Spring semester,
2016
Heading towards the
SOC104 Methods
essay, the GEOG122
report, the ENGL131
essay (& the HIST111
long essay)
Dr Jeannette Stirling,
Senior lecturer,
Learning Development
Subject
Assessment
1
Assessment
2
Assessment
3
Assessment
4
Assessment
5
ENGL131 Week 5
Quiz
750wds.
20%
Week 10
Research essay
2000wds.
40%
Exam Period
Final exam
2 hrs.
40%
GEOG122 Week 5
Poster
20%
Week 9
Report
1200 wds.
30%
Week 12
‘Pitch’ Presentation
20%
Weeks 4, 9, 13
In-class quizzes
10% each
30%
HAS121 Weeks 3, 6, 9
Reflections
250-300 wds .each
15% Total
Week 13
Mind map
15%
Week 12
Reflective essay
1000-1200 wds.
40%
Exam Period
Final exam
30%
HIST111 Week 5
Short essay
750 wds.
25%
Week 12
Long essay
1500 wds.
35%
Ongoing
Participation
10%
Exam Period
Final exam
2 hrs.
30%
PSYC123 Weeks 3 & 6
Online quizzes Methods &
Stats: 10% each
20%
Week 9
Take-home test
10%
Weeks 11 & 12
In-class tests:
Statistics &
Methods: 10% each
20%
Ongoing
Weekly quizzes +
research participation
10%
Exam period
Final exam
2 hrs
40%
SCIE101 Weeks 2, 5, 7, 9
4 x quizzes: 7.5% each
30%
Weeks 3, 6, 8, 11
4 x short essays:
10% each
40%
Weeks 13-14
Major project
30%
SOC104 Weeks 3-10 & 12-13
(incl)
Online blog
20%
Week 5
Methods essay
40%
Week 13
Research design
exercise
40%
Consolidate your paraphrase skills –
Original text...
“Infants differ in their emotional expressiveness and
their emotional responses to events. Some infants are
shy and fearful of new situations. Others are sociable,
eager to begin a social interaction with people they
meet. Some infants seem always on the move,
involved in constant and intense activity. Others seem
less active and more calm. These differences illustrate
the variations in the infants’ temperament.”
Berndt, T 1992, Child Development, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Texas, p. 211.
… paraphrased
Berndt (1992) argues that different children react
in different ways to given situations. For example,
in an unfamiliar situation, one might react with
fear while another is more open. This, he states,
is directly related to the child’s general
disposition.
Original:
“Infants differ in their emotional expressiveness and their emotional responses to events”.
Paraphrase:
Different children react in different ways to given situations.
•Different words, different word order, different parts of speech…
How is the paraphrase different?
Remember
it’s cool to acknowledge the
contributions of others to your
scholarly development.
Assessments – Do I have a plan?
A cunning plan??
Summaries & revision
for quizzes & tests?
Drafts of SOC104
methods essay (due
25 Aug)?
GEOG122 poster
draft (due 26 Aug)?
Research & plans for
HIST111 & ENGL131
long essays?
HAS121 reflections
SOC104 blog
strategies working
well & up to date?
understand essay
form?
SOC104 Methods
essay
Which research
method are you
investigating?
Brainstorm: What are
your main points?
Check assignment
instructions for
guidance.
SOC104 Methods Essay Structure (Week 5,
1500 words, 40%)
• a “map” of the essay, outlining to the reader the
overall topic and then the key points contained in the body of the work.
Introduction
• Advantage 1
• Advantage 2…
• Disadvantage 1
• Disadvantage 2…
Cogent & logically sequenced development of
your key points, e.g.
• Summarises key points expressed in the body of the work, as well as the key learning from your research.
Conclusion
GEOG122 poster 500 words for Week 5,
20%
GEOG122 report 1200 words for Week 9,
30%
• Demonstrate knowledge of events, issues, concepts, theories relating to arguments linked to human uses of the non-human world
• Reasoned, evidence-based evaluations of approaches
• Logical, structured writing • Consider implications and changes
ENGL131: Don’t forget to demonstrate understanding of
key terms
Are you confident that you understand concepts such as:
theme
word choice
metaphor
simile
repetition
punctuation
alliteration
How do these elements contribute to the meaning?
