Africa Book Book Review/Reading Assignment 代写


Book Review/Reading Assignment   Africa_SM2_2017
 
Book review/reading assignment (worth 20%) 1000 words. Due 20 Aug (sun.)11pm.   Submit online only on 'Assignment' tab.
SEE Separate sheet on LMS – summary only follows
Read one of the African novels on the list on LMS (or find another with tutor/my approval). In 1000 words, write a book review of the work. Show how the book presents Africa and African life, and offer critical observations. Detailed requirements and topical questions are set out on a separate assignment sheet. Do not submit reviews already done for 'Scarcity' or other subjects.
Note: we have brilliant plagiarism software. Assignments are submitted electronically and compared with all websites, and all previous university assignments. Anything copied from anywhere else needs to be in quote marks and cited.  Penalties for academic dishonesty will range from a mark of 0 to heavy % reductions. If in doubt see https://academichonesty.unimelb.edu.au/  or ask your tutors.
 Late penalty: 5% per day
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Read one of the African novels on the LMS document (or find another with tutor's approval). We are interested in novels not academic texts or textbooks. In 1,000 words, write a “book review” of the work. Show how the book presents Africa and African life, and offer your own critical observations of the book.
 
The aim is to get you into the habit of reading critically, by providing a review of a novel that is written by an African author, or describes/is set in Africa.
Try to be selective in your choice of book; choose something you actually want to study. Reviews should always be written as though they are going appear in an academic journal. This means full bibliographic details at the top, and your name visible. Have a look at how academic reviews in that and other journals are structured.  It goes without saying that I expect you to read the book! Avoid any previously published  reviews of it (and especially student reviews) on the web or in journals.
 Africa Book Book Review/Reading Assignment 代写
Reviews are marked on
ï      quality of your analysis
ï      structure of your review - move from an introduction to the key points you wish to make, then conclude.
ï      proper bibliography (if needed)
ï      good use of sources (if needed)- proper citation of ideas and quotations
ï      no plagiarism or misuse of sources and web sites
ï      We will award minimal % for good presentation.
 
The majority of marks will be awarded for the quality of your analysis of the book. So make sure you set the book in context (author’s reputation? Place where it is set? is it part of a series etc.?), describe its contents in brief, before offering critical judgments.
Usually reviewers have a good knowledge of the subject matter of the piece they are reviewing. So you might need to read around the subject a little, research the author, or look into any historical episodes that are described, in order to feel confident in your opinions.
 
Answers are marked on
ï      quality of your analysis and answering the question
ï      structure of your answer - move from an introduction to the key points you wish to make, then conclude.
ï      proper bibliography
ï      good use of sources - proper citation of ideas and quotations
ï      no plagiarism or  misuse of sources and web sites
ï      We will award minimal % for good presentation.
 
Examples of correct citation
 
Author, (date), Title, Source/Publisher
 
e.g. Book:
Smith N. 1994. Uneven Development. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
 
Or if it's a journal:
Boateng, P.K. 2017. Land Access, Agricultural Land Use Changes and Narratives about Land Degradation in the Savannahs of Northeast Ghana. Social Sciences 6 (1): 1 – 26
 
Web page:
New Internationalist. 2000. Issue on Africa. No. 326, August. Available at:   http://www.newint.org/issue326/contents.htm
 
Africa Book Review Evaluation Sheet
 
ï      introduction, including statement of question and/or argument  (poor         satisfactory       good)
ï      for book review – good summary of book                        (poor         satisfactory       good)
ï      paper structure, including logical sequence of ideas and argument,
                          conclusion                                          (poor         satisfactory       good)
ï      intelligent & critical assessment of the book or debate. Focus.       (poor         satisfactory       good)
ï      writing style, including clarity and conciseness                       (poor        satisfactory       good)
ï      grammar and syntax                                              (poor satisfactory       good)
 
ï      justification of argument using sources (if required)         (poor  satisfactory          good)
ï      appropriate citation of sources (in text and in bibliography)  (poor         satisfactory       good)
ï      use of illustrations (data, figures, tables, maps)*            (N/A          poor       satisfactory       good)
 
*not usually needed in a book review
 
 Africa Book Book Review/Reading Assignment 代写