How to Lay out and Write an Essay

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First week

Lesson one

How to research

I learned from the first lesson how doing research about a crucial topic, I have certain ways of doing it, whether to go online and visits related websites. The best method of researching to find out the specific topic is by selecting a different type of search engine such as (Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Ask) etc. (Lutherus et al). Each search engine offer us with a different information. Using a Keyword in a search engine will bring up a better result. The reason is to use a different search engine is to make sure that we have the correct information about the topic that we aim to get information about. Incorrect information will lead student fail and not understanding the topic that aim to learn about. Therefore it's important to make sure using different search engine.

I learned how to layout an essay.

I learned how to layout an essay on my project. In the class we had a discussion about how to layout an essay. Each student has given their own opinion about how to layout an essay. I learned that I have to do research about the topic whether online or go to the library and get a book to read about the subject that I want to develop. Also I learned that the start of the page will have to be introduced to give a brief explanation about the specific topic we want to talk about and say that what is the project about, what is important of the project, how the project will be developed and summarizing (Phyllis Crème and Mary R. Lea ).

I learned that teamwork will be easier to do the work.

We had a discussion about team work and explained the purpose of the teamwork. I learned that working as team will help us to complete the complex task easier than its. Also I learned that teamwork will...

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• (1991), A case for the case study. Edited by Joe R. Feagin, Anthony M Orum, and Gideon Sjoberg. In University of North Carolia Press.

• Butterworth-Heinemann., (1998), Global Tourism’ Edited by William F. Theobald. In Oxford. Second edition published

• Carkhuff , R. W. (2009).20 Steps to Success Teamwork, No. 19pp. 1- 20. Online source appeared at: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-4aMheF0lTcC&pg=PA19&dq=plan+in+team+working&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nmWTUozbDY6qhAewpYGwDA&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=plan%20in%20team%20working&f=false

• Rousseau, V., Aube, C., Savoie, A., (2006), Teamwork Behaviors: A review and an integration of frameworks, Small Group Research, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 540- 570

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