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Do I demonstrate a point? Or do I merely claim it? Sometimes you want to refer to a text in a positive light, while other times you want to pull back a bit on the emotion. That’s where your choice of verbs comes in. The words you use in your coursework matter. The super-useful […]
Are you ready to fight with feedback? Do you shudder at the thought of reading what your tutor has said about your essay? Or do you read the advice and think, “Challenge accepted”? Episode 030 of TUB-Thump urges you to choose the latter. Get back in the ring and defeat the beast of feedback. Using […]
Do you like to plan ahead before you work, or do you like to crack on with a clean canvas? I hadn’t really considered this so much until I’d seen a presentation by Tristram Hooley with various writing tips. A couple of Hooley’s slides look at two different types of working that resonate with me, […]
I enjoyed writing academic essays most when I was being creative in the process. My aim was to guide the reader on a journey of discovery. A couple of times, I was a bit cheeky and argued against an idea that didn’t have much to argue against. The best way to do that was to […]
Talking about other people, concepts, and theories in your coursework doesn’t need to be difficult. But it does need getting your head around. That’s why Episode 014 of TUB-Thump is a quick-fire round of advice on how to confidently refer to others as you write. And you’ll get my take on what it really means […]
“You haven’t answered the question.” Has a tutor ever said this to you? Hopefully they went into more detail than that. But what is really behind the advice to make sure you actually answer the question that’s been set? In Episode 013 of TUB-Thump, I’ve got a brief method of working out what a […]
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