Essay Writing: A Detailed Guide For International Students

A detailed guide on what EVERY LINE of your essays should include

What you'll learn

How to build your essay from start to finish, line by line

How to plan a university essay in the correct way

How to organise the main sections of an essay

How to incorporate sources of information in your essay appropriately

Requirements

None

Description

Do you need to learn about academic essays? Or are you confident with some features of essays, but need to learn more about other features? If so, then this is the right course for you! My name is Rupert Walsh, and I have been helping tens of thousands of students over the last decade and more with their essay writing skills, and, in this course, I'm going to make all of the knowledge I have been passing on to my students at a UK university available to you. This course answers questions you might have on:- How to start an essay- How to write in the correct way- How to use information from sources- How to structure your essay- What to include and what not to include- What you should write (line by line)- What different types of essays are, and how to know which type you should be writing- How to make sure different parts of your essay connect together- What an essay should look likeIn this course, we will look at every aspect of essay writing; introduction, main body and conclusion. We will look at the main features of writing essays, and the more detailed features which sometimes get missed but can make all the difference if you don't understand them properly.The course is split into 12 sections, and all of the sections follow the same pattern. First, we'll look at the key points. Then, we'll look at detailed points on each particular section. There'll be practice tasks so you make sure that you've learnt everything to do with essays properly. Finally, in the "Final Points" part of each section, there is an example essay, where you can see for yourself how the principles I teach are clearly demonstrated in a real academic essay.As mentioned above, a key feature of this course is that it teaches you how to build your essay line by line. Therefore, there is a lecture on this course that will help you at every stage of your essay.So make sure you know everything you need to know about academic essays by taking this course and following all of the lectures! Also, as part of the course, you can ask me questions by going to the Questions & Answers section. Here, you can ask me to clarify any points where you need additional guidance, or ask me how any part of the course might apply to the particular essay you need to write. Join now! I look forward to meeting you on the first lecture of the course.

Overview

Section 1: 1A Introductions: Using The Essay Question Effectively

Lecture 1 Getting started

Lecture 2 Key points

Lecture 3 Understanding your essay question

Lecture 4 Common instruction words in titles

Lecture 5 How does the title affect my essay plan?

Lecture 6 Topic and restriction words

Lecture 7 Practice tasks

Lecture 8 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 9 Final points & Example essay

Section 2: 1B Introductions: The "Lead-In" To Your Essay

Lecture 10 Getting started

Lecture 11 Key points

Lecture 12 The purpose of the "Lead-In"

Lecture 13 How to provide background

Lecture 14 Common language for the "Lead-In"

Lecture 15 Practice tasks

Lecture 16 Practice Quiz Answers

Lecture 17 Final points & Example essay

Section 3: 1C Introductions: Creating A Focus

Lecture 18 Getting started

Lecture 19 Key points

Lecture 20 Moving from general to specific information

Lecture 21 Introducing aspects of the title

Lecture 22 Providing a justification

Lecture 23 Defining your key terms

Lecture 24 How essay type affects your focus

Lecture 25 Using references

Lecture 26 Should there be a personal justification for the topic?

Lecture 27 Useful language

Lecture 28 Practice tasks

Lecture 29 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 30 Final points & Example essay

Section 4: 1D Introductions: Writing A Thesis Statement

Lecture 31 Getting started

Lecture 32 Key points

Lecture 33 What is a "Thesis Statement"?

Lecture 34 Using your title to shape your thesis statement

Lecture 35 Communicating the outcome of the essay

Lecture 36 Do you need to state restrictions on your scope?

Lecture 37 Using an essay outline to link to the main body

Lecture 38 Useful language

Lecture 39 Practice tasks

Lecture 40 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 41 Final points & Example essay

Section 5: 2A Main Body: Expectations for the main section of your essay

Lecture 42 Getting started

Lecture 43 Key points

Lecture 44 Using formal language

Lecture 45 Referring to sources

Lecture 46 Including all sides of an issue

Lecture 47 Following a clear, logical plan

Lecture 48 Making your stance clear

Lecture 49 Providing support for your points

Lecture 50 Acknowledging strengths and weaknesses

Lecture 51 Practice tasks

Lecture 52 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 53 Final points & Example essay

Section 6: 2B Main Body: Organising Your Points

Lecture 54 Getting started

Lecture 55 Key points

Lecture 56 Collecting information for your essay

Lecture 57 Grouping ideas

Lecture 58 Structure of the main body

Lecture 59 Different choices for paragraphs

Lecture 60 Practice tasks

Lecture 61 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 62 Final points & Example essay

Section 7: 2C Main Body: Planning Your Paragraphs

Lecture 63 Getting started

Lecture 64 Key points

Lecture 65 Topic sentences explained

Lecture 66 Supporting your points

Lecture 67 Writing paragraphs with opposing points of view

Lecture 68 Ending your paragraph

Lecture 69 Useful language: Transition signals

Lecture 70 Useful language: Cautious language

Lecture 71 Practice tasks

Lecture 72 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 73 Final points

Section 8: 2D Main Body: Using Sources To Support Your Points

Lecture 74 Getting started

Lecture 75 Key points

Lecture 76 How to incorporate sources appropriately

Lecture 77 How to paraphrase a source

Lecture 78 Information and author prominent citations

Lecture 79 Writing summaries from longer sources

Lecture 80 Practice tasks

Lecture 81 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 82 Final points & Example essay

Section 9: 3A Conclusions: Planning Your Conclusion

Lecture 83 Getting started

Lecture 84 Key points

Lecture 85 What should you include in a conclusion?

Lecture 86 Identifying key points for inclusion in your conclusion

Lecture 87 Length and structure of a conclusion

Lecture 88 Practice tasks

Lecture 89 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 90 Final points & Example essay

Section 10: 3B Conclusions: Summarising Your Position

Lecture 91 Getting started

Lecture 92 Key points

Lecture 93 How to start your conclusion

Lecture 94 Restating the thesis statement

Lecture 95 Summarising key points & Nominalisation

Lecture 96 Show the degree or strength of evidence

Lecture 97 Practice task

Lecture 98 Practice task: Answers

Lecture 99 Final points & Example essay

Section 11: 3C Conclusions: Supporting Your Position

Lecture 100 Getting started

Lecture 101 Key points

Lecture 102 Choosing suitable evidence for your conclusion

Lecture 103 Showing the weakness of opposing ideas

Lecture 104 Mentioning your essay's limitations

Lecture 105 Dealing with unclear conclusions

Lecture 106 Building your supporting case

Lecture 107 Maintaining consistency with the rest of your essay

Lecture 108 Practice tasks

Lecture 109 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 110 Final points & Example essay

Section 12: 3D Conclusions: Applying Your Findings To The Real World

Lecture 111 Getting started

Lecture 112 Key points

Lecture 113 Show how your findings impact our knowledge

Lecture 114 Recommend what to do in response to your findings

Lecture 115 State how findings fit in with information already available on the topic

Lecture 116 Suggest how to improve on findings

Lecture 117 Practice tasks

Lecture 118 Practice tasks: Answers

Lecture 119 Final points & Example essay

Section 13: End Of Course Message

Lecture 120 End of Course Message

International students studying at an English speaking university