Writing for Assessment

by Angela Goddard

Overview

This text helps students to develop the writing skills they need to succeed in AS and A2 level English; offers a step-by-step guide to approaching writing tasks and structuring a response; looks at a range of writing tasks, from argumentative essays to data-based investigations; provides Personal Audit Sheets (PASS) to help students assess their own writing skills and make practical steps to develop them; can be used as preparation for both coursework and exams.
Written by an experienced teacher, author and AS and A2 level examiner, Writing for Assessment is an essential resource for all students of AS and A2 level English Language, English Literature, and English Language and Literature

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415286268
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/24/2003
Series:	Routledge A Level English Guides
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

About the Author

Angela Goddard is Senior Lecturer in Language at the Centre for Human Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University, and is Chair of examiners of A Level English Language.

Table of Contents

1 Auditing Your Writing Skills 2 Understanding Essay Questions: Trigger Words 3 Understanding Essay Questions: Sections and Divisions 4 Investigating 5 Arguing

Editorial Reviews

'Writing for Assessment is a wonderful text clearly focused on the need for students to reflect on their own academic writing practice. Full of practical exercises and approaches, it explores skills central to all English strands.' - Jane Bluett, EnglishDramaMedia

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