Study Skills
Contents
It is useful to know...
1. Make sure you understand these words
2. Reports and essays
2a. Linking words to improve your writing style
3. Reasons for referencing
3a. How to reference using the Harvard style
3b. Referencing exercises
3c. Referencing systems
3d. Direct quotes
Learning about essays
4. A simple essay plan
4a. Planning and drafting the critical essay
4b. How to write a great essay
4c. Words the spellcheck misses
Planning a report
5. Example of headings for a report
6. Example of a title page
The creative response
6a. What is the creative response?
6b. What is the rationale to the creative response?
6c. Writing a laboratory report
7. Template for writing a rationale (Accredited English)
7a. Rationale for the creative response (Tertiary English)
Some reminders
8. Before you hand in your assessment item
Preparing for an oral presentation
9. Some powerful ways to open your oral presentations
9b. Using stories in your oral presentation
9c. Gift of the Gab
