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Assignment Paraphrase

This post was originally added to Learnhigher on: 9th Jan, 2012
Activity time: 20 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s, Webpage, Helpsheet, Word document
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Based on the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) approach, this resource prompts students to consider the assignment question and discuss the ways in which they would answer it prior to beginning writing. A full understanding of the assignment title or question is crucial to obtain the best possible mark.
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Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0

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Academic Writing, Assessment
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Classroom activity
Date
This information/resource was last updated in January 2012.

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This activity is good for helping students to fully understand the assignment question. This activity is based on the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) approach to academic writing that encourages students to engage with writing prior to and outside of assessment.

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