Brilliant Essays

ISBN-13: 9781352011371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 202 str.

Ursula Hackett

Spis treści

Introduction: The challenge of writing brilliant essays.- 1. Examining assumptions in questions.- 2. Finding comparator classes in questions.- 3. Interrogating tensions in questions.- 4. The introduction scale.- 5. Controlling your argument.- 6. Writing elegantly.- 7. Using empirical evidence effectively.- 8. Syllogisms and summaries.- 9. Losing the training wheels.- 10. Reading critically.- 11. Examination preparation.- 12. Frequently asked questions.- Conclusion: Techniques for writing brilliant essays.- Answers.- References.- Index.

O autorze

Ursula Hackett is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she writes and teaches on American politics, federalism, religion, and education. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2020 she won the national Political Studies Association’s Sir Bernard Crick Prize for Outstanding Teaching and a Royal Holloway Excellence Teaching Award. Her Brilliant Essays website, YouTube channel and @Dr_Essays tweets help thousands of ambitious students to generate critical analysis, original thinking, and beautiful writing.