Order Description
The selected topic is ‘Buddhism’.
This assignment and research paper is your opportunity to explore elements of your ?religion and culture? that are of particular interest to you.
Students will seek to understand the role (or function) their chosen religion plays in a particular international society (NOT AUSTRALIA). Students should look to how the religion affects a broader society. These effects can be wide ranging, and you will likely have to make informed decisions to narrow the focus of the paper. The impacts may include: the broad, traditional, daily, and/or pop culture; family-life; politics; relationships; identity of self; use of terrain; food; literature; clothing, and many other aspects.
Your research essay should present the impact of the religion on your chosen elements. Your evidence should be supported by citations and/or links to relevant material that substantiate your assertion.
The aim of your research essay is show how the religion – culture link has contributed to the development of the society that we recognise today as a community. (NOT AUSTRALIA).
I have uploaded the marking criteria sheet for how this essay will be assessed. Considering I am paying for ‘platinum quality’ and a ‘top 10 writer’ I am expecting at least a ‘very good’ mark, so please refer to the criteria sheet to see what is required to achieve this result. Thank you.
1010IBA Marking Criteria for Essays
Excellent
8.5-10
4.5-5 Very Good
7.5-8
4 Good
6.5-7
3-3.5 Satisfactory
5-6
2.5 Unsatisfactory
0-4.5
0-2
CONTENT /10
*Content tightly focused on question & linked well to support argument.
*Compelling argument reflecting high level of analysis & understanding of relevant debates &/or theories; relevant material & examples substantiate claims
*Evidence of wide range of reading & research & the ability to use this effectively; sources are well integrated.
*Excellent use of quotations, which follow conventions.
*Content well focused, supporting argument & addresses key concepts & terms.
* Generally good argument based on some analysis & understanding of relevant debates &/or theories; relevant material & examples substantiate claims * substantial research & good use of sources.
*Good use of quotations with some deviation from conventions
*Content relates to question; defines concepts & terms. *Some logical order to argument based on descriptive versus analytical approach; some unsupported claims & irrelevant material.
* Some evidence of research; little integration of sources.
* Quotations are not used very effectively.
*Much of the content not directly focused on question; some effort made to define concepts & terms
* Argument disorganised & limited understanding of key issues & debates; much irrelevant material.
*Little evidence of appropriate reading or attempts to integrate sources.
*Quotations are overused & do not follow conventions.
*Material of little or no relevance to the question
* No argument or one that does not tackle central issues
*Almost no evidence of reading & research demonstrated or almost no evidence of understanding of reading & research.
*evidence of plagiarism.
OGANISATION & COHESION /10
*Excellent attention paid to guiding the reader.
*Excellent overall organisation with a clear introduction including a thesis statement & essay plan, a main body clearly divided into sections with suitable paragraphing & a clear conclusion.
* Excellent use of linking devices such as topic sentences
*Good attention paid to guiding the reader.
*Generally good overall organisation with a clear introduction with a thesis statement & essay plan, a main body clearly divided into sections with suitable paragraphing & a clear conclusion.
* Good use of linking devices.
*Organisation not very clear with some limitations concerning the introduction, conclusion &/or paragraphing.
*Some problems with linking devices.
*Limited attention paid to guiding the reader.
*Some sections difficult to follow through breakdown in organisational conventions; introduction does not contain an outline of argument &/or essay plan
*Problems concerning paragraphing
*Overall lack of linking devices.
*Lack of logical organisation, no discernible introduction &/or conclusion.
*No sense of coherent paragraphing.
*Line of argument extremely difficult to follow.
COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE /5
*Excellent communicative competence.
*Full command of academic language with a wide & excellent use of appropriate vocabulary & grammatical structures.
*Excellent use of academic register and personalisation where appropriate.
*Possible minor slips that do not impede communication.
*Good communicative competence.
*Good command of academic language with good range of appropriate grammatical structures & vocabulary.
*Good use of academic register and personalisation where appropriate.
*Occasional difficulties for the reader &/or some errors.
*Average communicative competence.
*The message is not always conveyed, with a limited range of grammatical structures & vocabulary.
*Reasonable use of academic register and personalisation where appropriate but also stylistic problems.
*Limited communicative competence.
*Reader may struggle to understand some sections.
*Narrow range of grammatical structures & vocabulary with much repetition.
*Frequent errors of usage & limited use of appropriate register.
*Extremely limited communicative competence.
*Reader struggles throughout. Inability to use simple language accurately.
*Very little appropriate vocabulary.
PRESENTATION /5
*Excellent presentation with attention to detail of the conventions of the title page, reference list, page numbers & overall layout.
*Appropriate length with excellent spelling & punctuation demonstrated throughout.
*sources are adequately & appropriately acknowledged.
*Generally presented well with attention to conventions of the title page, reference list, page numbers & overall layout with possible minor slips.
*Appropriate length with good punctuation; some spelling mistakes caused primarily by computer spelling checker.
* some minor errors in acknowledging sources.
*Presentation is acceptable overall but with some quite serious problems in certain sections. More attention to proofreading necessary.
*Possible problems with appropriate length.
* Consistent referencing problems
*Limited attention to presentation with many conventions not followed. Considerably more attention to proofreading necessary.
*Numerous spelling & punctuation problems.
*Serious problems regarding length.
* Limited reference to sources &/or inability to follow referencing conventions.
*Almost no attention paid to the detail of presentation that may cause serious problems for the reader.
*Conventions not followed.
*Major problems regarding length.
*Spelling & punctuation problems throughout.
*Almost no reference to sources.
