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1、HowtoReadanAssignmentAssignmentsusuallyaskyoutodemonstratethatyouhaveimmersedyourselfinthecoursematerialandthatyou'vedonesomethinkingonyourown;questionsnottreatedatlengthinclassoftenserveasassignments.Fortunately,ifyou'veputthetimeintogettingtoknowthematerial,th
2、enyou'vealmostcertainlybegunthinkingindependently.Inrespondingtoassignments,keepinmindthefollowingadvice.·Bewareofstraying.Especiallyinthedraftstage,"discussion"and"analysis"canleadyoufromoneintrinsicallyinterestingproblemtoanother,thenanother,andthen...Youmaywi
3、ndupfollowingagardenofforkingpathsandloseyourway.Topreventthis,stopperiodicallywhiledraftingyouressayandrereadtheassignment.Itspurposesarelikelytobecomeclearer.·Considertheassignmentinrelationtopreviousandupcomingassignments.Askyourselfwhatisnewaboutthetaskyou'r
4、esettingouttodo.Instructorsoftendesignassignmentstobuildincomplexity.Knowingwhereanassignmentfallsinthisprogressioncanhelpyouconcentrateonthespecific,freshchallengesathand.Understandingsomekeywordscommonlyusedinassignmentsalsomaysimplifyyourtask.Towardthisend,le
5、t'stakealookattwoseeminglyimpenetrableinstructions:"discuss"and"analyze."1.DiscusstheroleofgenderinbringingabouttheFrenchRevolution."Discuss"iseasytomisunderstandbecausethewordcallstomindtheoral/spokendimensionofcommunication."Discuss"suggestsconversation,whicho
6、fteniscasualandundirected.Inthecontextofanassignment,however,discussionentailsfulfillingadefinedandorganizedtask:toconstructanargumentthatconsidersandrespondstoanamplerangeofmaterials.To"discuss,"inassignmentlanguage,meanstomakeabroadargumentaboutasetofarguments
7、youhavestudied.Inthecaseabove,youcandothisby·pointingtoconsistenciesandinconsistenciesintheevidenceofgenderedcausesoftheRevolution;·raisingtheimplicationsoftheseconsistenciesand/orinconsistencies(perhapstheysuggestalimitedroleforgenderascatalyst);·evaluatingdiff
8、erentclaimsabouttheroleofgender;·andaskingwhatisgainedandwhatislostbyfocusingongenderedsymbols,iconsandevents.Aweakdiscussionessayinresponsetothequestionabovemightsim
