Tuesday 26 June 2018

Brainstorming and essay planning (R&W2, p26, Study skills)

What we read

The study skills page that follows Unit 2 of Rogers and Wilkins (2013, p. 26) gets us to think about and gives some suggestions on the planning stages of an essay. 

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My response 

I wouldn't normally comment, but I do have a couple of responses here. They are to two mistakes that Rogers and Wilkin make. First, we are not given an essay title as they say a couple of times on page 26: we are given an essay question. Second, in their "Over to you" section that concludes the page, they write as though brainstorm means a group activity, which is wrong. However, apart from these two complaints, I do like their suggestions in the "Consider it" section. 
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My question

On page 26, Rogers and Wilkin give us six suggestions, or tips as they call them, for "brainstorming and essay planning." 

  • Which two of these six tips do you think will be most useful for you? Why do you think this?
    The six tips as written are: 
    1. check it
    2. sum it up
    3. brainstorm
    4. create an essay plan
    5. plan your research 
    6. reflect
Write a comment to share your ideas on your two chosen tips. 


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Reference

  • Rogers, L. & Wilkin, J. (2013). Skillful Reading & Writing: Student's Book 2. London: Macmillan Education

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