{"id":416,"date":"2015-11-27T09:41:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T20:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/?p=416"},"modified":"2015-11-27T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T20:41:06","slug":"studyup-sessions-next-week-on-essay-writing-reading-techniques-and-writing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/2015\/11\/27\/studyup-sessions-next-week-on-essay-writing-reading-techniques-and-writing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"StudyUp sessions next week on essay writing, reading techniques and writing tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

StudyUp<\/a> sessions next week are as follows:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t shout, just argue – Refining the thesis statement\u00a0 and perfecting those paragraphs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 30 November 2015:<\/p>\n

7:30am<\/p>\n

12 noon<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Say what? How to read for meaning – Work out what someone is saying: develop skills for identifying the main argument so you can read the most relevant information and save time <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday 2 December 2015:<\/p>\n

7:30am<\/p>\n

12 noon<\/p>\n

REPEAT: Be in top form: essay writing<\/strong> (Key features of essay writing: the purpose and structure of essays, and the writing process):
\nThursday 3rd December at 12 noon.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Writing tips: Short, sharp and to the point – Develop a good academic writing style: conciseness, coherence and linking ideas. Also presents useful editing skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 4 December 2015:<\/p>\n

7:30am<\/p>\n

12 noon<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

These are half-hour online sessions. To participate, click on this link<\/a> (https:\/\/connect.massey.ac.nz\/studyup\/<\/a>) about 5 or so minutes beforehand to check that everything is working (if not then run adobe\u2019s pre-flight check<\/a> before logging in then run the sound check for Adobe Connect<\/a> once you\u2019ve logged in). If you enter as a guest (rather than logging in with your student details) can you please use your real name (first and last name), just so that we can have an accurate record of students participating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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