Category: Writing

For this essay, you will select one of the articles provided below and engage in a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source. This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source.
A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.
1. Article Summary
? Have you communicated the source’s purpose?
? Have you included all of the source’s main points?
? Have you restated the source’s argument in your own words?
2. Article Response
? Have you provided your perspective on the source’s argument?
? Have you used specific examples from the source to illustrate why you either agree or disagree with the argument?
3. Reflection
? Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses?
? Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?
B. Reflection Questions
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.
What ideas originally came to mind when you first read through the article? Did your initial response to the article change after reading it for a second time? (3-4 sentences)
How does paying attention to the way you respond to a source help you formulate your stance on a topic? (2-3 sentences)
C. Rubric
Attachments:
5508099_1_sugarinschool.pdf

• Choose one type of diverse learner from the chart you completed and write a short exploratory essay addressing the following: o Explain the importance of offering support to the family of diverse learners in your care including how the child directly benefits from this added support. o Describe two strategies that an early childhood professional can implement to support the family of this diverse learner.
Attachments:
5508095_1_Instructions-Unit-4-CE401.docx
5508095_2_CE401-U4-AssignmentTemplate.docx

2.1 Provide a role model for others through individual
behaviour that demonstrates respect for diversity
2.2 Assist and coach colleagues in ways of accepting
diversity in relation to both colleagues and clients
2.3 Develop work practices and undertake planning in a
manner that shows respect for workplace diversity
2.4 Identify and adapt professional development
opportunities to address the needs of a diverse
workforce
2.5 Generate a supportive workplace by valuing and
promoting the benefits of a diverse workforce to
those working in the workplace according to
relevant policy
2.6 Identify and use diversity factors associated with
clients and colleagues to address diversity objectives
of the workplace
2.7 Value and encourage collaboration and the
experience of working with diverse clients and
colleagues
Attachments:
5510626_1_cmb11-studyguide11.pdf
5510626_2_cmb11-bookofreadings11.pdf
5510626_3_cmb11-assessmentbook11.docx

Task
This essay assesses your ability to undertake historical synthesis, drawing on secondary sources to produce a coherent, focussed and structured piece of writing. It is based on the lectures, tutorial discussions and readings from Weeks 2-5.
You must write an essay in response to ONE of the following questions:
Focussing on the period from the death of Muhammad to the fall of the Abbasid caliphate (632-1258 CE), what were the key characteristics of the early Islamic world?
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In your answer, you might like to discuss the rapid spread of Islam as well as the cultural, intellectual and scientific activity, which Islam fostered in various parts of Eurasia.
OR
What were the main factors in the formation and expansion of the Mongol empire in Eurasia (c. 1200-1400 CE)?
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In your answer, you might like to discuss the unification of the nomadic Mongol tribes under Chinggis Khan; the effectiveness of the Mongol army; and some of the distinguishing characteristics of the Mongol empire.
OR
Focussing on Europe but referring also to Asia, what were the key causes and effects of the pandemic of bubonic plague, which ravaged both continents during the fourteenth century?
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In your answer, you might like to discuss the influence of trade and cross-cultural activity on the spread of the bubonic plague; and the social, political and economic impacts of the plague, especially in Europe.
List of Requirements
The essay must be no more than
1200 words
in length (excluding bibliography).
Your
name
and
student number
as well as your
tutor’s name
and
tutorial time
must be written clearly on the cover sheet.
The question you choose to answer must be listed clearly and in full at the top of the first page of your essay.
The essay must consist of an introduction, main body, and conclusion, and it must also have a coherent structure.
All sources used in your response must be cited appropriately and listed IN FULL in a bibliography (as outlined in the Referencing Guide on the course website).
In-text references regarding printed sources must include
page numbers
, even when citations are not direct quotations.
You must use a minimum of
6 sources
. You may use sources from the online Reading List, but only 2 of these sources can count towards your total number of sources.
Unacceptable sources include lecture notes, encyclopaedias, and unverifiable internet sources (e.g. Wikipedia).
You must submit your essay online using
Turnitin
. There is a link to Turnitin on the course website, just below this assessment item.
Each essay must be written in at least
12 point font
, with appropriate margins and at least 1½ spacing.
PLAGIARISM will result in an AUTOMATIC FAIL for this assessment item
Marking Criteria
In assessing this essay, academic staff will be looking for demonstrated effort, skills and ability in the following areas:
CONTENT: Is the information accurate? Is it relevant to the question? Is there evidence of breadth of reading? Have at least 6 sources been used?
UNDERSTANDING: Is there a coherent response to the question? Have the sources used been well understood? Is there evidence of judgement of the significance of material?
STRUCTURE and ORGANISATION: Is there a coherent structure? Is there a logical sequence of ideas?
EXPRESSION: Is the essay well written? Does the writing display fluency, clarity and grammatical correctness?
REFERENCING: Are the sources scholarly? Have the sources been cited according to appropriate academic conventions? Is the bibliography correctly formatted?