PLAN and RESEARCH a 2,000 word essay with me at university (how to write first-class essays) 

Who else is procrastinating on an essay 🙋

I finally figured out how to write a real essay ,sadly only one semester of uni left😂

1.choose questions 2.make mindmap bout the questions (sources and lecture notes) 3.research log (primary, secondary) keep track 4.research process- uni library-search keywords google scholar-keywords check bibliography and references 5. identify core themes of ya research= paragraphs of the essay 6. sort them in your essay plan

This is a refreshingly novel approach. The referencing spreadsheet is an absolute banger of an idea, which I now view as a condensed form of an essay. Usually I bounce between the material and the draft I'm writing. The references are usually spread over 100 tabs in a web browser. Thanks.

You and Vee have great ideas on keeping track of those pesky citations.

So for the people who are preparing for essays or will be heading to university in the future and will need to write essays, I highly suggest getting a referencing software for your reference list/bibliography. I have used Mendeley and Endnote. They’re both amazing. Mendeley is free. Endnote you usually pay for but many universities might have it available for free. You put all of the bibliographical information into either of these softwares and both of them have plug-ins for Microsoft word where you can cite directly from what you have added into the software and it will build your reference list for you at the end in whatever style you need. It honestly saves a lot of time. Plus, most of these softwares allow you to put notes into a separation section for each entry and you can use that during the writing stage too.

I’m so stressed I’ve left this essay to the last minute I’m gonna cry I have a mental block nothing is coming to mind right now

just started my English degree and honestly, I've been following this and I'm averaging at 97% so thank you so much

Omg that essay research log, so simple yet effective - how had I never thought of that before😭

Not even in uni rn but if it’s jack I’m obligated to watch

Just submitted my first 2500 word essay for history, I’m a first year who’s never had to use footnote referencing before, I feel so abused

I’ve come back to this video while trying to do History coursework because I am struggling hard. Finally found the motivation to start working on it, rather than being intimidated by it

This is literally insanely helpful, I'll definitely use this technique for my future essays! One of the clearest and most useful essay writing videos I've come across for sure

Thank you so much Jack 😭 I’ve watched this video loads of times but have just come back to it as I now have my first ever uni essays to write (for English Lit at Durham!) and this has helped me so much by giving me a clearer idea of how to proceed - I was so lost before!

im in year 10 (high school obv) and im really trying hard this year to get at least all b's! i think its definitely possible and i can do it, but sometimes im just SO LAZY for no reason and ill just half-ass everything. not this year, luv! i truly thank you for making these kinds of videos, they really help!! and an essay research log is the best damn thing ive ever heard of!!

Literally sitting down to write an essay when I got the notification for this, you might have just SAVED MY GRADE. THANK YOU

The research log is actually a god send for my history coursework! Been really struggling with finding/ organising sources so this is perfect 🤩

An incredibly helpful essay technique! Thanks so much Jack! Perfectly timed video as, I have to write a 4,000 word essay for my postcolonial module. I hope your essay research and writing went well!

I have three assignments in before Christmas holiday. I made notes on this video, ready to implement over the next couple of weeks.

perfect time for this to pop up in my recommendations since I'm starting two 2000-word essays this week!

okay that research log is SUCH a good idea! my degree is in chemistry but i KNOW that'll be a good way to keep track when literature reviewing

so cool seeing the difference (and similarities) in what you do/need for your essay/how you plan it compared to what i did in my degree. i studied animal science so a lot of my essays were based on research, so in the format you did i'd have a section for each piece of research i looked at and then have 'background/rationale, methods, results, conclusion, critiques' sections (maybe some others but thats the general gist) and i'd make notes on each study i read and then use them to form what i needed to discuss in the essay. i definitely didn't do this for all my essays but you can totally tell the difference when you've properly planned/prepared it than when you've just had to write write write as you go along. good luck with this one !! OOH ALSO anyone doing a dissertation this is ESSENTIAL for keeping on top of research, definitely not the kinda essay to wing lol

ive been telling myself for weeks that my deadlines are ages away and i dont have to start doing anything yet but now there are two weeks and 3 1500 word essays to do and i am so done with procrastination and will be using that research table idea

Here is my tips.I couldn’t afford something big for my project, so support suggested ordering plan with main points, which I could extend then. I did, and writer provided all info with links so I just had to add few sentences to each point. Love their website for fresh ideas!

I was literally about to get started on an essay so this was super useful! Going to use your research log idea 👌 Thank you, from a fellow eng LIT student xx

jackkkk i just wan to said u are amazinggg ,u always make me feel productive and happy when im downnnn jackkkkk, ilove youuuuu 3000++++++ i will keep suportingg u no matter howwww . thank you for make my dayyy.

This helped me crush my thesis, thank you! I was so overwhelmed!

Your T-shirt is giving me life right now 🙏would it be a jack edwards video without a good pun? 😂

THIS IS SO HELPFUL I LOVE YOU deadlines are kicking the shit out of me rn so THANK YOU

Hey Jack! Fellow "arts" student here, would you potentially do a video on how to set yourself up for making notes and things like your document for readings and referencing things? I feel like it would be really helpful for a lot of students, a bit late for me as I am in third year too! Thanks for the other great content though!

this was genuinely so helpful. i just got back my first ever summative assignment and i didn't get the grade i wanted. i felt really lost, but after watching this i know how to approach the next essay! thank you so much :)))

Why didn't I find your channel when I was studying history at uni!!?? That essay log table thing is GENIUS!!

