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Examinations
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The Study
Questions
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In this course, the assigned essays serve the purpose of
traditional examinations
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The tasks to be accomplished in each of the three essays are
specified elsewhere on this web-site
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Answers will be prepared outside of class and submitted at the
start of class on the due date in both hard copy and an
electronic version (prepared in Word format) to
ljohnson@utep.edu
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While no minimum/maximum length for each essay question
is prescribed, the complexity of the essay tasks suggest that
thorough responses will range from 1200-1500 words when
well-written.
Grading Criteria
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Fully
answering the question (25% )
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Accurate and
effective use of the texts (25%)
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Structured,
supported, coherent demonstration of claims made (25%)
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Observance
of the common writing conventions (25%)
Answering the question
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Address the
issues specified, not the issues you want to address
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Address those
issues in all the works expressly or implicitly relevant to the
question
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Address all the
components of the question
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Finding
substantial differences, not similarities, is central to the process
when analyzing the distinctive idea-sets to be found in the readings.
Textual Evidence
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Each assertion
must be supported by evidence from the text
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Quotes are not
necessary; accurate paraphrasing is essential
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Emphasis is on
idea-sets of the peoples who wrote the texts, not your idea-sets
unless they are specifically requested
Demonstration
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“Structured” — No
data dumps, but rather a series of specific assertions
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“Supported”
— each assertion is followed by the evidence from the text
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“Coherent”
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The evidence clearly supports the claim
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The evidence is systematically presented
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The argument does not shift in mid-stream
Conventions
of Writing
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