Theme 7 - Effective Essay Writing

...... writing makes an evidenced argument in response to a question or series of questions.

With ..... writing you are not developing an argument; this writing style represents a situation as it stands, without presenting any analysis or discussion.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a feature of descriptive writing?

• Summary of a series/sequence of events

• Engages with evidence

• Account of how research was undertaken

• Descriptions of what happened

What is the last thing you should do before submitting an academic writing?

• Check for relevant sources

• Write your essay's conclusion

• Proofreading

• Find recent developments in the subject matter and conclude your essay accordingly

Proofreading has to do with only checking the grammar of your essay

• True

• False