Academic Essay Writing Checklist
This checklist is to help you with essay writing. If your answer to a question is No, refer to the books indicated, which are in CILL, or the Internet sites. You can print this checklist
or the menu. 1. Content |
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2. Organisation, coherence and cohesion a. Organisation
Book in CILL: Hefferman, J & Lincoln, J (1996) Writing: a concise handbook New York, Norton pp12-20 (Writing Shelf, Intermediate Level) b. Coherence
Book in CILL: Reid, J. (1998) The Process of Composition New Jersey, Prentice Hall, p.69-70 (Study Skills Shelf, Upper-intermediate Level) c. Cohesion
Book in CILL: Potter, J. (1994) Common Business English Errors in Hong Kong Hong
Kong, Longman, Chapter 11 (Grammar Shelf, Intermediate Level)
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3. Grammar and Vocabulary
Book in CILL: Potter, J. (1994) Common Business English Errors in Hong Kong Hong Kong, Longman, Chapter 5 (Grammar Shelf, Intermediate Level) |
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4. Style and tone
e.g. write did not instead of didnt, and a great deal of instead of a lot of. [Click here for more details] |
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5. Conventions
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Last updated on: Friday, August 19, 2016