The major essay - 2500 words - 40% - assesses your ability to:
critically analyse texts from a range of genres;
write critical responses to issues raised in the course;
conduct and deploy research in literary studies;
contextualise and articulate your own critical position;
write a fluent and cogent essay with a clear line of argument.
The research task - 1000 words - 25% - assesses your ability to:
conduct and deploy research in literary studies;
identify connections between intellectual traditions and cultural
practices;
develop a critical argument in relation to debates raised in the course;
write clearly and fluently.
The class test - 20% - assesses your ability to:
critically analyse poetry and short experimental texts;
write clearly and fluently;
write critical responses to issues raised in the course;
develop a comparative argument;
contextualise and articulate your own critical position.
The tutorial participation - 15% - mark reflects the importance of students
capacity to:
prepare for tutorials by completing set questions in advance;
engage with the questions/tasks presented in the tutorial;
engage with and respond to the views of others in a respectful and
productive manner;
develop a critical argument in relation to debates raised in the course;
contextualise and articulate your own critical position;
read across a range of literary genres and registers.