Essay Writing Skills: Essential Techniques to Gain Top Grades, Paperback

Writing essays is a major part of many higher education courses. A well written essay can make the difference between a pass and a fail in coursework assignments, dissertations, personal statements, graduate school applications and exams.

Essay Writing Skills offers practical and proven ways for students to maximize their success in all aspects of essay writing. From planning a first essay to assessing primary and secondary sources, it will help the student write in a systematic way that presents a convincing and academically sound argument. The book provides instruction and advice on good research techniques, grammar and accuracy, creating an essay plan, and correctly citing sources.

Also including a range of real life example essays and insider knowledge on how essays are assessed, Essay Writing Skills is an indispensable source of guidance for students that wish to improve the quality of their written work.

Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training & Consultancy in the UK and specializes in marketing, sales and communications skills. Writing is a significant part of his own work portfolio. He is the author of more than fifty successful business books, including Successful Time Management and How to Write Reports and Proposals (all Kogan Page). He also writes regularly for a number of business journals, and for Writing Magazine.

Jacqueline Connelly has a wealth of experience at universities, having held senior management posts at the Universities of Lancaster and Kent. Also co-authored The Study Skills Guide (Kogan Page).