SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE)

English 1 [ENGL0105]

Assignment: Essay Question

Assignment Individual work.

LO

As per stated in the module

25% Essay

Due on Tuesday, 11th May 2015 (Week 7)

(Drafts of assignment to be shown on 27th & 28th April 2015)

INTRODUCTIONThis assignment evaluates academic writing skills for a basic 5-paragraph expository essay. It also evaluates the student’s ability to research information to support the arguments proposed in the essay, to cite the sources of information and also to provide a list of references.

Referencing:All persons, books and other sources of information are to be referenced in accordance with the APA Style.

OBJECTIVES OF ESSAY WRITING

The objectives of this project are as follows:1. Provide practice in basic 5-paragraph essay writing. 2. Provide instructions in basic referencing skills. 3. Provide basic analytical skills for contemporary essays and reading texts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS REPORT

The learning outcomes of this assignment are:

1. Write a well-developed and well-organised 5-paragraph process writing essay2. Apply the right processes for this kind of expository writing3. Analyse contemporary essays and reading texts critically.

TASKS – METHODOLOGY

Your tasks are as follows:

Identify the steps involved in producing an attractive sketch (kitchen utensils). Then, write a process essay to describe this process.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT1. The word limit for this assignment is 600 to 800 words only.

2. You must research the topic that you choose and write an essay that is informed by authority.

3. Submissions after May 11th 2015 will not be entertained.4. The essay must be typed on A4 paper using font style ARIAL point size 12 with double

spacing. 5. Your essay must be submitted with the following:

i. pre-writing (draft of your essay)ii. cover page (follow the attached format)iii. sketch of your selected kitchen tool

ASSESSMENT CRITERIAThe assessment for this assignment will be based on: Your demonstrated understanding of the brief. The content of the write-up—strength of central idea and relevance to the question. Clear and coherent organization of ideas and argument. Ability to use scholarly references to support arguments and ideas. Grammar and mechanics.

MARKING CRITERIA

Descriptors Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 TotalPercentage 40-49% 50-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80% & above MarksPrewriting - 10(per paragraph)

Lack supporting details or examples

One supporting detail or example

Two supporting details or examples

3 supportingdetails or examples

Good and sequentiallydeveloped

Unity – 10(Structure)Intro/SupportingParagraphs/ Conclusion

Essay is not assigned with the topic with general introduction and conclusion

2 main ideas provided with general supporting ideas with general introduction and conclusion.

3 main ideas provided but they are loosely connected. Introduction with a thesis statement and a general conclusion.

Provided a thesis statement with 3 topic sentences but each paragraph contains 2 or less specific details. No recommendation for the conclusion.

Well developed introduction with a thesis statement, 3 topic sentences and 3 specific details for each paragraphs and has recommendations for the conclusion.

Support – 30 Provides general ideas with one specific detail.

Provides two specific details.

Logical progression in ideas. 3-4specific details included.

Logical progression in ideas. 5-7 specific details included.

Ideas are clear and logical. Provides 8 or more specific details with resource information.

Coherence – 30 Essays show little development or relationship among ideas.

Uses 2 or less transitional words or other word connectors. Lack of logical progression.

Uses 3 word connectors. Sequence of idea is evident.

Uses 4 word connectors. Logical progression of ideas.

Shows an in-depth understanding of topic and provides independent thought.

Sentence skills 20

Compose simple and monotonous

Compose simple sentences

Compound sentences with fewer

Complex sentence structure and

Free from errors in sentence structure, choice

sentences. Serious errors in choice of words and mechanics.

with numerous errors in mechanics. Appropriate choice of words.

errors in mechanics.Ability to use precise choice of words.

consistent use of mechanics.

of words and grammar.

SUGGESTED REFERENCES1. Langan, J. (2008). College Writing Skills with Readings. (7th Ed.)New York: McGraw Hill.

2. Terry, M. & Wilson, J. (n.d.) Focus on Academic Skills for IELTS. Longman.

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

NAME: KYLA ELLANA BINTI NAZRIN DIEGO

STUDENT ID NO: 0322409

WORD COUNT: 757 WORDS

ENGLISH 1 (ELG 30505)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: PROCESS ESSAY

LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA

SUBMISSION DATE: 11th MAY 2015

How to Sketch a Ladle.

Sketching can be defined as making a rough drawing of something or a freehand

drawing by using a dry art material such as charcoal, pen, pencil and pastel. It

can also be defined as giving a brief idea or description out from something.

Sketching is very useful and important for this course that I am taking, namely

Foundation in Natural and Built Environments and later use for further studies

that I will take after this foundation. As far as I know, Architecture needs a lot of

sketches and drawings. Unless you were born with gifted hands and creative

mind, sketching needs time to make it as perfect as you want it to be. In

conclusion, with the help of sketching, I would draw for my assignments with

ease. My process essay is about producing an attractive sketch of my kitchen

utensils.

The kitchen Utensil that I chose is ladle. It was few years ago when my mother

bought herself a ladle somewhere in Kota Kinabalu and the day I moved in Kuala

Lumpur was the day she brought the ladle for my brother and I in our new

humble rented house in Sunway Court Apartment. It is 29 centimeter long and

the color of the scoop is black with silvered stainless steel holder. Undoubtedly,

the ladle smells and taste funny like plastic with lime soap as the soap came

fresh from the lime dishwasher liquid. The holder is hard but the scoop is

breakable. Despite the age of the ladle, the surface is not smooth and there are

few scratches around it. We use ladle most of our time. For instance, we use

ladle to make our daily meal, namely breakfast, lunch and dinner. Furthermore,

we also could use them in different ways such as stirring your hot soup, scoop a

scoop of your soup, making a musical beat from it and even better, we could also

use them as a weapon to hit robbers for self defense. I chose ladle because it is

light and easy to sketch.

Before I began to start sketching the ladle, it is important to clear the messy

things off the table so it would be easier for me to concentrate on sketching the

ladle. The things I need to sketch the ladle were eraser, ruler, an A4 sized plain

white paper, mechanical pencil with 0.5 lead and of course a 2B pencil to get that

darker shading for the sketch. I prepared some tissues too to get that best

shading effect from the pencil.

I placed my plain white paper on the desk and took out my 2B pencil off the table

where I organized the things I need for my ladle sketching. Gently without

pressing too hard and made a vertical of two straight lines with the length of 14

centimeter on the paper. The straight lines are not far apart nor it is too near from

each other. Approximately about 1.5 centimeter away from each other. Then I

connected the both lines and made a rectangle out of it. The most frustrating part

of the sketch was when I was doing the shape of the scoop for the ladle. The

halved sphere shaped part of the ladle. It was very hard for me to drew that part

as I had so many mistakes done during that part. After so many mistakes of

trying to draw a perfect shape, I still have not gotten the perfect shape. But the

shape I got is acceptable so I guess it should be okay. Obviously, I have made

the imperfect halved sphere shape of the ladle and on the other end of the

rectangle, I connected it again with an arc. Here comes the fun part of sketching

which is shading. Shading is the most important and the final step of sketching. It

makes your drawing looks slightly realistic and artistic. Especially when you are

on average rate of good in sketching like me. Consequently, I began to shade

them according to it’s lighting as it is also the final step of sketching.

Sketching the ladle took me specifically about 40 minutes. Honestly, it was not so

bad sketching it. I actually quite like it and of course I felt happy and beyond

relieved after finally finishing the sketch. My sketching may not turn out to be

what I want it to be but I am sure that it is acceptable. If you ask me if I would

sketch again, I would say why not?