Introduction
- This workshop explores reflective and academic writing practice and note taking techniques.
- This workshop will cover the importance of note taking and its role in Higher Education. You will look at three different strategies for note taking. You will have a chance to trial each note taking style supported by climate change videos
- The academic writing content explores logical flow and structure, as well as how to critically analyse and evaluate sources of information. This session will also cover how to fully structure academic arguments and how to write a compelling thesis statement.
Note taking Skills
In this section you will look at some of the different notetaking styles and practice
- Watch the introduction to Notetaking video
- Watch the Climate change videos below
- Practice two different notetaking styles using the structures on page 18-20 of your coursebook
Climate Change Videos
Creating a Thesis Statement
- Watch Thesis statement video
- Complete Activity 2 Twitter Ready Statements
Prospectuses
Objective vs Subjective Writing
- Watch the objective Writing video
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