Assessment 1 is an in-class writing assignment. You have to write a [?] essay using your own ideas and 6 short extracts.

The topic will be about “green technologies” and will be related to the four [?] articles that you have seen. See Assessment 1 Reading on eLearn for more details.

The extracts are [?] in length to Activity 7 in Unit 2 and also what we did in class in Week 7. At least one of the extracts will be from the journal articles on ‘green technologies’ that you have already seen.

Read and follow the guidelines below. As well as grammatical [?] and vocabulary, the following three criteria will be used in grading. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in a [?] grade.

1. Content and Organisation
Failure to follow the task instructions will result in a lower grade.

• Make sure you [?] the question. You can write either a one-sided or [?] essay, but make sure you give your [?].

• The [?] should include these 3 parts: [?] information, state the topic and an [?] of the essay. If your essay is one-sided, then you should [?] your opinion in the introduction.

• Make sure you have a [?] structure in your body. With a balanced essay, either write [?] "for and against" [?], or group all the [?] and negative points together. Make sure that there is one paragraph per [?].

• Have good [?] between paragraphs. Link back to the [?] paragraph, then have your [?] telling the reader what your paragraph is about.

• Have supporting evidence in the [?] of each body paragraph. Use one of the extracts. Then [?] with a concluding sentence linking back to the topic sentence.

• If you write a one-sided essay, then you must have [?] against the opposing points. You cannot [?] the opposing points.

• The conclusion should include the following: a short [?] of the main points, your opinion and [?] and/or reasons.

• If you [?] too much directly from the sources you will be [?]. Therefore, use your own words.

2. In-text referencing
Failure to reference correctly will result in a lower grade.
• You must use at least [?] of the six texts you are given.
• One of the references should be a direct [?].
• You only need to put ‘[?]’ and ‘year’ and possibly the ‘page [?]’ (if a direct quote).
• Three of your [?] references should be [?]; the other should be [?].
• Make sure you [?] when to use et al. (see Citing References in a text APA if you are unsure)
• Make sure you incude all the [?] in your in-text reference. Do not miss one out.
• Use a range of referencing [?].

3. Academic style
Failure to write in a good academic style will result in a lower grade.
• You should use a [?] written style.
• You should use [?] vocabulary.
• Try to use formal verbs, not [?].
• No [?]
• No [?]
• No sentences [?] with ‘And’, ‘But’, or ‘Because’.
• Try to hedge. Be [?] in your writing; do not be too assertive unless you are certain in your opinion and have support for your point of view.