Posted: April 8th, 2015

Asia in the world

Asia in the world

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Assessment Two: Document Analysis (30%)
Due Date:
An electronic version of the Document Analysis writing task is to be submitted to Turnitin by 11.59 pm on Sunday, 12 April.
Aims/Objectives
The Document Analysis exercise is designed to develop your research and analysis skills, utilising primary sources that deal with key topics or themes in this unit.
Assessment Description
A short writing task in essay form of approximately 1000 words that asks you to interpret, analyse and discuss related themes in selected documents from TWO of the following regions studied in this unit: China, Japan, Korea and the Mongol Empire. Each document dates from the period before 1500 CE.
Primary sources provide firsthand evidence of historical events or experiences that were documented and reported on at the time of or soon after the events that they describe or depict.
In contrast, a secondary source, such as a contemporary history book, interprets and analyses primary sources for a modern audience. They are one or more steps removed from the event under discussion.
Format: You will be required to use a standard essay format with an introduction, a body of the essay (analysis, argument, examples) and conclusion. Students who need assistance with the essay format should use the UWS resources on essay writing noted in this unit outline. Assignments which fail to conform with formatting and presentation requirements will be penalised.
Please note: Quotations should be no more than 30 words in length.
Referencing style: Referencing is to be done in the Chicago style using footnotes only. Endnotes are not accepted.