The body of an essay includes many paragraphs that each discuss a new topic to substantiate the essay’s thesis statement (i.e. answer the essay question). Before you start writing a paragraph, it is important to have a topic sentence to unify the paragraph’s content and to ensure the paragraph discusses the topic coherently. A topic sentence is a … Read more
An article critique is a genre of academic writing that provides critical evaluation through intensive analysis of an article and involves giving a brief summary of the article. Reading an article critique helps an audience to understand the key points of the article, and the author’s ideas and intentions. It indicates the perceived success of an … Read more
Writing a résumé can be a daunting task. Quite often, the power of a résumé is underestimated, but of course, a résumé presents the first impression of you to your potential employer. Since it could be one among thousands of résumés sent to a company, it is really important that your résumé establishes your value … Read more
A literature review is an integral part of most theses, of all lengths and across all disciplines. A literature review offers a critical analysis of ‘the literature’ (the body of work) on any particular topic, via identification, classification, comparison, evaluation and synthesis of existing original (or primary) sources, including books and book chapters, journal articles, … Read more
Before you start writing your essay, it is important that you plan it. Below is an example of what an essay plan should look like (including explanations and tips), and how much detail it should contain. You can use this as a guide for your essay plans. Click Here to Download a Free Essay Template … Read more
This article is intended for students going to university for the first time, though it might also have some helpful hints for more experienced undergrads. It will also probably be most relevant to students of humanities and social sciences subjects. 1. Manage Your Time Effectively Don’t wait until an assignment or essay is due in a … Read more