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English: skills for learning
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Week 4: Writing well-organised essays

Introduction

This week you will continue working on assignment writing and focus in particular on ways to produce a text that answers the assignment question and can be easily followed and understood by tutors. In other words, you will look at ways in which students use essays to successfully communicate with their tutors.

Anna introduces the week in the following video:

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By the end of this week, you will understand how to:

  • communicate your ideas effectively
  • communicate with a tutor through an essay
  • use an essay plan to write an essay
  • write an introduction
  • write a paragraph
  • write a conclusion.