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1、HowtoReadanAssignmentAssignmentsusuallyaskyoutodemonstratethatyouhaveimmersedyourselfinthecoursematerialandthatyou'vedonesomethinkingonyourown;questionsnottreatedatlengthinclassoftenserveasassignments.Fortunately,ifyou'veputthetimeintogettingtoknowthematerial,thenyou'vealm
2、ostcertainlybegunthinkingindependently.Inrespondingtoassignments,keepinmindthefollowingadvice.·Bewareofstraying.Especiallyinthedraftstage,"discussion"and"analysis"canleadyoufromoneintrinsicallyinterestingproblemtoanother,thenanother,andthen...Youmaywindupfollowingagardenof
3、forkingpathsandloseyourway.Topreventthis,stopperiodicallywhiledraftingyouressayandrereadtheassignment.Itspurposesarelikelytobecomeclearer.·Considertheassignmentinrelationtopreviousandupcomingassignments.Askyourselfwhatisnewaboutthetaskyou'resettingouttodo.Instructorsoftend
4、esignassignmentstobuildincomplexity.Knowingwhereanassignmentfallsinthisprogressioncanhelpyouconcentrateonthespecific,freshchallengesathand.Understandingsomekeywordscommonlyusedinassignmentsalsomaysimplifyyourtask.Towardthisend,let'stakealookattwoseeminglyimpenetrableinstru
5、ctions:"discuss"and"analyze."1.DiscusstheroleofgenderinbringingabouttheFrenchRevolution."Discuss"iseasytomisunderstandbecausethewordcallstomindtheoral/spokendimensionofcommunication."Discuss"suggestsconversation,whichofteniscasualandundirected.Inthecontextofanassignment,ho
6、wever,discussionentailsfulfillingadefinedandorganizedtask:toconstructanargumentthatconsidersandrespondstoanamplerangeofmaterials.To"discuss,"inassignmentlanguage,meanstomakeabroadargumentaboutasetofargumentsyouhavestudied.Inthecaseabove,youcandothisby·pointingtoconsistenci
7、esandinconsistenciesintheevidenceofgenderedcausesoftheRevolution;·raisingtheimplicationsoftheseconsistenciesand/orinconsistencies(perhapstheysuggestalimitedroleforgenderascatalyst);·evaluatingdifferentclaimsabouttheroleofgender;·andaskingwhatisgainedandwhatislostbyfocusing
8、ongenderedsymbols,iconsandevents.Aweakdiscussionessayinresponsetothequestionabovemightsim
