Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

  1. Firstly it gives you a focus and a means of evolving and recording your analysis of a topic; secondly it gives your tutor an opportunity to assess your understanding; but most importantly, the content of your essay will form the basis for the discussion that you’ll have in the tutorial.

    • 222KB
    • 8
  2. Here is one example for how to go about writing a scientific essay: • Introduce the topic to the reader and explain what you are trying to achieve. • Review the relevant literature and introduce different approaches. If you feel confident, don’t shy away to make personal statements about your judgement of the issues.

  3. State your viewpoint or argument. 2. State where your work could be extended or improved. 3. Accepted Style. 4. Accurately. It should be the case that..... Viewed in this way...... It might be suggested that.... There is every hope that... It may be possible to obtain.... It is important to develop.... It is useful to study...........

    • 74KB
    • 2
  4. Each section should indicate: what is the topic/question, what is the evidence, how do you support the evidence, why the results/conclusion is important/relevant.

  5. Demonstrate/illustrate/show: Present the stages/factors that give rise to a phenomenon or show how an assertion is valid; present in a logical order with examples/evidence/reasoned arguments.

    • 912KB
    • 10
  6. If you are writing an essay for a science subject you may need to consider additional areas, such as how to present data or diagrams. This five-minute video gives you some advice on how to approach your reading list, planning which information to include in your answer and how to write for your scientific audience – the video is available here:

  7. People also ask

  8. Are you seeking to describe, narrate, argue or explain, these being the four common purposes for writing academic essays. Below is a brief description of each purpose, or ‘mode’, illustrated with examples. • Exposition – You seek to inform your reader about a given subject and explain what it’s all about.