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Hi Marwa,

Your ‘similarity score’ for your Module 3 essay is coming in at 58%. Please see your essay attached.

You’ll need to reduce this significantly.

Anything above 25% is deemed unacceptable and would be considered a failed attempt, so I am writing with a few hints on how to reduce this score.
• Use your own words. Paraphrase, re-word and re-write some of these ideas
• Even better, use your own experience. Answer the question in relation to your experience and you will find a natural voice/tone for your essay.
• If you need to directly reference something, make sure you cite the reference correctly. Use “quotation marks” and then give a full reference.
• Make sure your references/sources are relevant and recent; and you should aim to have at least 10 sources for these essays. Don’t pad out your reading lists/bibliographies with sources you haven’t used in the essays.
• Referencing guide – you can use Harvard/Vancouver referencing – choose one, use it correctly and remain consistent. I’ve attached a Harvard Reference Guide for you here
• Read the question, and answer it. Avoid tangents and unnecessary information. If there are more than one parts to the essay, look at where marks are allocated and answer accordingly.
• Neaten your essay – use one font/size and use headings/sub-headings to signpost your ideas to the reader.

The last piece of advice – go back and re-watch the Academic Writing session from the Induction Week (available under Resources)

I’ll grant you an extension for one week until Monday 19th July to address this & resubmit the essay.