The Basics of Essay Writing, Pocket Edition

I found this book very useful for my son.

I do love the author, but I must admit that this book is too simple, short and (somehow) useless. To sum up, in my opinion it's not worth the price I payed.

Concise but really keeps to the main point - really useful for anyone wanting to understand essay writing and structures!

I'm currently in the stages of preparing for my next course - A211 - Philosophy and the Human Situation (OU).I recently completed A103 - Introduction to the Humanities (OU) with a decent pass mark. However, I often found myself spending far too much time on the task of completing essays. My biggest problem was allowing myself to be distracted and finding other things to do. I would sit for hours stirring at a blank screen wondering what the hell to write whilst pouring over my seemingly useless notes. With just hours to spare I would just manage to pull off a decent essay, but I always felt it could have been a less stressful task that didn't take days to complete.So, I've just read this book cover to cover and I feel 100 times better about starting A211. The advice given in this book is excellent and I've a new found confidence in tackling essays. I particularly enjoyed chapter 8 - The Craft of Writing. I only wish I read it before I started A103.

It reely hilped me riting, i kan rite storries.