Please someone help me i have a 2000 word essay to write by Monday?

Question

I have a 2000 word essay to write on, How would you advise a friend who is pursuing a course of study in term of an effective learning appraoch? has to be fully cited could someone please tell me were to start please please please.

Answer 1

I would say vary the studying techniques so that it appeals to the senses.

Use colour (highlighting important words, different colour ink to rewrite notes from lectures etc), use diagrams sparingly (they say a picture is worth a thousand words), sounds (tape record dictations).

Re-present ideas in a PowerPoint presentation this will help with the organisation of ideas and memorisation of important themes.

Give a short summary lecture to a supervisor. Utilise as many sources as possible - Internet, media, radio, interview technique where possible and if appropriate. Choose techniques that are appropriate to the topic (details of which you have not included in your question).

Make sure your essay has a good beginning (introduction), middle (analysis) and end (conclusions)!

Regarding citations, here are a few to get you started:
1. 'List of learning processes' (*** very good source)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_learning_processes
2. 'Teaching Skills in Further and Adult Education', David Minton,
p49-50 City and Guilds Press [2nd Ed.]
3. 'Efficient Learning Method'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient_learning_method

Good luck!

Answer 2

First relax a little, you will get nothing done if you give into fear.
Now look at what you have done so far. No matter how little this is, that is your starting point. Get out all your books, find somewhere quiet and work your a*se off.
Whatever you end up with on Monday morning, you put in, (if you cant get an extension).
Take regular short drink breaks of 5 or 10 mins every hour or so, get some sleep when you are tiered enough, but not too much & slog your guts out.
Good luck.

Answer 3

Well here's some advice from George Orwell in regards to writing:

1.Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.

2.Never us a long word where a short one will do.

3.If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.

4.Never use the passive where you can use the active.

5.Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

6.Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

Besides these very sound ideas. The question you just posted and it's subject line consist of roughly 60 words. so, approximately 33 more paragraphs of that length and you have your 2k words!

use the internet to cite and find your references.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Main thing is to make a start.
Then take it in stages.
Five 400 word essays, or 10 200 word essays would not be so hard.
Then stick them all together!
Good luck.
But just start, and see where that takes you.
Know that you can stop when you feel like it.

Answer 5

OK have you any books/ articles at home already that you can use? you could try the library tomorrow (college) to access the material you need. Also do you have student web access. i know that you can access your college library this way. Another option is to go to google scholar and surf for articles that are relevant to your essay.. as already mentioned its good that you don't have to submit the essay till Monday.. in future it might be easier to write a little and often in the weeks prior to the submission date.. hope this helps.

Answer 6

Lie down in bed with the lights off and let your mind drift. Keep a pen and notebook close by. As your brain stylizes images from different genre films, scribble down a sentence, maybe even a paragraph. Avoid the sunlight, laptop, logic, and outline forms for now. Sink into your pillow, and let the thoughts sink into your brain. Just be sure to have that pen and paper nearby! We have different thoughts and different techniques during different times and mind flows. Go with the mind flow. EDIT: It also helps to think while doing house cleaning! Two birds, one stone.

Answer 7

Man 2,000 words isn't even breaking a sweat! Look in college people type 10-20 page papers in almost every class! Well I guess it depends what school you go too....

but back to your question. Hit the library and google it. Also... try looking here in yahoo answers for questions similiar to yours. Don't ever announce that your question is for a paper... ppl on Yahoo Answers almost NEVER help you when you tell them its for a paper.

I would talk to a teacher... a family friend or relative who works in a school. Then ask them questions about effective learning approaches... thatll help you.

goodluck!

Answer 8

Study Guides and Strategies-http://www.studygs.net/

My advice for an effective learning approach to any course of study is "learning to learn." In preparation set goals for managing time, managing stress, avoiding procrastination, thinking critically and excel like a genius. Self-discipline by far must be accomplished before anything is accomplished. Motivate yourself, brain storm with a friend and study, study, study.

Classroom participation influences teachers and keeps you alert to paying attention in class, even while taking notes. Listen carefully and take notes during lectures.

Your effective study habits must involve concentration, memorization, vocabulary building and studying with multiple sources.

Learning with others is often a way to studying using feedback off of one another. However, this can easily turn into a waste of time without devoted participants.

Your reading skills and reading comprehension must be excellent to pursue and master any course of study. Public speaking is the most difficult for all of us. It just doesn't seem to come natural.

The presentation of your projects or speeches must be organized, well thought out and extremely interesting to your professors.

As you are reading or listening anticipate test content. This helps overcome test anxiety and organizes review tools for test taking. There are many variations for taking tests, i.e. true/false, multiple choice, short answer, open book exam, etc.

Your writing skills improve as you continue to write for any reason. Remember to RESEARCH, DRAFT, REVISE, PROOFREAD for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
You will write under a deadline. You will write five-paragraph essays or essays for a literature class, expository essays, persuasive essays, bibliographies, etc.

Not all websites can be trusted, so evaluating web content is something else to watch. It is called making sure you have WEBTRUTH. Accurately cite your website information footnotes just like your reference notes.

This is the best information that I can offer my friend who is pursuing a course of study.

Answer 9

Firstly i'd ask for a clearer title!!
Check out the web or google for samples of effective learning approaches and try and decipher their advice and relate it to what you have to write about. You may be able to find sample essays on various sites (again try google)
Good luck!

Answer 10

Here's a starting point. Some theorists and practitioners reduce learning modalities to three categories including visual, motor, and auditory. Visual children tend to learn by watching and looking at pictures and may be easily distracted by movement and action in the classroom. Those who respond to motor/kinesthetic stimuli tend to be involved and active, would rather do than watch, and prefer 'hands on' projects. Auditory children tend to learn by being told, respond to verbal instructions, and may be easily distracted by noise.