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Why Simple Essays Are The Best Essays

October 1, 2013 by thestudygurus 5 Comments

Why Simple Essays Are The Best Essays

Developing their writing skills will be a crucial part of your teen's academic success at high school and beyond. At College, it’s very rare that a subject won’t require essay writing. Arts, science – most disciplines will involve written skills in one way or another. And once you’re at College, you’re on your own. You’re stuck with whatever writing skills you developed at high school. I’d say the majority of high school students don’t feel comfortable writing essays. They may not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College, Essay Writing, Studying, Writing Tagged With: essay writing, vocabulary, writing skills

The Inside Scoop On Writing A-Grade Essays

February 14, 2013 by thestudygurus 3 Comments

The Inside Scoop On Writing A-Grade Essays

Writing essays is like serving in tennis. Most people when they start out make it way more complicated than it needs to be, and produce something that doesn't look quite right. The pros do it smoothly and easily. It’s uncomplicated and easy to follow. Well if that doesn’t make any sense, what I’m saying is that good essays are simple. Everything about their structure is simple – the structure as a whole and also paragraph and sentence structure. Examiners hate seeing long convoluted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essay Writing, Exams, Homework Help, Studying, Writing Tagged With: essay writing, exam essays, Writing tips

Reading Your Way To Better Writing

April 24, 2011 by thestudygurus Leave a Comment

Reading Your Way To Better Writing

Did you know that every time you read something (and yes, I do include food labels and ads in that statement!) you are learning something about writing? And the more you read, the better writer you will become by default. However, if you just read one style you are missing out on opportunities to broaden your horizons and truly improve your writing skills. So encouraging your child to read some different materials can be a constructive way to help with their school work at no risk of doing it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essay Writing, Homework Help, Writing Tagged With: essay tips, essay writing, new, read to improve, reading

5 Must-Do’s For Outstanding Essay Writing

February 21, 2011 by thestudygurus 39 Comments

5 Must-Do’s For Outstanding Essay Writing

Your teen needs to step up to the mark because school is getting harder. High school education continues to move away from tests with one word answers and towards students having to come up with paragraph or even full essay answers. And there’s a good reason for this. The internet has become so widespread and so accessible, that having a library of singular facts stored in your head is no longer helpful. The average cell phone can now access Google or Wikipedia anywhere. Type in your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essay Writing, Popular Articles, Studying Tagged With: essay plan, essay structure, essay tips, essay writing, essays, must read, paragraph structure, practice, tips

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