237.102 Critical Studies B

Essay assignment

What are we covering in the lecture

• Formalities of the assignment• Expectations• Question analysis• Forming an informed opinion• Referencing • Getting help

Formalities

Due: Wednesday, 6th October by 4 p.m.Weight:60% of final gradeLength: 1800 words

10% tolerance(excludes captions, citations, quotes, reference and illustration lists, bibliography, page numbers)

• Aim of the essay• Essay format

TimelineDate Task

6 – 10 September Question analysisSelect one image, space or objectContext researchCollect bib information

Locate bibliographic information for image, space or objectForm opinion about focus of question & write it down

11 – 19 September Essay planStart 1st DraftInclude in-text references

20 – 24 September 1st Draft completedCheck logic of argument against claim made, fix if need toConfirm images fit arguments & focus, fix if you need toConfirm the references match argument and points made

25 September –3 October

2nd draftAdd any information from TutsSpell check and grammar check Adjust in-text refs if you need to

4 – 6 October Complete reference list, bibliography, illustration listCover sheet, originality declaration

Topic Sentence

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Topic Sentence

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Essay construction• Introduction

Broad outline gradually focussingReader onto the thesis statement

• BodyTopic sentenceSupporting evidenceExample

• ConclusionSummary leading to a final statementOn the implications of your argument

Adapted from Writing Guidelines forApplied Science Students byEmerson & Hampton, 1996, p.54.

Introduction5 – 10%

Conclusion5 – 10%

Directional Statement

Linking Statement

Topic Sentence

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What do you have to do?

Explain how a chosen object, image or space reflects and engages with its cultural context.

Explain how (put the name of your object, image or space in here) reflects and engages with its cultural context.

Explain how Paipera Tapu, Maori bible, reflects and engages with its cultural context.

Forming an informed opinion

– Collect information about the example you choose by – Making a list of key search words:

– Maori Bible, missionary schools, translation into Maori, Maori Religion, Old Testament, Christianity NZ, Native Schools

– Collect the bibliographic and webpage information at the same time

– Relevance and credibility of reading material

• Form and write down your opinionThe Maori Bible has changed from a tool of British colonisation to a

valuable learning resource of Ngapuhi dialect.

Different types of reading

• Entertainment– Novels, magazines, news papers, on-line

• Academic– Textbooks, journals, articles, newspapers, on-line

Plan itTopiccultural context(1833-1870) & present time limit

How bible reflects cultural context (what values are projected to others or to ourselves)

How the bible engages with cultural context (the worth or meaning consumers derive from the bible)

Description: BibleThis object is a book: A volume made up of printed pages written in Maori and fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. Used for sharing information, a record of sacred writings of Christian

religion in Maori.

The Bible reflects the fundamental narratives of Europeans. It contains narratives which are fundamental to a British belief system – eg. Genesis

At the time, 1833 - 1845, the bible communicated a British worldview to Maori. It was a way for Maori to understand British ways of doing things.

HistoricTeaching Tool

Used to teach Maori literacy skills (reading & writing), reflected value placed on literacy within European society.

Maori learned how to read and write, purpose was for connection to Atua. British ‘educated’ Maori that Christian ideology was to be dominant.

Present Record of the influence the missionaries had during the period of colonisation.

Documentation of language that is used to educate Maori in Ngapuhi dialect

Put it togetherExplainMake clear why something happens or why it is the way it is

Argument/ claim of essayThe Maori Bible has changed from a tool of British colonisation to a valuable learning resource of Ngapuhi dialect

Point to makeRecord of the influence the missionaries had during the period of colonisation.

1. Maori in the Far North were converted to Christianity very early in New Zealand’s history using Te Paipera Tapu.

2. The Maori Bible was created by Reverend Mr. Maunsell, an Irish missionary in the Far North, who translated the English Bible into Ngapuhi dialect because it removed the language barrier between the English missionaries and Maori and would speed up the Christian conversion process (Maunsell, 1858).

3. Te Paipera Tapu enjoyed an initial popularity, but the success of the missionaries came with the subsequent translation of the new testament in 1837 (Lineham, n.d.).

4. By the end of the 1840s there were 72,000 copies available in Maori (Lineham, n.d.), showing that Te Paipera Tapu was a successful publication.

5. The process of developing Te Paipera Tapu left an historic record of the translation process, manufacturing the book and distribution which shows the significant influence that missionaries had during colonisation.

When to reference

Paraphrasing someone else’s ideas

Making quotations

Referring to or displaying illustrations

How to reference

In textParaphrases and direct

quotations (Author, year, page number)e.g. Theories of intelligence have had “a

pernicious and self-defeating effect” (Weiten, 2004, p.74) on generations of children.

Art work (Artist, title, year, dimensions:

location, collection/owner)

Fig.23, Umberto Boccioni. The City Rises. 1910. Oil on canvas,6' 6 1/2" x 9' 10 1/2" (199.3 x 301 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

Bibliographic references

• Books– Author surname, initial. (Year of

publication). Title of book. City of publication: Publisher.

• Journal– Author surname, initial. (Year). Article

title. Journal title, volume (issue). Page numbers.

• Internet– Author’s name, initial. (Year). Title.

Date retrieved. Full URL (web address)

Reference, Bibliography and Illustration Lists

• Reference and Bibliography lists will need to be in alphabetical order by author surname or corporate author name.– Reference lists contain all the material you have used.– Bibliography contains all the material you have read.

• Illustration lists contain the source information of all illustrations.– Ordered by appearance in the document eg. Fig 1., Fig 2.

• Specific formats can be located in the College of Creative Arts Written Assignment Presentation Guidelines (2006), pp.10 -14.

Getting help• Content, administration, extensions – Contact your tutor first

• Getting information about the topic– Contact the information managers at the library

• Wanting extra help with learning course content– Contact the peer tutor coordinator

• Wanting a hand with improving your grades– Contact the Undergrad Learning Advisors at the Student

Learning Centre.