Getting it write the first time! UG Essay-writing Materials developed by the Learner Development Unit at the University of Bradford Learner Development Unit www.brad.ac.uk/developme

What will you learn? That it is important for your marks to ensure that your academic writing is organised and structured. That an important part of getting your writing right is how you use your time. That there are generic considerations when structuring your written work.

That it is important for your marks to ensure that your academic writing is organised and structured.

That an important part of getting your writing right is how you use your time.

That there are generic considerations when structuring your written work.

The Plan… Getting started BME Essay Structures Getting It to Flow Getting it Write

Getting started

BME

Essay Structures

Getting It to Flow

Getting it Write

1. Getting started Activity: What’s your process?

2. BME

Activity: What does each part of BME involve? Take the Introduction, Body and Conclusion and come up with a list of the things each section would aim to achieve. What do you need to consider doing in each section?

Take the Introduction, Body and Conclusion and come up with a list of the things each section would aim to achieve. What do you need to consider doing in each section?

4. Getting it to Flow Signposting!

Signposting!

Activity: Creating flow with appropriate language Come up with appropriate key phrases which can be used to indicate the categories given on your sheet

Come up with appropriate key phrases which can be used to indicate the categories given on your sheet

5. Getting it Write

What do you do now? Building up arguments REALLY planning Seeing lecturers Evaluations, please!

Building up arguments

REALLY planning

Seeing lecturers

Evaluations, please!

What next? Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/ Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment

Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme

Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/

Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment