Write great essays!

by Peter Levin

This accessible and succinct guide will enable students to read and write effectively and efficiently--leading to grades that do justice to the work they put in. Practical hints and suggestions that really work are coupled with insights into academic writing, critical reading, and methods of presentation.

Genres: Nonfiction, Writing

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Fatima · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this back in 2014. There was a time when I was obsessed with self help books lol.

[Colin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book left me disappointed. I'm currently teaching an academic writing class in which I got saddled with this and with Giltrow's _Academic Writing_ introduction. The latter book is excruciating and commits all the sins of prolix writing and obtuse communication it warns students against. The Levin book doesn't do that but having gone through it and dissected it piece by piece for weekly readings, I remain unclear what, exactly, it does do. The strategies are vague and few helpful examples are given, the discussion of citation ignores the many common styles currently used by people who write essays, and while there's a roundabout focus on genre theory, the fact is that the students who need this book don't need theory: they need practice, examples, and clear templates for executing different essays.

[Blake Kanewischer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish my students would read this book--it gives great insight into how to write an effective essay--and it's short and pithy to boot! I learned a few things from it, too, which surprised me!

[Eva Salačová · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a great well-written book. It does exactly what it promises - it tells you about academic education in Britain, about each part of writing an essay and about plagiarism. Worth a read.

[Ali Managhebi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a lot of good tips for writing and reading in academic world. I wish there were lecturers in my own university teaching us these things. Unfortunately no one cares in my university.

[Marta Evans]

Engaging with "Write Great Essays!" by Peter Levin offers enlightening insights into essay composition, which is especially valuable for students aiming to refine their academic writing skills. While exploring this book on Goodreads, I stumbled upon a discussion that highlights the struggles many face with structuring arguments and maintaining clarity in their essays. During my journey to improve my own writing, I found that having access to personalized feedback was crucial. That's where a resource like 99papers essay writer https://99papers.com/ came in handy for me. They provided not just editorial assistance but also guidance on how to incorporate the techniques from Levin's book into my essays, making the learning process much more practical and applicable.

[Tehreem Tahir · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good but more suited to science students rather than me (I do English).

[Darcy Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing special, your standard learning book

[Clair Leitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of personal essays. Partly there's a mistrust that even professional writers will use the opportunity to embellish the facts or present the information in such a way that it's overly biased and sympathetic to their case. But I also dislike personal essays for another reason. In a world where we are inundated with Facebook pages, reality TV, blogs and selfies, this is just another manifestation of people's attention-seeking self absorption. It's one thing to engage in a real dialog or conversation with people about the issues and another to just use the media as a forum to shine the spotlight on yourself. I suspect most of today's personal essays fall into the latter category, not the former. Still, as a part of Online Dissertation Writing Service team had to write a few and your guide helped me with this task. It even made e respect a bit this type of writing.

[Abdullah Maani]

One of my teachers recommended this small book.
It gives practical tips on academic writing. Starting with reading skill, which is the foundation of writing. Reading at a good speed is required to comprehend the issue that you are going to writing about. Reading can be for exploration or in depth. In writing the essay, you need first to clarify your topic and your writing should cover the topic with the maximum criticality possible. Criticality means exploring the issue from different perspectives as well as linking and analyzing them.
The writer used very simple language that all students can understand. I do recommend this book.