Extended Project Qualification: Academic Writing with Lily Bissell from University of Southampton

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The penultimate session in our EPQ series will be delivered by Lily Bissell, an Academic Skills Officer in the University of Southampton’s Learn with US Transition EPQ programme.

The aim of this session is to enhance the quality of students’ critical writing with a view to achieving higher marks in the written report of the EPQ.

Objectives:

• Explore ways to plan the EPQ report to ensure a logical structure and connect your research question to the broader context.
• Distinguish between descriptive and critical writing.
• Consider how to synthesise complex information and construct a clear, well-supported argument.
• Demonstrate how to analyse information for a cohesive and evidenced-based conclusion.

Preparatory Work

Though it is not essential to complete the preparatory work before the session, you might find the session even more useful if you have completed the following task:

Watch our YouTube video titled ‘Planning and Writing the EPQ’ and answer the following questions:

1. 1:07: Which section of your academic writing should you ideally begin writing first?
2. 5:29 – 6:09: What are at least 2 things to include when writing an introduction?
3. 1:22 – 4:33: Write down at least 3 tips to consider when writing the main body of your writing.
4. 6:59 – 10:19: Write down at least 3 tips for discussing evidence in the main body of your report?
5. 4:34 – 5:27: Identify one thing you should avoid doing when writing your conclusion.

Please note that, although the session is scheduled to end at 14:45, Lily will stay on until 15:00 to answer further questions.   

Speaker Profile: Lily Bissell

For forthcoming sessions in this great EPQ series with Learn with US at University of Southampton, please see below and click for details:

University of Southampton – EPQ Series

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no cost to take part.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying for an Extended Project Qualification. Individual students and teachers as well as groups taking part from a classroom are very welcome indeed.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: See above.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via typed comments and questions and/or a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below:

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