Write great essays! [ebook]

 Content: Contents  List of Tables  List of Boxes  The strange world of the university. READ THIS FIRST!  Introduction  Part One: Getting started  1\'I\'m a slow reader\'  2Three stages in academic learning  3Making notes and translating \'academic-speak\'  4Coping with monster reading lists  Part Two: Reading purposes and strategies  5What are you reading for?  6Exploratory reading (1): How to get an overview  7Exploratory reading (2): How to use the world-wide web  8Targeted reading: How to find and use key terms  9Dedicated reading: How to master a text   10How to work with secondary sources  Part Three: Writing essays   11Discovering what\'s wanted from you (1): How to clarify the topic  12Discovering what\'s wanted from you (2): Traps to avoid  13Essay types  14How to figure out your teachers\' mindsets  15How your essay will be marked (1): \'Tick-box\' marking  16How your essay will be marked (2): Impressionistic marking  17Thinking it through: the importance of methodology  18How to create an essay plan  19Titles, abstracts, executive summaries and appendices  20How to use quotations  21The drawbacks of model essays 22The process of writing   23Writer\'s block and how to overcome it  Part Four: Referencing styles  24How to use and cite sources  25Which style to choose?  26How to capture and list details of your sources  Part Five: Plagiarism and collusion  27The conscientious student\'s predicament  28How academic learning forces you to plagiarize  29Avoiding accusations of plagiarism  30The politics of plagiarism  Notes and references  Books on Speed Reading  Acknowledgments