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ARGUMENT & INDEPENDENCE:
Clearly constructed, developing line of thought, arriving at an independent view
ARGUMENT & INDEPENDENCE
Ideas that do not build upon each other and /or lack relevance; relies on received ideas
INTRODUCTION /CONCLUSION:
Clearly sets out your approach; demonstrates you've arrived somewhere
INTRODUCTION / CONCLUSION:
Simply repeats the question or starts/ends with irrelevant or undeveloped information
WRITTEN STYLE AND EXPRESSION:
Fluency and clarity of writing, varied vocabulary and sentence structure
WRITTEN STYLE AND EXPRESSION:
Imprecise, over-colloquial or ungrammatical English
ENGAGEMENT WITH TEXTS
Detailed analysis of primary texts; quotations effectively integrated
ENGAGEMENT WITH TEXTS
Insufficient quotation/detail; quotations thrown in but not discussed
USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES:
Effective integration of critical perspectives; independent discovery of resources.
USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES:
A complete absence of reading beyond the primary texts, or quotations from critics not properly integrated into argument Registration number: 201444044
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Presentation, referencing and proofreading
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1-Discuss the role of geography and place in any film adaptation and its source text from weeks 6-10.
Peter Weir, adapted to film the novel Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay in 1975. I will explore how this adaptation portrays the clash between colonizers and the aborigine. This postcolonial gothic clearly contrasts the attitude of the settlers and colonizers with the myths and traditions of the