How to Write Essays: A Guide for Mature Students Who Have Forgotten How

How to Write Essays
A Guide for Mature Students Who Have Forgotten How

Essay writing is a skill that many students, young and old, struggle with. For the mature student, who has not had to write an essay for many years, perhaps decades, it can be difficult to know where to start, as well as know what a tutor is looking for.

This guide tells you how to:

• Structure essays
• How to make notes
• The elements good essays need to include
• How to reference and create bibliographies
• How to format essays

This guide is aimed at mature students, such as those who study with The Open University and other distance learning institutions, but will also prove helpful to students in high school and those entering university.

Also available:
Distance Learning and Mature Students: A Guide to Studying with The Open University