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y Note the Due Date in your diary y Set a Start Date y 3 weeks before the due date y Organise your assignment files
1 Collect task information 2 Analyse the task 3 Collect and organise information 4 Plan the overall report structure 5 Draft effective paragraphs 6 Integrate the evidence 7 Edit and proofread
Task /assignment / brief / Sheet Assessment Criteria Sheet Lecture handouts Personal lectures notes
y Write a checklist
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y Consider a variety of resources y Including books: journals: websites y Sources must be y Current : authoritative: relevant
Get an idea of the topic and work out a general thesis. on information that is specifically relevant to the task. Encyclopaedias (if necessary), then general books, specialised books, websites , and finally journal articles Note all the bibliographical details of all the resources used
y Think about
y How paragraphs can be logically structured y The relationships between the main points
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(e.g. agree/disagree)
y Plan number of words for each section y Work with the overall word allowance for assignment y E.g. 1500 words y Introduction and conclusion y Each about 10% of the total number. y E.g. 150 words each,
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y Divide remainder equally (~) y among the body paragraphs / sections y E.g. About 400 words each
y Topic Sentence y This states he main point of the paragraph y And links it with the thesis. y Supporting Sentences y Add information to the main point.
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y Concluding Sentence
y This restates the point. y May provide link to next paragraph.
y Introductory paragraph/section
y Introduces the topic y States the thesis (main point of the assignment) y Outlines the structure of the assignment y main point of each body paragraph / section y Defines the scope (limits) of the assignment
1 QUOTING
Using the authors own words to express their ideas. Use quotation marks
1 Collect task information 2 Analyse the task 3 Collect and organise information 4 Plan the overall report structure 5 Draft effective paragraphs 6 Integrate the evidence 7 Edit and proofread