TMA 2022-2023
Reading and Studying Literature II
Part (I): STUDENT INFORMATION (to be completed by student)
1. Name:
2. Student ID No:
3. Section No:
4. Tel. :
5. E-mail:
I confirm that the work presented here is my own and is not copied from any source.
Part (II): TUTOR’S FEEDBACK/FEEDFORWARD (to be completed by tutor)
TUTOR’S REMARKS:
FEEDBACK
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Remarks
5
4
3
2
1
(Knowledge of course material
Analytical skill
Relevance to topic
Command of the language
Organization of ideas into a coherent essay
Referencing: in-text citations and bibliography
Research ethics: Acknowledging resources
Word limit.)
FEEDFORWARD (
HOW TO IMPROVE FUTURE WORK/
(Tutor’s advice is based on each student’s performance and the ILOs)
Earned Mark
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work The Sign of Four was written in the context of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. What ideas does Doyle convey about the Mutiny? Does he reiterate the contemporary national British mythology about India, the Mutiny, and its aftermath? How? How are the British represented in this context? How are the Indians represented? What ideas about race does it convey? What role does the hero, Sherlock Holmes, play in the context of the Mutiny? Is the novel a historical testimony on fictional distortion of the time period it represents? Why? Discuss and cite specific examples from the novel to support your argument.
Important guidelines:
1. Using the E-library may be beneficial to your essay. Make sure the sources you cite are academic.
2. Divide your essay into 4-5 body paragraphs and discuss each question in a separate paragraph with examples and quotations from the work.
3. The word count should range from 1000-1100 words.
4. Revise the final document before submitting your TMA to avoid typos and grammatical mistakes.
5. Use the Harvard style of documentation.
Helpful sources:
Brantlinger, P. (1988) Rule of Darkness: British Literature and Imperialism 1830-1914, Ithaca, Cornell University Press.
Chakravarty, G. (2005) The Indian Mutiny and the British Imagination, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Herbert, C. (2008) War of No Pity: The Indian Mutiny and the Victorian Trauma, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press.
4. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/surg/article/view/1595/2398
5. https://criticel.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/obsession-with-the-orientcolonialism-and-cocaine-in-the-sign-of-four/
Marking Descriptor
GRADE
CONTENT
LANGUAGE & ORGANIZATION
A
(18-20)
Excellent answers showing confident and wide-ranging knowledge of core material, good understanding of any relevant theory, and a capacity to address the question in a structural, direct and effective way, thoughtfully and with insight. Originality of thought or ideas from outside the course are an added asset. Examples are to the point.
– Has an introduction defining plan of essay.
– Body divided into several paragraphs
– Conclusion which directly relates arguments to topic.
– Evidence that essay has been edited.
– Error-free grammar & register.
– Wide range of specialized terminology.
– Consistent in-text citation and form of referencing
B to B+
(16-17)
Very good answers showing secure knowledge of course materials. Adopting an analytical approach and providing relevant discussion covering most of the key issues. Distinguished from A answers by being less insightful or by showing less comprehensive knowledge of the course.
– First four criteria above maintained
– Demonstrates extensive grammar control.
– Terminology specialized but less varied.
– Minor Inconsistency in in-text citation and referencing
C to C+
(14-15)
Competent answers reflecting adequate knowledge of the more directly relevant course material and concepts, with reasonable structure and adequate coherence related to the question set.
– Introduction and/or conclusion short but still satisfactory.
– Evidence of editing.
– Less grammar control than above.
– Good range of specialized terminology.
– Inconsistent in in-text citation and referencing
D
(10-13)
Answers which omit some concepts /evidence and/or lack coherence /structure, and/or make minor errors while still demonstrating basic understanding. Or Bare pass answers which show awareness of some relevant material and attempt to relate it to the question.
– Introduction and/or conclusion short but acceptable.
– no evidence of editing.
– Few grammatical errors that impede communication.
– Above average range of specialized terminology.
– Slightly confused introduction and/or conclusion, but body still fair.
– No evidence of editing.
– Some error types that impede communication.
– Fair range of specialized terminology.
– Inaccurate in-text citation and referencing
F
Below
10
Answers which attempt to draw upon relevant material but do not reflect sufficient knowledge of the course and/or neglect the focus required by the question, and/or are incomplete in some important aspects whilst being acceptable in others.
– No introduction and /or no conclusion.
– Body badly organized or irrelevant.
– Poor grammar control (extremely limited range of grammar & register).
– Limited or not specialized range of terminology.
– No in-text citations and no referencing
