Thursday 15 December 2016

Study Skills - Strategies for Writing Timed Exams - Skillful 3, p56

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As we have seen in all of our formal writing this term, the writing process for creating strong pieces of work involves a lot more than writing, which is only step 4 out of eight steps.

In exam, where you have limited time to produce a piece of writing, following a process remains very important. On page 56 of Skillful 3, Bixby and Scanlon present a short article on the topic of strategies for writing timed essays, which is also the title of the page (2016).
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As usual with these Study Skills pages, I think that they include some useful questions to help you think about your own habits, and they also offer very practical advice.

Respond to these questions:
  • For you, what are the three most challenging points on the list of seven that Bixby and Scanlon give at the top of page 56?
     
  • What do you think about the tips that they give in the Consider It section?
    • Which do you already follow? 
    • Which don't you follow? Should you start following them? 
    • Which are easy for you to follow? 
    • Which could be more challenging for you? Why? 
    • Do you think that they are all equally important? 
      • Which one (just one) would it help you to focus on?  
For ten minutes, write down your ideas in response to these questions. 

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Reference
Bixby, J. & Scanlon, J. (2013). Skillful reading & writing: Student's book 3. Oxford: Macmillan Education

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