Objectives
To show that you have critical thinking skills.
To show that you can write clearly and elegantly and communicate your ideas effectively.
To show that you can analyze concepts, relationships, and texts.
For this essay, you will need to develop an original research project based on our theme of the environment. During the course, we will look at lots of texts including advertisements, TV episodes, representations online and in print, visual art, and poetry. These ideas sessions as well as working on the gigamap assignment, should help guide you to find a topic relevant to your interests. Your knowledge will be broadened by your worknet, and you will write up your findings in your research essay. The essay will be 2500-3000 words.
RUBRIC: The highest scoring essays will have the following qualities.
They will be well structured with an introduction (including a thesis statement or question), substantial discussion and analysis, where appropriate discussions of counterarguments, and a solid conclusion.
They will display original ideas either through very detailed exploration of the texts or ideas to be discussed or through finding a unique and new way of looking at them.
They will show evidence of careful research, including the secondary sources from the worknet assignment and more where appropriate.
They will engage with critics.
They will develop a writing style that is fluent, eloquent, lively, and succinct.
They will use grammar, punctuation, and citation conventions correctly.
