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Are you unsure what your report should look like or how you’ll ever finish it in time? Are you freaking out about starting on an extended piece of writing? Help is here! In this handy little book, you’ll find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to plan and deliver a perfect piece of writing to gain top marks. Open up to find advice on: • What makes dissertations and reports distinctive • Organising your time and materials • Finding the right planning method for you • How to structure your writing successfully • Writing good sentences, paragraphs, sections and chapters. Read this book and you’re on your way to writing a great report or dissertation! SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university.
A planning strategy
A planning strategy
As well as committing to the idea of making a plan at all, you could benefit from devising a strategy for planning; that is, deciding when and at what level to plan at each point in the process.
Preparing to plan
For most of us the best way to plan is without any interruptions at all except those that we make for ourselves. This means, ideally, planning away from the hustle and bustle of work or your usual, crowded study area and sitting alone to think through a plan.
Top Tip
Being uninterrupted does not necessarily mean working silently. Some writers prefer to work with a radio on in the background or music quietly playing though their headphones. If this is the way you usually ...
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