Writing for specific assignments
Planning the essay
1. Essay plan and annotated bibliography Class video presentation (9:47 mins)
Video presentation for students prepared by Dr Shashi Nallaya. Covers writing an essay plan, and good and bad examples of essay plans and annotated bibliographies.
This presentation can be shown to students as a video, or as an interactive online presentation, which can be controlled by the student. The students watch the presentation on 'players' which allow them to move forward or back through the slides, progress at their own speed, annotate or highlight individual slides, and search the text. (See more information).
Watch the video in the Panopto viewer (It will open in a new browser window, and you may need to log in with your UniSA login details).
Give this link to a class to watch individually (more information): https://unisa.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=bbf89d00-a297-4535-92ee-aa76003f67e6 You can also download the presentation (96.4 MB) as a video file from this link (more information).
Download the slides (you can adjust to suit your class) ( 231 KB)
Download the script (you can adjust to suit your class) ( 17 KB)
Give students an interactive online presentation ( 9.9 MB) (See more information)
2. Essay plan, esssay structure and critical thinking Class video presentation (10:22 mins)
Video presentation for students prepared by Dr Shashi Nallaya. Includes information on the essay writing process, essay structure, and gives examples of different sections. Includes slides on demonstrating critical thinking and integrating evidence.
This presentation can be shown to students as a video, or as an interactive online presentation, which can be controlled by the student. The students watch the presentation on 'players' which allow them to move forward or back through the slides, progress at their own speed, annotate or highlight individual slides, and search the text. (See more information).
Watch the video in the Panopto viewer (It will open in a new browser window, and you may need to log in with your UniSA login details).
Give this link to a class to watch individually (more information): https://unisa.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e1d6a2a4-a568-4e0c-860e-aa7a000b94b4 You can also download the presentation (51 MB) as a video file from this link (more information).
Download the slides (you can adjust to suit your class) (275 KB)
Download the script (you can adjust to suit your class) ( 20 KB)
Give students an interactive online presentation (Zip file, 10.4 MB) (See more information)
3. Essay plan Presentation for students
PowerPoint slides and a teacher's script for a class presentation on developing an essay plan, including information on interpreting the task, the steps involved in producing an essay plan, and examples.
Download the slides (218 KB)
Download the script (26 KB)
4. Sample essay plan Handout for students
An exemplar essay plan handout for students.
Download the word doc (46 KB)
