John Richard Henderson

How to Decode Essay Titles: Making Sense of Essay Questions at University John Richard Henderson 1st edition

(This is the British edition of this book. A US edition is also available, "How to Decode Assignment Topics") University students are supposed to work out what kind of essay they?re expected to write by reading the title. But very often, essay questions are so cryptic and perplexing that students can?t make any sense of them. Without the ability to figure out what a question is asking them to do, baffled undergraduates sink into despair and exasperation. How To Decode Essay Titles is here to show the way forward. It introduces a three-stage technique which will allow students to unscramble a university-level essay question, revealing... ? The task that it is asking them to perform ? An appropriate outline for the prospective essay ? A full exploration of the question?s subject ? A clear indication of the information sources that they will need to seek The technique is illustrated with dozens of sample essay questions and finishes with three fully worked examples.