Post-12: Academic-Writing-Skills-Survey

Dear All,

Can you share with your peers and me your experience in writing a 5-paragraph essay?

What I'd like to learn from you is what you found not difficult today and what you found not very easy or difficult to do. 

Here is the scale you should use when answering the questions:

Here is the scale to use:
Need to revise/learn
-Strongly disagree
-Disagree 
-Neither agree nor disagree
-Agree
-Strongly agree

Here is the list of points to consider:

1. Writing the introductory paragraph

2. Writing the body paragraphs

a) formulating the thesis statement

b) formulating the topic sentences

c) organising the paragraphs logically

d) finding convincing supporting evidence

e) finding appropriate supporting evidence

3. List techniques you use to support your arguments

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

4. Essay opening techniques

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

5. Essasy closing techniques

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

6. How confident you are in doing the following:

a) quoting 

b) summarising smth. to include in your essay 

c) paraphrasing

7. Any theory you feel necessary to discuss?

a)

b)

c)  

d)

e)