clear, academic essay format and earn the top grades your ideas deserve! Writing yourself a clear essay outline before you begin to essay write is an essential part of a strong format.

Essay writing tips: a strong argument

Elly — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:13:39 +0000

Almost every essay example, on any subject, from weekly assignment writing to writing an undergraduate or masters dissertation or even a thesis, has one thing in common. It will revolve around an argument. Whether you are driving home a specific theory, considering an issue from all angles or debating a double-sided problem, an argument should emerge to give structure and direction to your essay format. So read on for our top tips on essay writing: how to strengthen your argument.

Quick Tips for Essay and Dissertation Writing

Ed — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:51:19 +0000

Organization - Organizing the essay correctly is more important than you may think. Bad signposting can make your meaning difficult for the reader to interpret. Take some time to plan your essay structure in advance.

Buzzwords - Make sure you understand and use vocabulary that is used in your subject. If your lecturer keeps talking about “revisionism” or “diacritics” make sure you understand what these are and use these themes in relevant essays.

Writing to advise

Elly — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:46:52 +0000

Amongst the various essay writing styles you might be asked to adopt, one of the most subtle is writing to advise. Whether you studying this writing style as part of your GCSE English revision or writing to advise ks3, or for more general purposes, there are several simple tips that will help your essay writing style. Read below to strengthen your techniques and approach as we provide you with our best essay advice for writing to advise.

Essay help – by remote e-learning

Ed — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:45:09 +0000

Virtual learning environments or course management systems have become popular with many higher education colleges. A software package can be used by thousands of educational bodies worldwide (e.g. Blackboard is used by over 3700 colleges and other educational bodies). These systems provide software which tutors can use to upload course information and the more sophisticated platforms allow tutors to set up a forum for each course, so that classmates can discuss the course or essay writing remotely.

Writing to Argue

Elly — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:01:36 +0000

Whilst writing good essays will always be an essential skill area for every student, it is important to remember that there are many different forms of essay writing. Some essays might explore or explain a topic, others will give different points of view, but there will be some essays where you are really writing to argue. Whether it is a strong argument on an academic topic or a speech for a debate, argumentative essay writing is an important skill to learn. So read on for key hints on writing to argue in the strongest and clearest way possible.

Essay writing toolkit – Reference books

Ed — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:12:58 +0000

While you are writing essays it is useful to have some reference books to hand. Although there is a great deal of material online to help with general reference queries, websites are not always reliable. It pays to have some decent reference books. Some of these will be available to borrow from the local library or university library, so that you can try them out and see which titles you prefer. However, in time you will probably want to buy several of these. Below we deal with some of the general language texts that can help you with your writing and essay proofreading.

Custom essays: assessing essay writing services

Ed — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:07:56 +0000

There are a lot of students under pressure to finish end of year essay assignments at the moment. Maybe you are trying to write essays – you might even have two or three essays to deal with at once - or maybe you are writing a custom dissertation. When time is short, you may consider buying a custom essay or custom dissertation to help guide your writing. But how can you be sure that you’re buying a quality product? When you buy online, you want reassurance that the essay writing company is real and accountable for producing and delivering quality work. Here are three simple tips to help you select the right essay provider.

Essay writing format: paraphrase and summary

Ed — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:34:46 +0000

As you write essays you will need to paraphrase or summarize the work of others. How can you do this effectively and what are the likely errors when trying to use this vital essay writing skill? Paraphrasing is not as straight forward as it appears.

Cambridge Essays: an essay writing prize

Ed — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:03:52 +0000

There’s still time for Year 12 or Lower Sixth students to enter the Robson History Prize 2010 with a First Prize of £600 (split between the winner and their school) and a £400 Second Prize (also split between the winner and their school). To enter this essay writing competition, students should submit an essay of 2,000 to 4,000 words by the closing date of 31st May 2010. The topic can be chosen from any of the questions set for this year. Have a look at this list of Cambridge essays to see which question captures your imagination. You also need to be considering university study in order to enter the contest. The winners are invited to visit the college.

