This text is divided into two sections: a core element focusing on basic skills which everyone needs to master in writing essays, and a subject-based section which takes the student to a more advanced level.

David Roberts

Part 1 Core Elements; Chapter 1 Writing Paragraphs About Problems and Solutions; Chapter 2 Sentences; Chapter 3 Writing Paragraphs About Claims and Counter-claims; Chapter 4 Writing Brief Essays; Chapter 5 Writing Summaries; Chapter 6 References and Bibliographies; Chapter 7 Proofreading; Part 2 Marking and Essays; Chapter 8 Marking Criteria For Degree-level Work; Chapter 9 Essays in English and Literary Studies; Chapter 10 Essays in History; Chapter 11 Essays in Sociology;