S80+ Assignment

Understand your question 8 May 2025

Read your assignment instructions, check the word count and marking criteria, double check the due date and the format.

Circle keywords in your assignment question that tell you what to do. For instance, is it asking you to 'evaluate' or 'describe' or 'assess'?

Try writing out the question in your own words, or explain the assignment to a family member or friend.

Circle or make note of any keywords that are related to your subject or course specifically (in Nursing, this might be "human structure" or
"misconduct"; in Business it might be "ethics".)

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Plan your structure 8 May 2025

Use the right structure for your assignment type: is it an essay, report, personal reflection, persuasive or narrative, or scientific paper? Your
assignment sheet or instructions from your teacher will tell you this.

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Find information and take notes 8 May 2025

What do you already know? Spend a few minutes writing it down.

Where will you look? Think about the tools you will use (perhaps your library databases, Google Scholar, others). Journals might be good for
evidence, a credible online source or search might be good for general information.

Get creative: When searching, think of other, related keywords that could give you new results and perspectives (for example the different
keywords: Sport; Soccer; World Cup might give you different sources.)

When taking notes, consider paraphrasing as you go - this means using your own words to describe someone else's idea. Paraphrasing can help
you understand the idea yourself. (Remember, you still need to reference someone else's' idea even if you use your own words.) You might
also choose to use a direct quote - "exact words in a reference" - or you might summarise, which is describing the findings of an entire source
or section in your own words. If you take notes this way while researching, it will help you form your ideas, sentences, and paragraphs when
you write your first draft.

Save yourself some time - if you read something relevant, make a note right away. You might keep it in a "research journal" book or digital
document, with correctly formatted references, dates accessed, and a brief note on what it relates to. This will save you a lot of time later!

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Organise your notes 9 May 2025

Remember those notes you took while reading? Now you can put them in an order that makes sense.

Take notes to suit the type of structure you need to follow.

Whether you are typing or writing, one method is to start with headlines - for example, by argument, by topic, by idea - and group the notes
you made this way.

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Write your draft 9 May 2025

Use your own words, using language that your teacher expects.

Use evidence, properly.

A draft isn't perfect! Try to write everything down first. Then, try to focus on developing those notes into organised paragraphs, based on the
structure you need to follow.

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Get feedback 10 May 2025

Get trusted AI-powered feedback on what you have written so far. Studiosity is free for many students, so find your service to upload your
document and get fast, personalised feedback to help improve your draft.

Always check with your teacher or lecturer if you are unsure, or want feedback on the content or even referencing of your draft.

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Revise your draft 10 May 2025

You've got feedback, great! Now you need to do something with it. This is where you can critically think for yourself about the strength of
your argument (if you're arguing), your references, and structure. Decide what feedback to use, and how you want to make changes if you
want to.

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Check it and proofread it 11 May 2025

Make sure your assignment is formatted correctly for the task type and your teacher’s requirements.

Do a proofread and last edit (what's the difference?).

Use Studiosity to get a last round of writing feedback, before you hand your work in. You can take your feedback and make any necessary
edits, before submitting your work.

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Submit by 12 May 2025

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