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Essay Writing Skills
1st Year
Elaine McCarthy10th of March 2016
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Outline
•Assignment Brief
•Research
•Structure and Outline•Academic Writing
•Critical Thinking
•Referencing
•Learning Styles
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Assignment
Anntated Bi!ligra"hy # EssaySummary
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• Su!mit hard c"y t +isual Culture
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Essay ,uestin• Chse ne image% object r thing
frm -ine Art% .esign% /edia r the
e0eryday
• Research academic resurces
• Discuss the rk
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.iscuss2
1) Analyse a t"ic3s indi0idual "arts
$) Cnstruct an argument*) Arri0e at a ell su""rted cnclusin
• 4nderstand key Essay Termshtt"566$)le)ac)uk67ces6ld6resurces6riting6riting8resurces6essay8
terms
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Break the Task .n
1) .etailed .escri"tin
• 9ee" !igra"hical infrmatin t aminimum
• Remem!er yu ha0e !een asked tdiscuss an image6!:ect6 thing andnt an artist6designer
$) Critical 4nderstanding• Three /ain ;ints n issues raised !y
image6!:ect6thing
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.escri"tin
• Style f the rk2
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Sci8;litical
Cntet
• When as the rk created2
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/eaning
• Theme f the rk• The su!:ect matter if rele0antF
• Scial and cultural meanings em!died in the rk
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Audience6+ieer6Cnsumer
Wh is the artist6designer3s intendedaudience60ieer6cnsumer2
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.is"lay•
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Other Wrk
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Research
Yu must use a variety f academic surces
This can include5 !ks% "eer re0ieed :urnal articles%"u!lished re"rts% relia!le e!sites% =lms anddcumentaries
. nt rely n ne main surce
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Trustrthy
Surce2•Recently dated•;u!lished !y a legitimate "u!lishing cm"any%
"eer re0ieed :urnal r e!site• Authrs are knledgea!le e"erts
• Academic riting5 use f crrect s"elling%grammar and "r"er terminlgy
• Gdeally use e!sites fr yur n understandingand then reference ther academic surces
•? Wiki"edia HHH
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Relia!le E0idence andSurces
•?CA. Li!raryhttp://www.ncad.ie/library/visit-us/
•?CA. Online
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Essay Structure
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Essay Cnstructin
Your conclusion is the roof ofyour argument. t seals youressay.
!he bo"y contains the main
themes. #i$e the rooms of ahouse% they are connecte" buteach has a "i&erent 'ur'ose.
!he intro"uction is the (rst
layer
References form the foun"ation
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Gntrductin • Start ith a general "int
• Gdentify the image% !:ect r thing selected
• Gdentify the artist6designer
• @ra! the reader3s attentin
• Outline hat ill !e discussed
• ;ut frard a research Juestin6argument
this can !e stated e"licitly r sim"ly
im"liedF
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9ey ;hrases5 Gntrductin
• The objective f this essay isK
• The essay ill focus onK)
• This essay ill aim to ans)er the
*uestionK
• This essay ill attem't to e+amineK • This essay ill e+'lore,
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/ain Bdy
•.escri!e6"r0ide !rief !ackgrund•Outline main "ints
•Backu" "ints ith readings
•;aragra"hs must !e cnnected
•-ul=l e0erything utlined in intrductin
and su""rt yur "lanned cnclusin
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9ey ;hrases5 /ain Bdy
• Gt is argue" thatK
• Gt is 'ro'ose" thatK
• The authrs 'osit thatK• The authrs assert thatK
• n a""ition%K)
• -urthermore%K
• igni(cantlyK
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Conclusion
• Summarise key "ints• Reference the larger issue
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9ey ;hrases5Cnclusin
• n conclusion% K
• !o summary,
• n consi"eration of thisK
• Academic ;hrase!k htt"566)"hrase!ank)manchester)ac)uk6
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Wrd Cunt
Gntrductin $&& rds
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/ain ;int 1 && rds
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Remember this is an example.
Adjust your plan to fit in all your key points.
