Student Resources

Amongst the web resources accompanying Good Essay Writing, you will find activities to help you develop your understanding of good academic practice and a number of printouts or downloads that you may find helpful as additional reference material. None of these materials is essential for your success in using GEW, but you should find them supportive and, hopefully, interesting.

Chapter 1
1.1 The Shuffled Essay, #1 activity
1.2 The Unshuffled Essay, #1 activity

Chapter 2
2.1 The Circuit of Knowledge, printout
2.2 The Golden Rules, printout

Chapter 3
3.1 Addressing Assignment Feedback, activity/download/printout
3.2 Assignment Feedback Summary Sheet, activity/download/printout
3.3 Drafting and Preparing to Submit an Essay, download/printout

Chapter 4
4.1 Identifying Content and Process Words, activity
4.2 Different Questions: Different Essays, activity
4.3 Identifying Advocacy, Compare and Contrast and Evaluation Questions, activity

Chapter 5
5.1 Active Reading: Burns and Sinfield Grid, activity/download/printout
5.2 Note-taking from a Journal Article, activity

Chapter 6
6.1 Thinking Critically, printout/download

Chapter 7
7.1 ‘Goldilocks and the Three Introductions’, activity

Chapter 8
8.1 Transition Words, activity
8.2 Great Signposting Words, printout/download

Chapter 9
9.1 ‘Goldilocks and the Three Conclusions’, activity

Chapter 10
10.1 Referencing DOs and DONT’s
10.2 Jumbled References, activity

Chapter 11
11.1 When to Stop Writing

Chapter 12
12.1 The Shuffled Essay #2, activity
12.2 The Unshuffled Essay #2

Chapter 13
13.1a Sample Student Essay Example A, printout/download
13.1b Sample Essay, with Tutor’s Notes