Jack it’s as if you read my mind, I was literally wondering about this! First year English lit as well ☺️

Got an essay due in 10 days and thought I'd check this out ... acc made me feel so much better as my methods are so similar! Out of practice but I'll give it a shot ... 2.5k on the truth claim of photography coming right up! Thanks for the motivation Jack

I’m a med student yet I have to write an essay and the deadline is approaching rapidly so I’m freaking out, thanks for uploading this vid 💖

Can you make a video about how you annotate and what you look for when reading

I literally was making notes and I did not hesitate one second when clicking this video

Came back to this video having just finished my final year doing history (using MHRA referencing eugh) and can 100% confirm this method works - my lowest mark this year was 64 and my highest was 80...I used the grid method on ALL of this year's essays so can highly recommend trying it if you do humanities (especially history)!!

I just wanted to THANK you, because this really saved my a.. in the last minute, and helped me pass my seminar at Uni!! Greetings from germany!

Thank you for making the video, it actually gave me some enthusiasm to continue writing mine! I am an English lit first year and it is still a bit of a blur how to write these (especially as s foreigner lol). I am definetly incorporating some of your research table into my organising system, and thank you again for the tips!

The research log seems so helpful, thanks for the tip!

Thank you so so much for that research log idea! It will help me in being more organized!

I have a deadline on Sunday so this video helped me a lot, thank you ❤️

Why was I not told about a research log earlier. That's a brilliant idea! Thank you so much.

AAAAHHH this is so so useful! Glad I found this video! I'd never thought of doing a research log like this, so thank you!

Thank u bro. I was really troubling with my initial assignments at uk university.... Please make more videos on doing assignments and submission etc

just finished writing a 4,000 word essay for high school, where was this video when i needed it?!

I’m in my honours year studying English lit and just wrote my dissertation chapter on The Prime of Miss JB! Clicked on this video by chance too. New sub, good luck!

This saved my bum because I have to write an essay for my English class and I’m in year 11 so I’ve never written a proper essay before. Thanks for the tips!!

I’m in high school and I’m writing my first 4000 word essay (in history) and this method is going to be so helpful thanks so much for sharing

This has been really helpful, thank you!

do you have a process for reading and annotating books?

This is fantastic!!!! Thanks so much for this

Thank you. This is very helpful. I have been procrastinating and this is helping me to get started

A Very Good Job by Mister Jack ! THANKS

This is so helpful for my term paper. Thanks Jack. You just have crossed on my recommendation. New subscriber here! 💖

Have a 3800 word report due tomorrow, but this technique will definatley help for next semester😅. I was really suprised that you had a choice in essay title. I don't know if it is because I do science or because I am at a small specialist university but I never get a choice.

I love Miss Brodie!! We are studying it in English this year in school

That table is gold. You’re a saint.

obviously it makes sense, i loved this video.

I have like 2 huge essays for Jan (PG) and this helped me so much! thank youuu :)

That's very helpful, thank you, Jack! :)

i have a deadline tomorrow afternoon so this video was definitely just in time for last minute changes 😭

That was amazing, the best method ever :) thank u so much

Your room is really cool And thanks for the advice😊

I like your idea of a Research Log. I am going to start using it new. Thank you.

I recently read the book because I found it in my local book shop where people bring their old used read books and bought it for really cheap and I absolutely loved it, not knowing it was somewhat popular and important and now this video was in my recommended😂

Can you make a video on sort of how you plan your examination answers for University? How you plan out to study and what structure you follow and what to keep in mind, how/ how often to quote, etc. Because i feel lost everytime and our university hasn't really talked about it. I'm doing English Literature too :)

This is so helpful, wow thanks!

Omg you are the best for doing this! About to write my 2000 word essay for my alevel coursework - so thank you 😊 Best advice especially google scholar and colour coding research as there is a focus on critical interpretation and context for my essay

Thank you so much. It was super useful!!!

Extremely helpful!

Yaaas a study video thanks

So helpful, thank you!!

Genius. Thank you for this.

I’m so proud of you just with everything you’ve accomplished🥺🥺

Wow! Great help! Thank you so much!😄👌👌

Why am I even watching this, I haven't even finished my GCSEs

This is helping me a ton.

I got my first essay back (I'm studying History at Warwick) and I got 68%. I also have deadlines soon so this really helped!

just in the middle of planning my eps and this helped SO MUCH! thanks jack!!

So helpful! Thank You!!!

the research log/table is genius

Oh thank god for you. I’m starting to plan my 6000 word final essay and I’m completely overwhelmed haha

So helpful thank you! First year uni student here.

Great advice, this is also how I write my essays and I've never gotten anything lower than an A :).

As an international student, in the first semester of my uni I was struggling to keep pace with lectures cuz my English was bad...... you r lucky enough...

so helpful! thanks!

Can you do a video deeper into the mind mapping and question picking process? I particulary struggle with that..

For dissertations and larger written projects I would recommend programs like Zotero, they allow you to log everything and "harvest" information from books and websites - best of all it can create your bibliography (?) at the end of your essay automatically. Absolute life saver

Love his t-shirt 😍

Would love a part 2 of the library day!

Can you link one of your first class essays on a google doc so we can get an idea of how the final product came out

Thanks bro appreciate the help

Ily🥺

Wow thank you so much!

thank you!! 🙏🙏

I struggle with anxiety around writing papers and your research page document may be a useful tool for me! I have to write a 1500 hundred work essay so this could work! Thank you! :)

Good tips. Thanks

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