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Academic and assignment writing

Introduction

During your time at university you will be asked to produce a range of assessments, which will need be written academically. To produce these assessments, the procedure you will follow will include reading, planning, structuring and editing your work. You will also need to focus on the language, the flow of your writing and include evidence from academic sources. Use the guides provided by Study Hub to support your skills in academic writing.

Self-help guides available for download

Our guides are available as Word documents. If you need an alternative format, please email studyhub@beds.ac.uk.

A range of English resources are available via our BREO site. Visit Study Hub: Online and see the folder Spelling, punctuation and grammar resources.

Action verbs

Advanced linking methods

Argument construction

Capital letters

Cautious language

Contractions

Critical writing checklist

Exercise - Academic word building

Exercise - Action verbs

Exercise - Cautious language

Exercise - Contractions

Exercise - Formal Academic Adjectives

Exercise - Formal Academic Nouns

Exercise - Formal Academic Verbs

Exercise - Linking - words and phrases

Exercise - Paragraph positioning

Exercise - Paragraph structure

Exercise - Paraphrasing - What counts

Exercise - Punctuation

Exercise - Reporting verbs

Exercise - Subject verb agreement

Exercise - Summarising texts

Formal writing

Introducing what an author said

Linking - references and developing own voice

Linking - words and phrases

Nouns - countable and uncountable

Paragraph structure 

Punctuation

Reducing unnecessary words

Summarising text

Tense

Tense and number agreement

Vocabulary building

Abstracts

Annotated bibliographies

Appendices

Blog checklist

Blogs

Breaking down an assignment question

Case studies

Conclusion writing

Critical analysis - integrating theory and practice

Critiquing a journal article

Essay checklist

Essays

Exercise - Breaking down an assignment question

Exercise - Conclusion writing

Exercise - Introduction writing

Exercise - Paraphrasing - What counts

Exercise - Paraphrasing a sentence

Introduction writing

Literature reviews

Narrative essays (health subjects)

Paraphrasing a sentence

Planning assignments

Portfolios

Posters

Reflective writing

Reflective writing checklist

Report checklist

Reports

Reports - Non-scientific

Reports - scientific

Research proposals

Writing to attract a higher grade checklist

Assignment writing checklist

Feedback - Action Planning

Feedback - Glossary

Feedback - Self-feedback form

Formatting assignments

Proofreading

Proofreading checklist

Proofreading Using colour to review style

Reviewing your writing

Similar sounding words

Abstracts

Dissertation - Developing a question

Dissertation - Get organised

Dissertation - Literature review

Dissertation - Managing time

Dissertation - Systematic lit review method

Dissertation - Working with a supervisor

Dissertation checklist

Word - Format and manage your dissertation

Workshops

Study Hub can offer a number of workshops on these areas:

Create effective notes

Dissertation support clinic

MindGenius - Getting started

Paraphrasing and summarising

Paraphrasing text

Plan and structure assignments

Preparing to write a dissertation

Proofreading text

Summarising text

Word - Format your assignment

Word - Format your dissertation

Word - Manage your dissertation

Word fundamentals

Write academically

Write essays

Write reports

Additional reading

See more on these topics at our Readinglists site or see our readinglist by topic below.

Academic writing readinglist

Checking and editing work readinglist

Dissertation / thesis writing readinglist

Planning assignments readinglist

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Documents

Our guides are available as Word documents. If you need an alternative format, please email studyhub@beds.ac.uk.

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