Task-17-Semester-task

Dear All,
to complete this semester you need to be ready with the following tasks:

1. A summary of an article with an explanation of why you have chosen it and a set of 3 questions to go with it:
a) What would you like to learn from it?
b) What information from it you knew?
c) What information is /was not clear

Please, choose an article that discusses some urgent/vital/very important/urgent/up-to-date issue

Word limit: 300 words

2. A for-and-against essay: 400-450 words

Choose different topics for tasks 1 & 2

3. A reflection note about the activities you have been offered this semester: 
you should comment on the activities you did this semester which should include the following details:
a) smth that you found useful
b) smth that was not that useful
c) smth that you would like to do the next semester
d) suggest a couple of topics for discussion

Word limit: 220-250 words

Don't forget to use the Citation Machine (http://thecitationmachine.net, the Plagiarism Checker (https://edubirdie.com/plagiarism-checker) and the URL shortener (bit.ly).

Don't forget to use the Citation Machine (http://thecitationmachine.net, the Plagiarism Checker (https://edubirdie.com/plagiarism-checker) and the URL shortener (bit.ly).






You need to publish your works in your blogs by December 23. I'll let you know what your grades are on the 25th of December.

Your essays will be graded using the following scale:
  1. 10 points Essay content
    10 points Essay organization
    10 points Language
    10 points Mechanics: Grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity of expression.
    10 points Bonus points for a particularly well-developed essay following all the requirements
     
  2. Your summary will be graded according to the criteria you can access by following the link https://bit.ly/2LcQsz0 
  3. Reflective note:
  4. Follow the link to the Reflective note evaluation criteria https://bit.ly/2GeCWMo

Comments

  1. Natalia EydelmanDecember 13, 2018 at 11:58 PM

    PS: Let's use MLA for referencing

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    1. Natalia EydelmanDecember 14, 2018 at 8:20 PM

      Here is a link to the Purdue University's Writing Lab page with a very detailed explanation of how to make references: https://bit.ly/2JBgHg6

      I'm sharing it with you for the future when you need to prepare references for your course papers and other longer papers.

      Delete
  2. Natalia EydelmanDecember 14, 2018 at 12:52 AM

    I'm sorry the link above to the Reflection Note is not working. Here it is again:

    https://bit.ly/2GeCWMo

    ReplyDelete

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