Punctuation rules: using commas, apostrophes and quotation marks correctly

Elly — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:12:52 +0000

As an editor, I see the same simple punctuation mistakes time and again costing students valuable marks when the overall quality of their work deserves a much higher grade. Whether it is everyday essay writing or an undergraduate dissertation, correct grammar punctuation is the quickest way to see a huge improvement in the quality of your work (not to mention better grades!) The good news is that help is at hand! Listed below are examples and explanations of the most common errors in using punctuation marks, along with some simple tricks to help you remember how to correct them.

Essay help: write my essay conclusion

Ed — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:52:36 +0000

The conclusion to your essay needs to bring closure to the argument you have addressed in the essay. It is important that you tie up all the loose ends and leave your reader feeling satisfied that the problem of the essay question has been addressed effectively. How do you go about writing a convincing conclusion? This essay writing guide offers you some tips:

Essay Writing Tips: How to Write an Essay

Ed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:37:02 +0000

We’ve all heard of classmates who leave essay writing until the night before a deadline. Avoid the last minute stress and get organized with this essay writing guide:

1. Create a Schedule. As soon as you receive the list of essay paper questions (or, ideally, right at the start of the academic year), write all your essay deadline dates onto a calendar.

UK Essays Structuring Tips

bruno — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:00:02 +0000

Think ahead clearly, before you begin, about how you want to put your essay together, what you want to say, and the nature of the relevant material. Strict deadlines can tempt you to put something on the page as soon as possible, but thorough planning will save you time by making the writing phase that much smoother.

UK Essay Writing Originality

bruno — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:30:25 +0000

It can be rather daunting to set about heavily critiquing authoritative texts, and takes some courage to put out fresh ideas of your own. As long as you are comfortable with the basic requirements of essay writing and academic conventions, you should be assured in your intellectual abilities and have the confidence to take a risk.

Top 10 Tips: How to Write a 2.1 Essay

bruno — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:30:57 +0000

A solid 2.1 grade requires the ability to keep on topic and make all of the text of your essay ultimately relevant to the question. Context and background information is often an important part of academic writing, but should not be detailed at the expense of focus. Limit even the most interesting digressions. A solid 2.1 grade requires the ability to keep on topic and make all of the text of your essay ultimately relevant to the question. Context and background information is often an important part of academic writing, but should not be detailed at the expense of focus. Limit even the most interesting digressions.

Top 10 Nursing Essay Tips

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:09:24 +0000

Awareness. Try to show your understanding of the important values, issues and debates in nursing today by letting these inform your approach to essay writing. This can be seen as a guide as much as an added requirement; when stuck with how to introduce an idea or set up a discussion, consider current issues as providing a way in.

Masters Essay Writing Tips

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:53:09 +0000

Delineate the scope of your paper. Positioning the issues you intend presently to discuss within the broader field of your subject area will demonstrate not only your understanding of the breadth of the academic landscape but your ability to focus on a particular part of it. It is not enough to analyse certain ideas, you must recognise their place in the whole.

Top 10 Tips: Essay Writing Mistakes to Avoid

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:20:13 +0000

1. Misreading the question. Disregard for the precise wording of the question, or poor comprehension of its meaning, can waste hours of work. Avoid this occasional but catastrophic slip by making a habit of breaking down and studying the question before you begin.

2. Beginning too late. There is nothing worse than a desperate rush to meet a deadline, especially if hours of good research are to be squandered through poor execution. Plan your time in advance and save yourself from the horror.

Essay Help & Tips

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:49:11 +0000

1. Focus. In order to secure an upper 1st class mark you must demonstrate a highly sophisticated balance between context and focus. Supporting material must serve the purpose of your core arguments in a persuasive and lucid manner. Be mindful always of the question which you are attempting to answer.

2. Reading and research. The very top academic marks can only be achieved through a highly impressive demonstration of a remarkably broad background subject knowledge. What is more, your deep engagement with reading and research must be manifest in an exceptionally capable use of these materials in building and supporting persuasive arguments. Select the most relevant literature from your impressive command of classic and contemporary texts.