The lecturer’s perspective
Here is a video of lecturers talking about problems they encounter with students and structure.
Course: Preparing for University
Seeking help with feedback
Feedback on assignments is one of the points where you get personal attention on the work you produce. This is because many university classes are very large and you won’t …
Seminar about structure
Do the students in this video raise similar points that you have thought about? Do you agree with what they are saying? How would you answer the questions the lecturer …
Undergraduate views on structure
Given what you have heard, is there anything you could do to help yourself prepare for the transition to a university-style essay?
Introduction
This week is best suited to students who have already applied to university (e.g. you are in Y13 or Level 3 Y2). If you have not yet applied to university, …
Tell us what you think
Well done on completing Week 3 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …
Top tips from this week
Top tips from this week. Producing a piece of structured writing reflects a structure to your ideas and your arguments. It demonstrates a structure and a flow to your thoughts …
Summary of the lesson on structure
This week has all been about developing a structure to your thoughts and to your writing. The seminar with sixth form students highlighted the difference between essays in a pre-university …
The difference between a pre-university and a university environment
Being in higher education is about learning to think and work at a higher level. This manifests itself in your ability to appreciate what an essay question is asking of …
Paragraph examples
Below are a series of poorly constructed paragraphs and possible solutions. Put yourself in the place of a teacher. Criticise the structure of each paragraph and suggest how it might …
Going through the structure of the paragraph
There is no one answer or solution, this is just one opinion of how the paragraph can be improved. Comments on some of the problems with the paragraph are in …
Understanding feedback that relates to structure
When your get marked coursework back at university, you will be given feedback which will tell you about how well you have structured your work and used sources of information. …
What is persuasive writing?
We all write differently according to the purpose of our writing. If compiling a shopping list, for example, you have nobody but yourself to persuade that you need bananas; just …
Tell us what you think
Well done on completing Week 6 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …
Tell us what you think
Well done on completing Week 6 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …