To get help writing an essay

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Do people get help with essays?Do you pay someone to do it with you? Or do it for you?

It is secondary school but quite important part of the qualification

10,000 words was my Masters dissertation at L7. That’s ridiculous for Level 3!

Start treating the essay title as if it is your hobby and you have to explain it. Look up books on the subject and start googling and reading around it. Then divide into headings and write down the points you want to get across and lastly just start writing. You can totally do it x if you get anyone or ai to write any of it you’ll fail it, just remember everyone who’s been asked to do it will be feeling the same way but you can all totally do it

I’ve tutored people in essay writing technique, but not with the actual essay, of course. Are you sure it’s 10,000 words? Have you talked to your tutor about it?

This exactly.

No.

YABU

It's cheating, and really serious cheating. What are you teaching your DC by even asking this?

Perhaps explain who has to do the essay and exactly what it is for. It definitely isn't for GCSE unless10,000 is a typo for 1000

10,000 words was required for my undergrade thesis. It required research so essay only is much easier.

Best advice is break it into sections.

For example, imagine the title is "Are apples better for your health than oranges?"

Intro:
Purpose of the essay and outline the sections the essay will cover (1,000 words)

The benefits of oranges: (2,500 words)
Outline the benefits
Reference supporting articles and research (WHO, NHS, academic research articles etc)
Discuss the limitations and shortcomings of oranges

The benefits of apples: (2,500 words)
Same as above but just supporting arguemebts for apples

Alternative Views: (2,500)

• Better fruits like blueberries and bananas and their merits
• Why others argue vegatables are better
• why fruit alone is insufficent for good health, discuss exercise, mobility, balanced diet

Conclusion: (1,500)
Summarise the entire essay
Add you own view having research it all
Draw final conclusions

Try breaking your topic into similar section and it will really help with structuring and is easier to tackle it in parts.

Check what essay writing convention is required for the essay. The Harvard referencing system is on of the most common ones and there's multiple examples only. If stuck, I'll PM you a copy.

You can hire a tutor or writing coach (I do this as a side hustle along with some copyediting work with publishers). A decent tutor absolutely will NOT write it for you! But they will help you spot where you’re getting stuck and correct some minor copy editing errors.

Do not think you can blag your way through using an essay mill or AI. We use software to catch students who do this.

This isn't at all what is required for GCSE level work. No referencing - Harvard or otherwise- is necessary!

It is ridiculous. It is theatre and the subject worth 4 GCSE. Not sure how many more essays there are for year 11 and if all the marking is based all on writing word.

This does not match any information I can find online. Can you paste in a copy of the specification?

OP, please can you clarify a couple of things?

• Are you a teenaged student in a UK school?
• Do you have a teacher or course leader?

Fair enough. 10,000 words is a serious essay and I incorrectly thought there would have to be a referencing system give the level of the task.

Apologies.

I think the OP is very very confused...

Op some of your posts sound a little as though English might not be your first language and I'm wondering if this is a part of the issue.

Can you explain a little more. Is this you or your child you are talking about?

And are you sure it is 10,000 words?

As an aside, as someone who has done a lot of this type of study, I can assure you that once you get going, a lower word limit is tougher than a higher one! If that is the word limit, there will be enough to say, and the words will not be a problem if taken chunk by chunk. It is two 5000 word essays essentially, which in turn is just four 2500 words essays.

But we do need to understand some of the above questions. It sounds a lot for gcse?

What is the actual title of the qualification?

Are you saying you/your child has to write a 10,000 essay for their GCSEs? Come off it. The only time I’ve ever written a 10,000-word essay was for my final year dissertation at uni. GCSE essays are more like 1000-1500 words.

Wow, I don’t remember a single piece of writing in my drama GCSE… I just acted which of course makes total sense. I also had to come up with my own play with a group and act that out.

10k words is a dissertation. Having said that, my DD is doing sports studies and her coursework is far more than 10k words. It’s been done over the course of the whole year though.

Nobody pays to cheat now, they use AI.

10,000 words for GCSE sounds a bit much. My degree dissertation was only 5000 words.

I don't think we're ever going to find out what is actually required here

A little basic Googling will generate numerous links on how to plan and structure an essay.

Yes one of my would mates did a science gcse stage alone at 64, he got a tutor on exam technique. I paid for one at my professional exans stage for similar. Ie how to write to marking guide.
10000 words is a lot. I did that for a 30 credit masters work for the semester. GCSE was only 2 1.5 hour exams when i did one for interest.

I am a certified Master Writing Tutor. Been doing it for years. It’s okay for you to show up with a draft of the essay. The tutor can go over it with you and say things like, “You need a logical transition between these paragraphs.” Or, “You mentioned research. It’s important to cite your sources. It speaks to credibility.” It’s always good to anticipate a counter argument and refute it. “Some people in…..community disagree and argue that…..(citation). “However, as clearly presented in the above paragraphs, documentation clearly states….(original thesis).” The tutor can say, “You have great information/ points here, but could they be presented in a different order for maximum impact?”
Tutoring is about asking the right questions and offering general narrative guidance. NOT about doing the student’s assignment for them.

Of course not. Imagine celebrating your good grade knowing you cheated. What kind of life lesson is that for kids? Awful.

What’s a certified Master Writing Tutor?