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;aragra"h Structure
Each "aragra"h
– ntro"uce
– ac$u' )ith evi"ence
– ummarise
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Learning Outcmes
• Learning utcmes are statements f
hat a student shuld kn%
understand r !e a!le t d at the end
f a learning acti0ity
• Gm"rtant t cnsider the Learning
Outcmes as these are the criteria yuneed t demnstrate t yur lecturers
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Learning Outcmes5 Research
4se an a""r"riate range facademic surces that relate t yur
t"ic and current "ractices in =ne art
r design and !rader cultural and
critical issues
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Sh a critical aareness f the inDuences in
art% design and culture hich frm the
fundatin f 0isual and material "rductin
Learning Outcmes5 Analysis
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Learning Outcmes5 Cmmunicatin
Successfully cmmunicate research%
analysis and initiati0e in cherent and
rele0ant frms) e"ressin% clarity%s"elling% grammar% "unctuatin.F
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Academic Writing
• E"ress yurself clearly and cncisely
• Crrect s"elling% grammar% "unctuatin
• Structure essay int "aragra"hs and usesu!headings
• ?t 0erly descri"ti0e
• /inimal use f MGN% MmyN% MmeN
• E"lre% "r!e r Juestin
• Oers an argument% critiJue% :udgment
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Academic riting is nt
a!ut5 • Lng cm"licated rds6sentences
• See"ing statements
• Re0lutinary riginal ideas
• O"inin "ieces r emtinal accunts
• Cn0ersatinal riting style
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Critical Thinking Skills
• no)le"ge Gdenti=catin f infrmatin
• Com'rehension Organisatin f facts and ideas
• 3''lication 4se f thery% "rinci"les and facts
• 3nalysis Se"arating a hle int its "arts
• ynthesis Cm!ining ideas t frm a ne hle
• Evaluation .e0el"ing argument # cnclusin
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Remem!er
• Balanced argument
• Reference e"erts
• Be res"ectful
• /ake a constructive suggestin
• ;r0ide a recgnitin f the limitatins
f yur n argument
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Struggling2
• Lk 0er yur utline
• Start ith the !its yu kn
•
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Rules
•4se 49 s"elling e)g) colour ratherthan color
•Double s'ace yur riting
•.n3t 0er rely n Jutes•4se fnt si4e 12
•5roofrea"
•Reference
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5roof an" E"it
What t lk fr5• Rele0ant t t"ic2
• Back u" "ints 8 !ring in e"ert
"inins2• S"elling% @rammar # ;unctuatin
• -rmatting
• Referencing• Strategies5 S"ell8Check% tet t s"eech%sa" ith a friend% "rint ut and ddle
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@rading Structure
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A Ecellent
• !heorise"% generalise" andhy'othesise" in the cntet f thearea and ther areas a""r"riate tthe Juestin
• Connections ha0e !een made !thithin and !eynd the essay Juestin
• Learning may etend current thery• .emnstrates *uestioning%
s'eculation and reection
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B +ery @d
• 3nalyse"% evaluate" and6r a''lie" arange f cnce"ts t familiar andunfamiliar situatins% "r!lems r themes
f enJuiry)• .emnstrates integrated andconte+tualise" $no)le"ge
• Conclusions are com'le+ anddemnstrate a de"th f understanding
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C @d
• .emnstrates an a!ility t "escribe%visualise% and r combine esta!lishedcnce"ts and theries
• /akes several varying relationshi's and connections
• /akes a fe) com'le+ conclusions
• .es not demnstrate a fully integratedand6r cntetualised knledge
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. Acce"ta!le
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E -ail cm"ensatedF
• Does not "r"erly address the Juestin
• Does not "r"erly ful=l the learningutcmes
• .emnstrated sme "isconnecte"fragments f learning hich make littlestructural sense
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- 4nacce"ta!le
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?CA. Referencing System
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Why Reference2
• Credit yur surces
• .emnstrate readings
• Bring in e"erts3 "inins
• Strengthen yur argument
• A0id "lagiarism accidental r nt
• ;rfessinal integrity
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,ute
T directly use antherPs rk6rdsand acknledge the surce
Rule
• Shrt Jutatins less than * linesF inMJutatin marksN ithin the tet
• Lng Jutatins 0er * linesF indented in ase"arate "aragra"h ith n MJutatin
marksN
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,utatin
MGt takes a great deal f time and thughtt install rk carefully) This shuld nt
alays !e thrn aay) /st art isfragile and sme shuld !e "laced andne0er m0ed againN Iudd% 1(% ") *F)
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;ara"hrase
T e"ress anther3s rk6rds in
yur n rds and acknledgethe surce
Rule
•?e0er use Jutatin marks•Alays cite in tet
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;ara"hrasing Iudd "laced a great im"rtance nthe curatin f rk% remarking
that this "rcess shuld take alarge amunt f time and thughtt !e dne crrectly 1(% ") *F)
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Citatins in the Tet
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an authr3s rk either Jutes%"ara"hrasing r summarising)
G i T t
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-ig) 1 ;a!l ;icass Girl Before a Mirror 1(*$F Oil n can0as% The /useum f /dern Art% ?e Yrk
Gmage in Tet
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Bi!ligra"hy
•;laced at the end f yur essay
•List 3## material cnsulted
•List it al"ha!etically !y authr3s name•-ll ?CA.
