Simple Skills and Strategies to
Improve Your Assignment and Essay Writing

1. How to Proficiently Analyse the Assignment Topic Analyse the aims or objectives of the course Analyse the content or topics of the course Write out the required assignment question Analyse the assignment question Pick out the key words Distinguish between the different types of key words Use a dictionary if there are some unknown key words Use a dictionary to really ensure the meaning of other words Analyse the relationship between the key words Analyse the generalized criteria for the subject Analyse the specific criteria for the assignment 2. How To Efficiently Research for the Assignment Note the assignment due date Note number of words required for assignment Establish the plan or anatomy of your assignment Divide number of words into the introduction, body and conclusion Decide on number of topics to be covered in how many paragraphs Conduct library/internet research Consult index for key words or their synonyms Identify and note clearly all sources of information eg authors names, book titles, page numbers, publishing house and year etc Know different types of referencing – Harvard. Oxford etc Efficiently sort out collected information 3. How To Effectively Write the Assignment Decide on the logical order of presentation for the assignment Write the first draft Write the introduction paragraph(s) using assignment topic information Write the paragraphs required for the body using collected information Present all the gathered evidence in a logical order Use "linking" sentences at the beginning and end of each paragraph Using quotations in your assignment Write the conclusion using the "linking" or "connecting" ideas Allow a week break Writing the presentation copy of your assignment

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