Essay Writing Resources
Below are some resources intended to help you in writing and submitting your assessments:
Submitting your work:
Writing your essay:
- Advice on Writing Essays; Checklist
- Advice on Writing Gobbets; Checklist
- Classics Department Style guide - guidance on formatting your written work
- Plagiarism. Plagiarism, defined as ‘the attempt to pass off someone else’s work as one’s own’ is a variety of cheating or fraud. It is taken very seriously by the University and students who are caught can suffer penalties which are extremely detrimental to their career. If in doubt about what constitutes plagiarism, please consult the online tutorial Plagiarwise
Conducting research:
Library Induction and Searching Skills
For first year students:
- First-year Study Skills - online Powerpoint presentations
- First-year students can check our glossary of key terms for understanding how we talk about the ancient world.