Friday, 29 January 2016

The Written Assignment: DEADLINE 19th FEBRUARY 2016 - 3 weeks to go!

REMEMBER: YOUR W.A IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!


20% OF YOUR I.B GRADE

33% CRIT C CAMPUS GRADE FOR TERM 2

***YOU LOSE MARKS/ FAIL IF YOU UPLOAD WORK AFTER DEADLINE***


How is it assessed?

Crit A: Rationale and Task (10 marks)
Task clearly introduced in rationale
Task successfully addresses subject and aim on rationale
Appropriate choice of text type

Crit BOrganisation and development (6 marks)
Ideas organised and developed

Crit CLanguage (8 marks)

Appropriate and effective language for task

Important skills for Written Assignment
1) The ability to read and understand a source thoughtfully and independently (only ONE sources can be audiovisual)
2) Form your own opinion on the topic
3) Extract relevant material from what has been read
4) Express that view through an appropriate text type, whose conventions they can handle
5) Make reference to each of your 3 or 4 sources in a way which is appropriate and relevant for your text type

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How to write a good essay For your Written Assignment:
Essays are not distinguished by any particularly strong features of physical layout or format, but rather by a distinctive organisation of ideas.
Basic Format
-stated sense of purpose / aim an effective and clear introduction to the issue or question
-introduction + conclusion these should effectively embody the 'sense of purpose'
-clear organisation : both in terms of the individual steps of the argument, and in terms of the overall pattern of the argument.
-clear and appropriate paragraphing emphasising the logical steps of the argument
-Lots of connectives
Approach
Øregister - consistent and formal

Ørange of aspects considered - There should be a sense that different arguments are explored – if only to disagree with some of them. Actual balance between, say Pro & Con, will depend on the task specified.


Introductory phrases

NowadaysRecentlythere is widespread concern about …
Not only do think (one idea) but also think (a different idea)
Throughout historythere has been …
History has been littered with examples of …
In the past there has been many examples of …
In the (nearfuturemaybe there will be
Despite (+noun OR + gerund)
e.g  Despite the protests …
  Despite hating protests 
It is a vital/ critical/ crucial/ fundamental/ essential/ key  problem or issue in society
The relevance of/the awareness of this issue is crucial because
Clearly, it is inevitable/unavoidable/inescapable to be concerned about this issue
As an engaged/ informed/ educated/ thoughtful/ critical citizen, it is …

Connectives

1) To addand, furthermore, in additionwhat is more, to addmoreover
2) To contrastbutalthoughthoughdespite, in spite of, howeverneverthelessyetwhereaswhile
3) To give reasonbecausesincedue to, as, owing to, because of
4) To give a resultthereforeconsequently, so, as a result
5)To show sequencefirstlysecondlyfinallylastlylast but not least
6) To summariseconcludeto sum up, in conclusion, in brief, in summary, in short, to conclude

Powerful verbs

To impact upon/ to affect
To give rise to …
To raise awareness  of …
To give weight to …
To urge/to encourage
To retaliate
To initiate
To trigger/to spark (something)
To cost lives
To take steps towards
To reach an agreement
To be declared independent
To seek/strive for independence
To solve/ resolve
To take into account

Linking phrases
… culminated in… (ended in …)
…resulted in…
… led to ….
… was caused by …
…was said to be …
…is still thought to be…

Summarising

- Taking all this into account, it is clear that ...
- All in all, ...
- To sum, this crucial issue needs to be dealt with by implementing ...
- In conclusion, the facts suggest that ...

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