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The document outlines an assignment for students to research and write an essay on the topic of a violent riot that occurred in PNG called 'Black Wednesday'. It provides instructions on researching the topic, taking notes, drafting and submitting a final essay along with references. It also includes a Cornell note taking template for organizing notes.

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Individual Project (Essay)

The document outlines an assignment for students to research and write an essay on the topic of a violent riot that occurred in PNG called 'Black Wednesday'. It provides instructions on researching the topic, taking notes, drafting and submitting a final essay along with references. It also includes a Cornell note taking template for organizing notes.

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UNIVERSIY of GOROKA

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
ACADEMIC LEARNING CENTRE

U101 Communication & Academic Writing Skills Semester 1 2024

Task 2: Major Individual Project: Research, Note Taking, Rough Drafts, and Final Essay for Assessment
Topic: An ugly riot occurred in Port Moresby and other centres in PNG on Wednesday 10 January 2024. This incident was
termed ‘Black Wednesday’ and went down in the history of PNG as the darkest day. What was the cause and the
effects of ‘Black Wednesday’ on PNG as a country, its economy and the individuals affected? Are the
actions/behaviors of the people involved justified?

1. Instructions
1) It is an individual project.
2) Read, understand and analyze the topic to identify the main ideas.
3) Research your main ideas and take notes in an organized manner using Cornell Note Taking Template.
4) Write the rough draft essay of 4 pages. Edit it using a red pen. Then, write your final draft, print and submit for
assessment together with your rough draft (2 copies).
5) Produce typed work using Time New Romans size 12 with 1.5 cm top, bottom and right margins. To accommodate for
binding, left margin must be 2 cm. Use a line space of 1.15 and double space for paragraphs and be consistent.
6) Bind all your work together into a booklet and hand it to any one of the five Tutors on the due date (03/05/24).
Each person will produce a booklet at the end of this major project.

2. Task Description
No Task Description No. of Pages Percent
1 Cover Page Your personal particulars, passport size photo and the 1 /2
essay title all on the cover page
2 Content Page List of content in the booklet 1 /2
Graphic Organizer Organize and layout the main ideas of on a graphic 1 /2
3 organizer.
Do research and take brief notes for each main idea.
4 Notes Taken Use Cornell Note Taking template and record the notes 2 /4
and reference details. Do not cut & paste.
A rough draft of the Put your research notes together and write the rough 4 plus 1
5 four-page essay and draft of four pages. A reference list of sources used reference list /4
the reference list. must be attached. Print and edit using red ink pen. Print =5
a final copy and submit for assessment.
Demonstrates
 Content knowledge, ……….…./8
4 /26
Final essay  Logical structure, …………………./3
6
 Argument, ……….……………………/5
 Language proficiency, …………../10
7 Final reference list In-text & End-text Referencing of 5 – 7 sources 1 /10
15

TOTAL RAW SCORE /50

TOTAL FINAL SCORE /40

Coordinator Mr. Perus Diru (Mr) 01/04/24 – 03/05/24 Page 1


Cornell Note Taking Template
Topic:
Main Ideas Notes Reference
1. Source:
Author/s:
Year of publication:
Page:

2.

3.

4.

Summary

Coordinator Mr. Perus Diru (Mr) 01/04/24 – 03/05/24 Page 2

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