Please follow the assignmentbrief.
Questions and core reading material
This is the choosing essays.
Essay 1
The legalisation of cannabis would be more beneficial for society than prohibition. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and make reference to at least two countries. |
CORE reading (must use)
Ellis, T and Silverstone, D (2012) ‘Legalise Drugs? in Ellis, T and Savage, S (Eds).Debates in Criminal Justice, London: Routledge pp149-184
IF3059 Social Issues in context: Text to essay assessment
ChooseONEof the two essay titles on the following pages and write anacademic essay.
Word count: XXXXXXXXXXwords (not including reference list)
Plus 100-word response to feedback
Final essay deadline:Friday 1st May, 3pm(Week 13) via Weblearn
Source material and reference list
The essay MUST include appropriate support material from3 or more source texts, fully referenced inHarvard style.
These 3 or more source textsMUST include the CORE reading text. The other sources can be chosen from the further reading texts (or video sources) covered in class or on Weblearn for your chosen theme. Alternatively, you may supplement (but NOT replace) the core reading with other relevant and academically appropriate texts you found yourself. You must include a full Harvard Reference list for your 3 or more sources at the end of your essay.
Essay drafts
You are strongly advised to submit one essay draft for formative feedback. Your essay draft may be up to 1400 words, but may be less (e.g. an essay outline/plan indicating paragraph themes with 1 or 2 paragraphs drafted in full). To receive feedback, you must submit your draft via Weblearn/Online assessment by the following date:Thursday 26thMarch, 5pm
Drafts of essays may not be submitted for feedback after these dates.Each student will have two online tutorial opportunities to discuss your draft and help you improve your work before final submission.
Response to feedback and referencing/originality checklist (10% of mark)
Write a paragraph (100 words) at the end of your final essay explaining how you responded to and improved your essay draft based on the feedback you received from your tutor (via Weblearn and/or in your tutorial).
Please also complete the referencing/originality checklist at the end of the essay template, which is designed to help you avoid unintentional plagiarism.(Plagiarismis an academic offence and will be dealt with according to university procedures. Referencing procedures are covered in class and on Weblearn)
Marking criteria(see Weblearn for more detail)
·Your essay organisation/structure
·The content of your essay/how well you’ve answered the question set
·Your use of source material (including the core reading material) to effectively support what you say, and your in-text referencing and reference list
·Your language use/written style
·Response to feedback and completion of referencing/originality checklist
Questions and core reading material
Choose and write ONE of the following essays only.
Essay 1
The legalisation of cannabis would be more beneficial for society than prohibition. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and make reference to at least two countries. |
CORE reading (must use)
Ellis, T and Silverstone, D (2012) ‘Legalise Drugs? in Ellis, T and Savage, S (Eds).Debates in Criminal Justice, London: Routledge pp149-184
OR
Essay 2
According to Moore et al (2009: 171), ‘Overall, the evidence claimed for the hypodermic syringe model is really quite weak.’ Explain your understanding of this model (HSM) and give your view on its validity today. Suggest ways in which one or more aspect of young people's media literacy can be developed by one specific group of people (e.g. parents/family members, Early Years Practitioners, teachers, youth workers, community leaders, (government) policy makers, pressure groups/NGOs). |
CORE reading (must use)
Moore, S, Chapman, S, Aiken D (2009) Sociology A2 for AQA, London: Harper Collins pp167-171