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Academic essay writing

ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITING For students at Charles Darwin University A resource to assist tutors Example: An academic essay structure (Rolls Wignell, 2013, p 55) http://www cdu edu au/library/downloads/ pdf / APA6thMar2014 pdf

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How effective structure supports reasoned argument in essays1 1 Read the Rao, Valli, 1947 - A visual guide to essay writing: how to develop and communicate academic argument http://mulr law unimelb edu au/PDFs/aglc_dl pdf

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A good academic essay ▫ fully addresses is based on critical reading and thinking of a wide range of academic resources; follows a clear, logical structure;

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informative essay, position paper), but all of these assignments have the same goal and principles Goal of Academic Writing: Why do students have to write papers? The truth Plan your research before your start, using the research guide's tips (pp 3-4) Writing research papers: The City University style manual (8th ed )

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A model essay structure 4 Essay writing Conventions of style in academic writing 20 imposing some sort of structure later; it is only once they start writing

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structure that includes: introduction, body and conclusion Adapted from: http:// www qmu ac uk/els/docs/Planning 20and 20writing 20essays pdf The key to writing a good academic essay is having a good plan (for help on planning go

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[PDF] Example of academic essay structure

1 A typical structure for an academic essay Academic essays in English may take several forms One typical structure is demonstrated in the diagram below

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The essay is written as a series of paragraphs and the Body makes up roughly These specific details may be statistics, quotations, theories or examples that Look for suitable academic books and journals in libraries (CQUniversity Library,

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