Get Ahead, Stay Ahead: Writing structure - paragraphs and signposting language
When:
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Venue:
Online
Get Ahead, Stay Ahead is a series of pre-sessional study skills and writing workshops, designed to help you prepare for university before the beginning of the academic year.
This workshop can help you structure your writing and the flow of your argument by focusing on paragraph structure, transition statements and signposting language to link together your ideas.
Good academic writing leads the reader through your argument; this workshop will help make your writing flow, by focusing on paragraph structure, cohesion and signposting language. We will also address other ways of joining paragraphs and connecting ideas.
This online workshop will take place on a link found within the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle Module.
The resources and recordings will be found after the workshops on the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module (student login required) in the Get Ahead, Stay Ahead Workshop Resources section.
This workshop will repeat on Thursday 8th September, Tuesday 13th September, and Saturday 24th September.
Birkbeck Study Skills also run study and writing skills workshops throughout the academic year.
Please note these workshops are intended for current or prospective Birkbeck College students only.
Study skills:
- Time management and organising your studies
- Apps and software for study and organisation
- Academic reading, lectures and note-making techniques
- Academic reading and note-making using apps and software
- Developing your concentration & focus for study
- Critical thinking skills
- Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
- Introduction to Birkbeck IT - an online live demonstration
Writing skills:
- Writing essays and assignments: an overview
- Essay and assignment writing using apps and software
- Writing Style: Academic writing conventions
- Writing Structure: paragraphs and signposting language
- Writing Grammar: Sentences and punctuation
Contact name:
Sal Campbell