Essay (Final)

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Essay

You will prepare a 2500-word essay on the topic you selected from for your literature review.

Think carefully about the words ‘diaspora’ and ‘migration’ in the context of the historical period you choose to write about. How do these terms apply to the period under investigation? Once you have clearly defined these terms, you should explore the questions of why Chinese migration happened during this period, and how this period differs from other periods up to this point in Chinese diasporic history. Further, you should explore relevant historical events that were occurring contemporaneously with this migration, and how these events impacted migration. Finally, investigate the effects of these events on Chinese diasporic identity formation during this period; i.e. how did Chinese see themselves in relation to the local people they encountered outside of China, and how were they in turn perceived by these people? 

Essay Rubric

Criteria /Grade

High Distinction (80-100%)

Distinction (70-79%)

Credit (60-69%)

Pass

(50-59%)

Fail

(0-49%)

 

 

Introductory background/ Identification of the main issues (20%)

An introduction is present, and includes all  key elements including justification for the topic

An introduction is present, and includes  most   key elements including justification for the topic

An introduction is present, but it is missing some key elements but the research problem is present

An introduction is present, but poorly  written and missing most of the key elements

The Introduction is not available / Has not grasped the issues and conceptions.

 

 

Argument and analysis (20%)

 

Demonstrates pronounced ability to analyse and evaluate the issues with cogent and insightful arguments

 

Demonstrates pronounced ability to analyse the issues with convincing arguments

Demonstrates sound ability to analyse the issues; cogency of arguments could be improved

 

Demonstrates engagement with the issues; arguments are correct but thin

Limited or no evidence of ability to analyse with unconvincing arguments

 

 

Clarity of structure (20%)

 

Demonstrates clear, coherent, integrated structure

 

Demonstrates consistent and focused structure

 

Demonstrates adequate structure

 

Structure is evident, but could be improved

Incoherent structure; difficult to follow

 

 

Engagement with a range of scholarly viewpoints (20%)

Demonstrates pronounced ability to critically evaluate and empathetically assess a range of scholarly viewpoints

 

Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate a range of scholarly viewpoints

 

Shows promise in task of critically evaluating a range of scholarly viewpoints

 

Evidences engagement with a range of scholarly viewpoints

 

Limited or no evidence of engagement with scholarly viewpoints

 

 

Language and referencing (20%)

 

Consistently uses correct grammar, spelling and referencing

 

Few grammatical, spelling or referencing errors are noted

 

Some grammatical, spelling and/or referencing errors evidenced

Many errors in spelling, grammar and/or referencing evidenced

Poor spelling, grammar and referencing characterise the work

 

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