For example, you may be asked to ‘explore’ or ‘describe’ or ‘analyse’ a piece of writing. In the introduction you need to outline your answer to the essay question or topic.

A key function of any introduction is to present your argument in such a way that your audience can enter the conversation and properly engage with your paper. Key questions to think about as you ...

This course offers an introduction to different types of professional writing, including journalism, technical writing, business writing, and other professional communication. Focus in the course will ...

Funded by a Teaching and Learning Development Grant, this first video examines ways to improve narrative writing and what its goals are. Many students do not fully understand how to write narratives ...

Writing the Nation is designed to continue the preservation ... Each chapter begins with brief writer bios and includes a concise introduction to the time period and how certain societal, economical, ...

This course is an introductory level workshop in creative writing. Students will read and discuss works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by established writers, and practice craft in all ...

The introduction gives the audience a reason to listen to the remainder of the speech. A good introduction needs to get the audience’s attention, state the topic, make the topic relatable, establish ...

This hands-on writing course will explore the techniques and practices of various literary genres including poetry, fiction, narrative non-fiction, songwriting, playwriting, and writing for children.

Academics working in the Bristol Trials Centre (BTC) and the University of Bristol (including those who are tutors on this course) have many years of experience in writing and delivering a wide range ...