Six Steps To Successful Essay Writing

Learn to think and write clearly to enhance your essays in six simple steps.

What you'll learn

Understand the role of essays in academic assessment

Appreciate the value is planning before writing

Learn about how to structure essays (and plans) to maximize success

Define and use critical evaluation in your essays

Requirements

No experience or pre-requisite knowledge is required - just a desire and willingness to develop your skills.

Description

What is the Course About?This class is designed by experts at iProgress to help you to get started with effective essay writing. Essays form the basis of most degree courses, and the increase in the popularity of blogging has led to more and more people wanting toimprove their writing abilities. In this course you will learn:why essays are important for showing your knowledge of a subjecttips planning your argument and essay flowwhy you should engage in critical evaluation and use evidence in the course of your essay writingWe also draw upon our practical experiences to give you practical advice writing essays, and an insight into what markers and audiences will be looking for. By planning your essays in advance, developing sound avenues for exploraton and thinking deeply and critically about your suject, you will be able to craft convincing and engaging essays for many different audiences and outlets.Each of the lessons can be watched independently, and you can consume the material at your own pace. Feel free to pause the course at any time to practice your skills before moving on to the next lesson.In completing this course, we hope that you will be able to take on board our advice and experience in order to reach your potential and improve your writing. In doing so, you should see an increase in the positive outcomes associated with your written work, as well as a general improvement in your abilities to think and express ideas in a clear and coherent manner.

Overview

Section 1: Introductions

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Why Essays are Used

Section 2: Six Steps to Effective Essay Writing

Lecture 3 Step 1 - Start With Your Conclusion

Lecture 4 Step 2 - Build a Logical Argument

Lecture 5 Step 3 - Focus on the Question

Lecture 6 Step 4 - Use Evidence

Lecture 7 Step 5 - Keep It Simple

Lecture 8 Step 6 - Engage in Critical Evaluation

Section 3: Course Conclusions

Lecture 9 Final Thoughts

This course is designed for people who are taking a current university course, or writers who wish to improve the structure and persuasiveness of their essay writing.