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Dr. Moore WRG Fall ‘17

Take-Home Exam 1

WRG Take-Home Exam 1

Important Dates:

Final Draft Due: November 21 – via Canvas 11:59pm

The article from the BBC for you to read for the take-home exam. Clicking on the following link will take you to the following article: The Complex World of the Global Citizen. http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20171110-the-complex-world-of-the-global-citizen

Topic:

For this take-home exam, you should be applying 10 concepts you have learned in this class to your summary of the research article that your will read our of class. Your summary must include 10 concepts that we have discussed in class or that have been mentioned/cover in the readings. You must clearly explain how each concepts applies to the example that you are giving from the reading.

Format:

This assignment is a research-based analytical essay. As such, it should be written in a professional style. The paper should provide enough context to help your readers understand your argument, and to show that you understand the terms.

This two-paged paper should be typewritten, paginated, double-spaced, in Times New Roman, font size 12, 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right), and must include a title page with your name, class information (name of course and start time of class), date, and the following title (i.e., WRG Take-Home Exam 1).

Audience:

Your audience is a group of historical geographers and historians at an international academic conference that attracts professional/academic geographers, historians, and graduate students from more than 50 countries. All attendees will have a copy of your paper and presentation outline/slides. The quality of your paper and presentation will determine if the top graduate school in your field of study admits you into their program.

Evidence & Citing:

The review should be written solely using your own language based on your in-depth analysis and synthesis of information provided in the text.

Copying entire sentences or paragraphs will be regarded as plagiarism, and direct quotations should be avoided, unless there is a reason in your argument to use a direct quotation. For example, “Felicity’s use of the word “snafu” is evidence of the bias typical in …..” Otherwise, when you are using someone else’s facts or ideas, work the information into the flow of your paper in your own words.

If plagiarism is found in the term paper, the student(s) will receive at a minimum a grade of 0 on the work and may receive a failing grade for the course. Such a case will also be reported to the Departmental Chair and the student conduct office. If in doubt about how to correctly use and cite your sources, ask the instructors.

Assessment:

Is your essay well structured and do paragraphs build on each other toward a larger point? Does the evidence you provide support the argument you’re making? “A” papers will provide a balance of evidence and analysis.

Resources:

· Writing resources on campus and online

Resources: Your librarians are there to help!

· Encyclopedias can be great places to start as they provide brief overviews

· Find a couple journal articles that address what you’re looking for, read their abstracts and look at what sources they’re looking for

· How is nationalism being presented? Is it expansive? Is it limiting? Is it tied to the state or independent from it? How definitive are its principles? What do you think the “goals” of nationalism are? Is nationality defined along ethnic, linguistic, or cultural ties?

· How do you see this appearing in the theme you’ve chosen? Is civics taught at every stage? Is there a national language that all students must be fluent in?

University Writing Centers and the Academic Projects Center:

· You are invited and encouraged to use the University Writing Centers and the Academic Projects Center to support you in working on your research projects.

· The UWC (115 Halle Library; 487-0694) offers one-to-one writing consulting for both undergraduate and graduate students. Students can make appointments or drop in between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. The UWC opens for the Fall 2015 semester on Monday, September 14 and will close on Monday, December 14. Students are encouraged to come to the UWC at any stage of the writing process.

· The UWC also has several satellite locations across campus (in Owen, Marshall, Pray-Harrold, and Mark Jefferson). These satellites provide drop-in writing support to students in various colleges and programs. Satellite locations and hours can be found on the UWC web site: http://www.emich.edu/uwc .

· UWC writing consultants also work in the Academic Projects Center (APC) (116 Halle Library), which offers drop-in consulting for students on writing, research, and technology-related issues. The APC is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Additional information about the APC can be found at http://www.emich.edu/apc .

· Students seeking writing support at any location of the University Writing Center should bring a draft of their writing (along with any relevant instructions or rubrics) to work on during the consultation.