237.102 Critical Studies B
Essay assignment
What are we covering in the lecture
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Formalities of the assignment
Expectations
Question analysis
Forming an informed opinion
Referencing
Getting help
Formalities
Due: Wednesday, 6th October by 4 p.m.
Weight:
60% of final grade
Length:
1800 words
10% tolerance
(excludes captions, citations, quotes,
reference and illustration lists,
bibliography, page numbers)
• Aim of the essay
• Essay format
Timeline
Date
Task
6 – 10 September
Question analysis
Select one image, space or object
Context research
Collect bib information
Locate bibliographic information for image, space or object
Form opinion about focus of question & write it down
11 – 19 September
Essay plan
Start 1st Draft
Include in-text references
20 – 24 September
1st Draft completed
Check logic of argument against claim made, fix if need to
Confirm images fit arguments & focus, fix if you need to
Confirm the references match argument and points made
25 September –
3 October
2nd draft
Add any information from Tuts
Spell check and grammar check
Adjust in-text refs if you need to
4 – 6 October
Complete reference list, bibliography, illustration list
Cover sheet, originality declaration
Essay construction
• Introduction
Broad outline gradually focussing
Reader onto the thesis statement
• Body
Topic sentence
Supporting evidence
Example
• Conclusion
Summary leading to a final statement
On the implications of your argument
Adapted from Writing Guidelines for
Applied Science Students by
Emerson & Hampton, 1996, p.54.
Introduction
5 – 10%
Directional Statement
Topic Sentence
Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence
Paragraph2
Topic Sentence
Paragraph 3
Linking Statement
Conclusion
5 – 10%
What do you have to do?
Explain how a chosen object, image or space reflects
and engages with its cultural context.
Explain how (put the name of your object, image or
space in here) reflects and engages with its cultural
context.
Explain how Paipera Tapu, Maori bible, reflects and
engages with its cultural context.
Forming an informed opinion
– Collect information about the example you choose by
– Making a list of key search words:
– Maori Bible, missionary schools, translation into Maori, Maori Religion, Old
Testament, Christianity NZ, Native Schools
– Collect the bibliographic and webpage information at the same time
– Relevance and credibility of reading material
• Form and write down your opinion
The Maori Bible has changed from a tool of British colonisation to a
valuable learning resource of Ngapuhi dialect.
Different types of reading
• Entertainment
– Novels, magazines, news papers, on-line
• Academic
– Textbooks, journals, articles, newspapers, on-line
Plan it
Topic
cultural context
(1833-1870) & present
time limit
How bible reflects cultural
context (what values are
projected to others or to
ourselves)
How the bible engages with
cultural context (the worth
or meaning consumers
derive from the bible)
Description: Bible
The Bible reflects the
fundamental narratives of
Europeans. It contains
narratives which are
fundamental to a British
belief system – eg. Genesis
At the time, 1833 - 1845, the
bible communicated a British
worldview to Maori. It was a
way for Maori to understand
British ways of doing things.
Historic
Teaching Tool
Used to teach Maori literacy
skills (reading & writing),
reflected value placed on
literacy within European
society.
Maori learned how to read
and write, purpose was for
connection to Atua.
British ‘educated’ Maori that
Christian ideology was to be
dominant.
Present
Record of the influence the
missionaries had during the
period of colonisation.
Documentation of language
that is used to educate Maori
in Ngapuhi dialect
This object is a book: A volume made
up of printed pages written in Maori
and fastened along one side and
encased between protective covers.
Used for sharing information, a
record of sacred writings of Christian
religion in Maori.
Put it together
Explain
Make clear why something
happens or why it is the
way it is
Argument/ claim of essay
The Maori Bible has
changed from a tool of
British colonisation to a
valuable learning resource
of Ngapuhi dialect
Point to make
Record of the influence
the missionaries had
during the period of
colonisation.
1. Maori in the Far North were converted to Christianity very early in New Zealand’s
history using Te Paipera Tapu.
2. The Maori Bible was created by Reverend Mr. Maunsell, an Irish missionary in the
Far North, who translated the English Bible into Ngapuhi dialect because it
removed the language barrier between the English missionaries and Maori and
would speed up the Christian conversion process (Maunsell, 1858).
3. Te Paipera Tapu enjoyed an initial popularity, but the success of the missionaries
came with the subsequent translation of the new testament in 1837 (Lineham,
n.d.).
4. By the end of the 1840s there were 72,000 copies available in Maori (Lineham,
n.d.), showing that Te Paipera Tapu was a successful publication.
5. The process of developing Te Paipera Tapu left an historic record of the translation
process, manufacturing the book and distribution which shows the significant
influence that missionaries had during colonisation.
When to reference
Paraphrasing someone else’s ideas
Making quotations
Referring to or displaying illustrations
How to reference
In text
Paraphrases and direct
quotations
(Author, year, page number)
e.g. Theories of intelligence have had “a
pernicious and self-defeating effect”
(Weiten, 2004, p.74) on generations
of children.
Art work
(Artist, title, year, dimensions:
location, collection/owner)
Fig.23, Umberto Boccioni. The City Rises. 1910. Oil on canvas,
6' 6 1/2" x 9' 10 1/2" (199.3 x 301 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Bibliographic references
• Books
– Author surname, initial. (Year of
publication). Title of book. City of
publication: Publisher.
• Journal
– Author surname, initial. (Year). Article
title. Journal title, volume (issue).
Page numbers.
• Internet
– Author’s name, initial. (Year). Title.
Date retrieved. Full URL (web
address)
Reference, Bibliography and
Illustration Lists
• Reference and Bibliography lists will need to be in alphabetical order by
author surname or corporate author name.
– Reference lists contain all the material you have used.
– Bibliography contains all the material you have read.
• Illustration lists contain the source information of all illustrations.
– Ordered by appearance in the document eg. Fig 1., Fig 2.
• Specific formats can be located in the College of Creative Arts Written
Assignment Presentation Guidelines (2006), pp.10 -14.
Getting help
• Content, administration, extensions
– Contact your tutor first
• Getting information about the topic
– Contact the information managers at the library
• Wanting extra help with learning course content
– Contact the peer tutor coordinator
• Wanting a hand with improving your grades
– Contact the Undergrad Learning Advisors at the Student
Learning Centre.