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Academic Writing Basics: Academic writing and the rules governing it

Join librarian and experienced essay tutor Shellie for this 10 minute class that will help you achieve better university marks by better understanding academ...
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Video Score: 7.6 / 10
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Description

Join librarian and experienced essay tutor Shellie for this 10 minute class that will help you achieve better university marks by better understanding academic writing. We explore what academic writing is, the rules, the words you use, no abbreviations, be clear, filler words, referencing and tight writing.

Learn the secrets of academic writing. Gain insights into the academic world and the rules of academic writing. Improve your essays and get better marks with the tips and tricks in this video.

You will learn

On your next essay, put into practice the tips taught in this class. Review your writing and remove non academic words. Review your essay and remove words that are too general and vague. Review your essay and look for statements that need references to back them up.  Review your essay and remove filler words. Then examine the essay sentence by sentence, ensuring it makes sense and that it is written as clearly and directly as possible. Next consider the essay as a whole and make sure the introduction is clear and tells the reader what will be covered. Then ensure the body of the essay reflects what the introduction said and that the argument flows logically. Finally examine the conclusions and make sure it reflects the introduction, summarises the main points of the body, and sums up the argument.

 

Requirements

There is no prerequisite, anyone can begin this course.. This course is also great for beginners without any Student Tools knowledge.

This course is for

This course is suitable for beginners.

How much does the Academic Writing Basics: Academic writing and the rules governing it course cost? Is it worth it?

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At the moment we couldn't find any available scholarship forAcademic Writing Basics: Academic writing and the rules governing it, but you can access more than 30 thousand classes for $8/month on Skillshare, including this one!

Who is the instructor? Is Shellie Cleaver a SCAM or a TRUSTED instructor?

Shellie Cleaver has created 36 courses that got 237 reviews which are generally positive. Shellie Cleaver has taught 10,200 students and received a 3.9 average review out of 237 reviews. Depending on the information available, Shellie Cleaver is a TRUSTED instructor.

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8.2

CourseMarks Score®

7.2

Freshness

8.0

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8.9

Content

Detailed Analysis »

Join librarian and experienced essay tutor Shellie for this 10 minute class that will help you achieve better university marks by better understanding academ...
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Platform: Skillshare
Price: check current price
Video: 13m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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