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Minor Writing Assignment Outline 2011

The document provides guidance for students on how to interpret and analyze three sources on a given topic or theme and discuss the relationships between the sources in a formal written response. It advises students to [1] carefully plan and outline their work before writing, [2] interpret each source by explaining its context and connection to the assessment question, and [3] identify similarities, differences, and positioning of perspectives between the sources. Students should [3] craft an overarching issue question and demonstrate a clear understanding of each source's perspective to link the sources together.

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Minor Writing Assignment Outline 2011

The document provides guidance for students on how to interpret and analyze three sources on a given topic or theme and discuss the relationships between the sources in a formal written response. It advises students to [1] carefully plan and outline their work before writing, [2] interpret each source by explaining its context and connection to the assessment question, and [3] identify similarities, differences, and positioning of perspectives between the sources. Students should [3] craft an overarching issue question and demonstrate a clear understanding of each source's perspective to link the sources together.

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*take your time and do as much planning and outlining as possible before you start composing *be careful

not to generalize with absolute or all encompassing words like: Every Everyone All Always *make sure you look at the assessment rubric being used to evaluate your work ask for help if you are not sure what your teacher is looking for

Students must interpret all three sources. The sources could be text, images, editorial/political cartoons or graphical (charts, graphs etc.).

*this is a formal writing assignment; do not use abbreviations and informal language (colloquialisms) *assume the reader is someone who knows little about the topic; be specific and explain all of the information that you share *you can organize you paper in a linear fashion (one paragraph for each source and a final paragraph for relationships) or you can write more holistically, but you must address all sources.

INTERPRETATION
Interpretation means to explain something, in this case each source. Your task to is to explain each source by deconstructing it. You need to explain the context of the source, including relevant historical background. How is the source connected to the theme of the course?

CARTOONS You can use the STICS method to help you analyze the details within the cartoon WRITTEN SOURCES Identify and explain key terms within the text. VISUALS Look for specific details in the visual to explain including references.

PERSPECTIVE
You need to demonstrate a clear understanding of each sources perspective(s). Provide historical and contemporary context for the source and the perspective(s) being shared. You must link each source to the context of the question (social 30-1 the link would be to principles of liberalism, social 20-1 the link is to nationalism, social 10-1 the link is to globalization).

RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST SOURCES


Students must identify and explain the relationship(s) that exist among all sources

WHATS THE ISSUE OR THEME?


What issue/theme frames all three sources? An issue question begins with To what extent should. Try to craft an issue question that frames all three of the sources. Taken together the sources ask us to consider the extent to which

*useful transition phrases: It is true that Consequently Furthermore Undoubtedly Nevertheless However

DRAWING RELATIONSHIPS
When looking for relationships amongst the sources you can look for similarities and differences and ask yourself the following questions: Do the sources share similar perspectives? Explain why or why not? Do the sources come from a similar time and/or place (historical context) Can the sources be placed on a continuum or spectrum? *you may have to develop more than one relationship depending on the sources (1v2, 2v3, 1v3).

*check for reference information for the sources - there can be valuable clues for your interpretation and the relationships.

COMMUNICATION
When marking Communication, an assessor will consider how effectively the student communicates, including control of vocabulary social studies vocabulary sentence structure mechanics, grammar, and organization Note: Students are expected to use paragraph form for the response. Assessors will consider the proportion of error in terms of complexity and length of the response for the assigned task.

Vocabulary Word choice and usage (appropriate and accurate application of words according to the context and meaning, including social studies terminology) Sentence Structure Syntax (the way in which words are combined to form phrases, clauses and sentences; completeness, consistency, and variety of sentence construction must be considered) Mechanics, Grammar, and Organization Mechanics (punctuation, spelling, capitalization) Grammar (subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, correctness of tense) Organization (coherence and focus)

*use social studies terminology whenever possible *although it is difficult to proof-read your own work, make sure you read over your paper to check for writing error before handing in your final product

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