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Research, Study & Writing Skills: How to Write an Essay

This guide covers search strategies, search engines, the Hidden Web and online databases as well as study skills

Links to Essay Writing Tips

There are also ClickView movies

Clickview online has hundreds of videos.

There are 3 easy ways to get to Clickview online:

  • Click on this link to get to the Clickview online site and enter your school email if asked, and also your NORMAL school login i.e., the one that you use to log in to your laptop at school every day.
  • If you are not in a LibGuide simply Google "Clickview Online" and enter your school email if asked, and also your NORMAL school login i.e., the one that you use to log in to your laptop at school every day. 
  • OR Search the library catalogue and access Clickview videos from there.  Just search for your subject and add the word Clickview to your search to retrieve a list of relevant videos.

Once you are in you can browse the relevant subject subfolder in Clickview if you just want to see what kinds of videos there are.

  1. Effective Essay Writing for Junior Students
  2. Effective Essay Writing for Senior Students
  3. Essay Writing Techniques

 

 

 

There are also books on writing essays and reports


How to write an essay. Years 6-8 Call number TR 428.1 ARQ Arquilevich, Gabriel.  (This is in the Teacher's reources collection - but students can borrow iit)

Essay writing step-by-step / : years 7 to 10 Call number: 808.042 BRO Brown, Kristine Series: Excel essential skills Published 2002

How to write a senior or academic essay