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ENGLISH 121 Reading/Writing/Text - The University of Auckland

Part A: Narrative and Argument

Question 1) "Narratives are extremely versatile. Some writers use narrative to reflect on past events; others use it to analyse or to argue." Select TWO or more texts from the course and discuss how the authors use narrative in your chosen texts.

Question 2) Write an essay that reflects on how narrative is used to convey serious concerns to their audience with reference to at least TWO texts on the course.

Part B: Register and Language.

Question 3) Write an essay that considers how language changes over time in speech and/or writing while referring to TWO or more texts on the course. (Your essay may include reference to register, tone, punctuation, vocabulary and other language features.)

Question 4) "At the top of the great hierarchy of ‘Englishes', sits Standard English." Is a hierarchy of languages and/or dialects inevitable, or are there other ways to think about language? Assess this claim while using TWO or more texts from course.

Part C: Academic Writing.

Question 5) Write a reflective AND analytical essay that carefully assesses your journey as an academic writer with reference to at least TWO texts on the course.

Question 6) What is ‘academic writing' and what differentiates it from other forms of writing? Answer this question while referring to TWO or more texts on the course.

Part D: A Question of Perspective

Question 7) Define the term ‘heteroglossia' then write an essay that considers how this concept works in TWO or more texts on the course.

Question 8) "Concessions, rebuttals, and refutations are an important part of the writing process." Choose TWO or more texts from the course to examine how writers may concede a point or acknowledge other perspectives.

Part E: Writing Against the Grain

Question 9) Choose TWO or more texts from the course and examine how they discuss and resist a hegemonic ideal or attitude.

Question 10) What does "counter-hegemonic" writing look like and is it effective in introducing new ways to see and think? Use TWO or more texts on the course to answer this question.

Part F: Reading/Writing/Audience.

Question 11) For better or worse, in what ways has digital writing influenced the way we read AND write online and offline? Answer this question with reference to two or more texts.

Question 12) How do texts construct an ‘ideal reader' and how do readers help to ‘construct' the text? Refer TWO or more texts on the course to answer this question.

Part G: Bonus Question

Question 13) Choose TWO texts from the reading list and formulate your own question in relation to the topics and key ideas we have discussed over the semester.

Attachment:- English Assessment.rar