On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:05:02 -0000 "Clughen, Lisa"
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> Dear Colleagues
>
> First of all, apologies for my and Ed's emails just there - they weren't
> meant to go to the whole mailbase! I'm writing as I'd be interested to
> hear any comments you may have on discussing macro structure during a
> one to one session with a student who is either embarking on, or in the
> process of, writing an essay.
>
> In case you want me to be more focussed in your replies, I include a
> couple of essay questions:
>
> 'When people gather together in groups they descend several rungs on the
> ladder of civilisation' (Le Bon, 1896). Discuss.
>
> Is the struggle for autonomy within late capitalist society the struggle
> against capitalism?'
>
> Why do humans have two eyes?
>
> Yours
>
> Lisa Clughen
>
>
>
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Sarah McCarthy
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Dear Lisa
I cannot really improve on John's excellent diagram but my usual
approach when working with a student on structure is to get them
to de-code the question verbally. Then I ask them what their
conclusion is and to produce a few bullet points that add weight
to that conclusion. I find that talking essays through with
students in this way helps them to produce a logical structure.
I don't know why - maybe it is a help to talk to someone who is
not a subject specialist. It encourages them to articulate their
ideas in some kind of logical order and to explain and defend
their argument in detail.
Best of luck
Sarah
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