Research and Learning skills: Essays

• Read and analyse your task instructions carefully. Highlight key words

• Make sure you are clear about details like the due date, word count and required formatting

• Check the marking rubric for any additional information about how to get high marks

• Make a plan before you start writing

• Record your source details as you go to help with referencing (e.g articles or websites used)

• Proof read and check referencing carefully before you submit. Get someone else to review it

How to plan an essay. Edith Cowan University Western Australia.

Writing Ninjas:How to write a strong thesis statement. Inkwell Scholars.