Academic writing is a challenging and important skill. The more you do it, and the more you actively use feedback from your tutors, the more your writing will improve.

Here are some golden rules to remember:

Always take time to make sure you understand the question, and read the marking criteria so you know what skills are being assessed.
Plan your writing and think carefully about the overall structure of your work.
Think about paragraph structure - make sure you are providing some sort of comment or analysis, in addition to references.
Write an introduction that is clear, and sets out the structure of the essay, as well as its topic. Take the time to write a conclusion that summarises your main points and links them back to the question.
Aim to write clearly and concisely throughout, and leave time for editing and proofreading.

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