FB2
TERM 2
ACADEMIC ENGLISH ASSESSMENT
ESSAY 2
There is a real danger of a house price bubble in London. Discuss.
Format
800-1000 words
Arial
Font 12
Double-spaced
Single-sided
Cover page
References in the essay and at the end of the essay
You will be assessed on
Use of source material: you should use 3-8 reliable sources, including at least one academic journal article.
Cohesion, coherence and organisation
Communication and task fulfilment
Lexis
Grammar
1st Draft Week beginning Monday 2nd February. You need to hand in a hard copy and a Turnitin similarity report to your teacher in your final English class of the week. If you miss the deadline for this, your teacher will not be obliged to mark your draft.
In order to meet your deadlines, apply the same time management strategies you used in essay 1.
Final Draft 15.00, Thursday 19th March. You need to hand in a hard copy and a Turnitin similarity report to the drop box next to the welcome desk.
PENALTIES
Late Submission
Work submitted
Percent deducted on the due date after 15.00
5%
on the following day up to 17.00
10%
on the 2nd-3rd day up to 17.00
20%
on the 4th day
All marks deducted
If the full Turnitin similarity report is not submitted with the hard copy of the essay (i.e. by 15.00 on Thursday of submission), the same penalties apply.
Word Count
If the essay is below 750 words or over 1100 words, 5% will be deducted from the Communication & Task Fulfilment mark.
If the essay is below