ESSAY STRUCTURE AND REFERENCING

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Writing Workshop with Peter Thomas- 10/03/21

On Wednesday I attended the Writing Workshop and took some notes which are of value to my essay. As a group we read 'The Welsh Dresser' and analysed its structure, noticing how she explored her own relationships with the object and its history and referenced various researchers.

We discussed conventional structures and how academic texts follow structure. Helen addressed that on the BA PP we are encouraged to follow a THEME BASED STRUCUTRE and in Module 1 for a 2,500 word essay a SELECTIVE ESSAY

Intro
what the topic is,
why are you discussing this, is it relevant and interesting
how you've carried out research
10% of whole text (250 words approx mod 1)

Context
define key themes
background about examples

Analysis
Theme A Example
Theme B Example 
Theme C Example 
Focus on case study, pick it apart

Conclusion
what we found
what it means
what I've been talking about
why interesting and relevant

I then booked in for a workshop on Referencing via Uni Hub for the 16/03/21. I found this really insightful and learnt some new information on referencing:
  • Referencing means to acknowledge sources
  • Direct Quote- take from source and include in text in ""
  • ParaPhrase- make meaning of the original text yet re write the sentence order, means you've understood and engaged in the content *ADVISED*
  • References in body of the essay are including in the word count
  • Use CITE AND RITE as a resource of learning
  • Golden Rule- page numbers at end of citation
  • Reference List- alphabetical order
To do: source specific pages numbers for the references I am using and paraphrase the direct quotes I have used in my essay.

I hope this helps anyone interested in these workshops!

Ellie x

Comments

  1. MelissaMarch 21, 2021 at 12:59 AM

    Hi Ellie! Thank you for writing this blog, it has really helped me as I am currently just trying to get started on my essay and I am not going to lie, I feel so lost and I have been so busy lately and have not had the time to attend any meetings...Thank you once again :)
    Melissa x

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