The first full week back to skl was okay(?) By okay I mean we got loaded with assignments,presentations and tests. I have a presentation due tmrw and a chem test too so today was a pretty stressful day, but thankfully we had a free class so I got to work on my presentation and edit some bits.
📖- Shadow and Bone by leigh bardugo
🎧- Halazia by Ateez
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hi everyone!
i’m samantha,
currently on my 4th year of uni majoring in english studies literature. decided to create a space where i can share my interests. feel free to interact/message/ask me!
pics are mine (´,,•ω•,,)♡
interests: taylor swift, paramore, hozier, gilmore girls, the bear, succession, fleabag, uni inspo, moodboards, etc etc
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Assignment Presentation Checklist
sometimes the presentation of assignments can be Fucky, which is extremely annoying. so here is a checklist of things to do when perfecting the presentation of assignments (this can be for essays, reports, videos/video essays, speeches/slideshows, etc).
I: Planning & Preparation
this is the initial stages of doing the assignment, such as taking notes, listing potential websites, drafting a thesis/theses, drawing diagrams, etc. i've found that the quality and organisation of everything done as part of planning and/or preparation tends to set the tone for the whole of the assignment, and the effort placed in this stage alone can elevate your mark significantly.
Key Objectives In Planning & Preparation
Is the planning organised?
Is there detail?
(Excess detail can often be useful, as knowing the topic well
allows you to expand on small ideas easily and use extra
terminology and contextual references that elevate the overall
quality of the full work.)
Does it accurately reflect the vision of what you want the final outcome to be?
If there's a thesis, does it have depth and dimension?
(Having multiple points and perspectives of research available
within the thesis allow for the overall essay to have more depth,
and allows for you to research relevant areas of interest within the
topic. Writing these additional points of research is also helpful as
they help form smaller theses for the body of the work, as well as
you won't forget that way.)
II: Research Quality
this is fairly self-explanatory, i think; it's the quality of the overall research from the planning stages which is utilised and reflected in the final outcome of the work. this involves not only the research itself, but the background from which it is retrieved and the variety of the research. i outlined how to assess research credibility in this post.
Key Objectives In Research Quality
Is the topic research detailed?
Is the topic research both accurate and relevant to the research inquiry or thesis statement?
Have a wide variety of resources been used?
(This includes having both primary and secondary sources, as
well as having a mix of resource types such as websites, articles,
books and textbooks, and videos, etc.)
III: Writing & Editing
this refers pretty much to the quality of the writing and the editing of the overall work. this is important as the clarity of the writing is vital in having the reader or marker understand the research and the arguments or points being made. additionally, the editing of the work will add to how professional the marker perceives the work to be; as an example, it is rare that you should be using first or second person language in any assignment, and if that does happen to be a requirement, it is often specified (though personally, i always make sure to confirm any details such as this through email on the day i receive the task).
Key Objectives In Writing & Editing
Is the writing style professional and distinguished?
Have advanced language features been utilised correctly?
(If advanced language and literary features or advanced
terminology are used, you should have an understanding of the
mechanisms and logistics of them, rather than using them to
'seem smart.' This is a mistake I've seen my friends make a lot
when I'm proofreading their work, and it's relatively easy to spot
where someone is just using language that they think is making
them 'seem smarter' because it's incorrect use due to nuances
disrupts the flow, thus hindering the flow of the writing and
decreasing it's overall quality.)
Does it have a cohesive and clear structure?
Are there any grammatical errors?
IV: Format, Graphics & Visuals
this is, in my opinion, one of the most important bits, because if the formatting from a presentation is messy, that will color how the marker is going to view the whole of the work. while the writing quality may be high, it'll be relatively easy for this to be overlooked if the formatting is unclear or doesn't make sense.
Key Objectives In Format, Graphics & Visuals
Is the information organised with both titles and headings that are clearly identifiable?
Are paragraphs clearly defined?
Are graphics detailed and engaging?
Are graphics relevant and supportive to the writing?
V: Bibliography & Referencing
this is important because if you fuck this up you will fail terribly because of alleged plagiarism. trust me i would know it was the first time i ever failed anything and i got 16% and i cried. dont fuck this up.
Key Objectives In Bibliography & Referencing
Are all information sources listed?
(An easy way to do this is to just copy-paste all the websites and
write every source down as you open and/or use it so nothing
gets missed, because going through your history at the end is so
unnecessarily difficult and also you wont know which sites you
got information out of and which you didn't.)
Is the bibliography correctly formatted?
If annotations are required, have they been written?
(This is another thing I would confirm with the teacher over email
upon receiving the task.)
anyways that is my guide for the presentation aspects of assignments!! as always if you have questions or anything, feel free to send asks or dm me :]
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