Essay writing advice and notes

History of Graphic Communication

Essay writing and referencing

 Relevant to the q
 Clear structure
 Key terminology
 References
 Appropriate use of sources
 Justify conclusions
 Analysis
 Concise
 Footnotes and bibliography

Finding sources:
 Most recent
 Things written at the time
 Sources justify each other

Planning and structure:
 Intro (how you’re going to answer the question), main, conclusion
(summarise all the points made and make final judgement,
answering the q)
 Use headings if necessary

In text references:
 Reference anything that is not common knowledge
 Dates and stats
 Direct quotations (single quote marks)
 Paraphrasing
 References in footnotes should give page numbers

Footnotes & bibliography:
 Footnotes - specific source
 Bibliography - all sources used. Alphabetical order. References in
bibliography doesn’t need page numbers