Adapted from Rossetto 2012
Key meanings in writing – match to words
Figures of speech:
• word/phrase applied to object/action where it’s not literally applicable
• comparison of one thing with another of a different kind
Other literary features:
Using the same sound at the start of closely connected words
Repeating the same words/phrases
Other writing features:
Use of commas, full stops, semi-colons…
Subject/topic of a talk, essay, report…
So … We’re going to chat a bit about:
CREATING more effective sentences & paragraphs
TO
SIGNPOST key points in your argument
AND HENCE
SHOWCASE your information
It’s best not to lose your reader. Particularly when
grades are involved.
A complete, grammatically correct
sentence requires …
Subject (noun
phrase)
Verb phrase Object (noun
phrase)
Adverbial
Someone did something to something at some time
Somebody broke the window last night
Essential Essential Essential Optional
Although the composition of the student body has
changed dramatically.1
“Please explain???”’
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/writing/2a.html 1
So. Some words about sentencing:
the fragment…
Sentence fragments are usually incomplete ideas…
Compare the previous version with the
following:
Although the composition of the student body has
changed dramatically, little variation in instructional
techniques has been apparent in Australian
universities until recently.2
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/writing/2a.html 2
On the other hand, you shouldn’t overpack
…
After water is released from the dam it is important
that it is able to move easily downstream. In order
to improve this movement, channel improvements
must sometimes be made, this can involve
straightening bends and removing brush debris or
hazards from the channel.3
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/writing/2b.html 3
After water is released from the dam it is important
that it is able to move easily downstream. In order to
improve this movement, channel improvements must
sometimes be made. This can involve straightening
bends and removing brush debris or hazards from the
channel.4
‘Run-on’ sentences contain more than one
complete idea …
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/writing/2b.html 4
Making meaningful sentences...
For example: Non-English speaking
migrant women are confronted with a vast
array of problems concerning the
workforce and their participation in it.
Noooo!!! Far too general
for an academic essay.
Phrases like “a vast array”
suggest a lack of focus.
As a rule, avoid generalities. Dare to be
specific!
The same idea, take 2: Many migrant
women from non-English speaking
backgrounds are subjected to exploitation
in the workplace. They often remain
invisible to unions and other organisations
interested in workplace equity. Often they
will also experience social isolation. Their
difficulties in finding a way to live in ‘this
place’ are reinforced by gender and the
language barrier.
Better. This reworking of
the same idea not only
identifies the main theme
(non-English speaking
migrant women), but also
specifically identifies some
of the problems they
encounter in the workplace.
Making meaning within sentences…
Leonora walked on her
head, a little higher
than usual. OR
Leonora walked on, her
head a little higher than
usual.
The convict said the
judge is mad. OR The convict, said the
judge, is mad.
Truss, L 2003, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Profile Books, London, p. 97.
The driver managed to
escape from the vehicle
before it sank and swam to
the river-bank.
OR
The driver managed to escape
from the vehicle before it sank,
and swam to the river-bank.
Remember: have an argument - always put
your self in the picture…
Your research should support the
argument that you are presenting,
rather than standing instead of your
argument.
Emphasis on ideas…
Currently, Australian health policies reflect the colonial paternalistic nature of non-Aboriginal practices by sending Indigenous women away from their families and culture to manage their pregnancies and give birth without the consideration of a family-centred care strategies (Cass et al. 2002; Watson et al. 2002).
Useful when discussing research in a general area.
This is important when leading up to the specific studies most relevant to the focus
of your report or essay.
Emphasis on author…
Archell et al. (2007) identify the issues around
retention and attraction of medical officers to
remote and regional areas of the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander health services.
This emphasis is useful when introducing
research more closely related to a specific point
because at this stage you want to discuss or
emphasise a particular aspect of your findings.
Where to next?