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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.
Negative pauses
Negative pauses
Planning too far
Although I have suggested that you keep working on your list plan, adding material and maybe writing the odd sentence or two, try to ensure that this is a productive activity rather than simply a way to avoid actually writing the document. If the pauses between writing anything on the list plan move from natural moments for thought to protracted breaks away from it, it is time to recognise that you are stalling. Either leave it alone entirely for a day or two in the hope that you will return to it, be inspired by what you have done so far and want to write, or consider whether you might have writer’s block and take steps to solve this common ...
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