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Bi!ligra"hy 8 Bk
3uthor6e"itors nameF% year of'ublication in 'arenthesisF% Title inItalics. 5lace of 'ublication5 'ublisher)
;yner% R) 1((F Design without Boundaries.
Lndn5 Bth8Cli!!rn Editins)
Bi!ligra"hy
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Bi!ligra"hyCha"ter ith .ierent
Authrs3uthor% year in 'arenthesisF% title ofcha'ter or essay3 then rite in3 flled!y name : initial of e"itor;overall
author% Title in Italics. 5lace of'ublication5 'ublisher% 'age number
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Bi!ligra"hyWe! Resurce
3uthor; e"itor>s name% year in'arenthesisF% Title in Italics. 5laceof 5ublication5 5ublisher
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ibliogra'hy @ournal 3rticle
Authr% year f "u!licatinF% title farticle3% title of journal in italics%0lume num!er "art num!erF% "agenum!ers f article).aes% I) and Rley% I) 1((FPEnhancing the custmer e"erience5
cntri!utins frm infrmatintechnlgyP% Management Decision,*'F% "") *&8*
ibliogra'hy
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Sme Ece"tins
• ? "age num!er :ust lea0e it utHF• Annymus rk 8 use title f rk Treasures f Art%
1((&% ")F• ? authr r year e!siteF 8 use title as authr and
n)d) fr year• Gf n main authr 0ide r =lmF use the title• Eact year unknn ca) 1&F r n) d)F• /re than ne "u!licatin 8 use letters t distinguish
and list chrnlgically in !i!ligra"hy Smith%1(a% ")1F
Where t -ind the
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Where t -ind the@uidelines2
?CA. We!site +isual Culturehttp://www.ncad.ie/students/student-acade"ic-in#$r"ati$n/visual-culture-pr$%ra""e-in#$r"ati$n/
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Time
/anagement• The Organised Studenthttp://the$r%anisedstudent.tu"blr.c$"/printables
•;riritise ith t d lists
•th 1th /arch 8 .escri"tin
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•$1st
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/arch /ain ;int $•$th th A"ril /ain ;int *
•th 11th A"ril Gntrductin and
Cnclusin
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Learning Styles
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+isual
• Thinks in images
• Learn !est thrugh seeing) ?eed t seeyur lecturer6tutrs !dy language
• /ay "refer t sit at the t" f the classt see 0isual infrmatin clearer
• Learn !est frm 0isual dis"lays such as5clur cding% diagrams% mind ma"s%illustratins and 0ides
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Auditry
• Learn !est thugh lectures anddiscussins
• Bene=ts frm reading alud• Bene=ts frm recrding infrmatin and
"laying it !ack
• Bene=ts frm getting ral feed!ack• /ay cncentrate !etter !y listening t
sft music hile studying
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9inaesthetic
• Learns ell thrugh interacti0e acti0itiessuch as =eld tri"s% games% usingsftare
• /ay =nd it hard t sit still fr lng"erids
• /ay !ecme distracted !y a need fracti0ity and e"lratin
• Take regular study !reaks• /ay cncentrate !etter !y cheing n
smething hile studying
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