Internal Assessment & Due Dates
Peer Review for Short Essay: 5% – Due Date: Week 5 Tuakana Workshops
This is a two part task:
1. Bring a draft of your short essay and give it to your tuakana for peer review at the beginning of your Week 5 Workshop.
2. Peer review a fellow classmate’s short essay in your Week 5 Workshop using the template provided by your tuakana.
Your draft must include:
1. A minimum of one full page of writing (size 12 font max, 1.5 spacing)
2. Harvard referencing must be attempted throughout
3. Other techniques & processes must be attempted throughout
4. It must not be in note form or bullet points.
If your draft does not meet these requirements, you will not be able to enter the workshop and complete the peer review. You will not be able to sit it at a later date or workshop time. Be prepared for your workshop, it is your deadline for this task. If you are more than 10 minutes late for your workshop, you will not be able to complete the peer review.
Short Essay 20%:
Complete the following task in short essay form:
Analyse a context (of your choosing) from the list belowand illustrate the cultural concepts embedded within that context.
1. Creation narratives
2. Whaikorero
3. Haka
4. kinship
You must research the topic you have chosen and provide a minimum of three sources beyond the course textbook and lectures. Your sources should be academically appropriate and relevant to the course and task that has been set. An over-reliance on lecture content will be penalised.
The short essays provided should adhere to all essay writing guidelines; including a full reference list and correct Harvard referencing (see MAOR102 assignment writing guide). The word count for this task is 1200 words.Note: Direct quotes & technical aspects of your essay, such as referencing and English definitions for Māori words; do not contribute to your overall word count.
Standards to be assessed:
Concept: Interpreting Information
Organising, analysing, explaining information and/or data.
1 2 3 4 5
Attempts to make interpretations
Attempts to present context. Make basic interpretations
Presents main features of the context. Identifies cultural concepts. Interprets information, data and draws conclusions
Good analysis of main features of the context. Identifies and attempts to explain the cultural concepts embedded within. Interprets information, data and draws valid conclusions
Excellent analysis of main features of context. Identifies and explains the cultural concepts embedded within. Interprets and analyses information, data and draws valid conclusions
An exceptional analysis of the main features of context. Identifies, analyses and explains the cultural concepts embedded within.
Concept: Techniques/Processes
Carrying out individual, and/or component techniques/processes associated with a task.
1 2 3 4 5
Demonstrates a limited degree of skill in techniques, processes.
Limitedintegrity.
Limited/no applicationoftechniquesand processes.
Demonstrates a degree of skill in techniques, processes.
Some integrity
Limitedreferencelistisprovided. Referencinghasbeenattempted. Macrons, use ofitalicsandEnglishdefinitionshavebeenattempted. Anattempt to organiseandpresentinformationhasbeenmade. Demonstrates competence in techniques, processes.
Demonstratesintegrity.
A referencelistisprovided. Referencingstyleiscorrectbutlimited. Macrons, use ofitalicsandEnglishdefinitions are correct. Thereis a competentlevelofwritingskillspresented.
Demonstrates a high degree of skill in techniques, processes.
A high degree of integrity.
Full reference list is provided. Degree of referencing is adequate. Macrons, use of italics and English definitions are consistently used. A high degree of writing skill is presented.
Demonstrates an exceptional degree of skill in techniques, processes.
Exceptionalintegrity;
Fullreferencelistisprovidedandinthecorrectformat.
Excellentdegreeofreferencing&incorrectformat. Macrons, use ofitalicsandEnglishdefinitions are consistentandcorrect. Writingskills are exceptionalandwellpresented.
