Approaching short or extended answer questions effectively requires a specific set of writing skills and a systematic approach. When presented with a question, it is common for students to answer as though they were being asked it in conversation. However, if the question is on a piece of assessment or a learning activity that you encounter in the course of your studies, you are actually required to compose a small piece of writing, similar to an essay paragraph, as part of your response.
Detailed guide to answering questionsThis video from RMIT University introduces some basics about how to structure an essay.
Writing an essay plan has many benefits including:
Writing an essay is by no means an intuitive process. For many of us, if we begin to write without a plan, the work we produce will follow our stream of consciousness, rather than the genre of the piece of writing we intend to produce. For some purposes this is not a problem and can allow the ideas to flow uninhibited. However, it can also make it difficult for others to know why we are writing and where we are headed. In an academic setting, when a lecturer sets an essay, it will most likely be marked on the logic of its structure, as well as on the content. Following the conventions of essay writing is essential if we wish to succeed academically and writing an essay plan is a great way to ensure that we are doing so.
The document linked below is an essay plan template. To understand the parts of the plan, you may refer to the section above on How to Structure an Essay. One way in which you could use the essay plan template to produce an essay plan and subsequently an essay is as follows:
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You may also copy and paste the ‘Paragraph 3’ secion to create Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5. It is not recommended that more than 5 paragraphs be included. See the section on How to Structure your Essay for details.
A literature review can be part of a major piece of writing, or it can be a stand alone essay. If you are asked to write a literature review as part of your coursework, you will need to write one that is a stand alone essay, summarising the literature on a particular topic.
The parts of a literature review are similar to the parts of an essay, but, as shown in figure 2, their function is a little different. Click anywhere in Figure 2 to open a guide to writing literature reviews
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An essay is a specific type of writing and is different from other types of writing such as reports. The structure of an essay in its most basic form is as follows. Click on an essay part in Fig 1. to view more detailed information, examples and practice exercises
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Scholarly and professional disciplines such as nursing and management require knowledge of language styles, conventions and terms specific to science and academia. This is especially important in nursing, particularly at a postgraduate level, as nurses draw on knowledge from a variety of disciplines including health science, medicine sociology and psychology. Fig. 3 summarises some characoristics of academic and scientific language. As you can see, there are both similarities and differences and they overlap a great deal. Click on either category to access a detailed resource guide.
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Some discipline specific terminology.
Passive Voice or Active Voice.
Writing Usually in essay format
Extensive dscipline specific terminology
Passive Voice always used.
Writing Usually in lab report format.
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