Planning strategies

  • Introduction to Planning

    Knowing how to start your essay is the FIRST STRATEGY we’ll help you with and this tactic is all about planning.

  • Organise Your Time – Essay Planner Timetable Example

    View a working example of how you can structure your time using the plan, research and write approach of the Essay Planners.

  • Planning Using Your Diary

    ELES produced this great little strategy for organising yourself using a diary. Watch the clip and follow the suggestions to get control of your busy schedule.

  • 12 Things I Wish my Students Knew

    This guy knows what he is talking about! Graeme Best is an American teacher who gives you practical tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your study time.

  • Understand the Question

    It doesn’t matter how well you write your essay, if you haven’t answered the question, you won’t get a good grade.

  • iPhoneapp

    This is the only essay‐planning app that offers an interactive self‐assessment, taking your situation into account, to provide you with a personalised Plan of Attack.

  • External Links

    There are plenty of dodgy resources and websites out there (known as Essay Mills) that may appear legitimate at first, but are nothing more than pirates offering to plagiarise your essay for you and take your money for their trouble . Here is a list of ethical sites that may assist you in your studies.