The Lighthouse

Some tips for avoiding repetition:

• Make sure the assignment has a clear structure.
• Only put details (examples, evidence, explanations etc.) in one place in the essay; namely, where the details offers the best support for the thesis.
• If you have details that have been repeated consider where it will strengthen the argument the most and delete the same information elsewhere.
• Give yourself a break of a few days and then reread the assignment – it will make it easier to spot repetition.
• Read the assignment from finish to start. Read one sentence at a time starting from the end. Work your way up. Reading it backwards will make it easier to see where you mention the same point/information more than once.

See:

• http://owll.massey.ac.nz/assignment-types/essay-planning-and-structure.php
• http://owll.massey.ac.nz/assignment-types/essay-body-paragraphs.php