Essay Writing Skills/Resources
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- University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic resource - Essay writing with readings - A homegrown (Dunedin) and fun online essay writing module. A great place to start.
- RMIT University's Learning Lab has a range of tutorials and quick reference guides on
- Summarising
- Synthesizing
- Academic Style
- Paraphrasing
- Referencing
- Editing
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
- Spelling
- Linking Words
- Business Writing
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Websites on Essay Writing
- This link takes you to another website on essay writing.Monash University
- This link takes you to the Online Writing Lab (OWL)which houses writing resources and instructional materials Purdue University
- Skillwise Website
- plain language tips and tools
Sample essays with comments
- Click on this link sample essayto find a sample essay with comments. Click on the blue highlights in the essay to view comments.
How to Write Paragraphs
- The purpose of this handout is to give some basic instruction and advice regarding the creation of understandable and coherent paragraphs.paragraphs
- Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs visit this link uottawa
How and when to Paraphrase
- When should I paraphrase, and when should I summarize? Visit this link utoronto
Essay writing resources from RSS feed
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