Sunday, 22 January 2012

Final Meeting Academic Writing/results/essays/cheats

Ok. Lots and lots of information for you so I'll break it up into a number of different posts.

First, results of the test conditions essay, by group:

Gabriela Z 3 F
Maria N 2 S
Aneta K 2 B *
Agnieszka O 2 B *
Violetta W 3 S
Aleksandra O 3
Małgorzata B 3- F
Renata W 2 S
Beata S 3- S
Jakub G - S

Sebastian K 3+
Aleksandra L(?) 3+
Paulina K 3-
Ewelina P 2 F
Katarzyna B 2
Małgorzata B-K 3
Ewa F 3
Monika Z 2 S
Dominika K 2 B
Monika B 2+ S
Monika M 2 S
Karolina B 3- F
Katarzyna G 3-
Adam G 4
Błazej K 4
Wiktoria L - S


Those people who do not have 3- or above should see the next post with details for next week's essay. The letters after your result signify the following: F means you must do the first essay again, S means you must do the second essay again, B means you must do both essays again. If you have a star next to your name it means you are a cheat who has attempted to commit academic fraud and has been found out. In other countries this would mean an end to your professional career but in Poland attitudes are rather different. I shall, however, do everything in my power to see that you do not graduate from this school.

It is possible I have missed something you have given me so please get in touch if you think I have made a mistake. If you have passed the test and have no letters after your name, congratulations you have my signature for this course. You should proceed to the posts concerning the exam.

A lot of people failed both the tests and other work you have given me because there was no quotation or no reference to go with the quotation. How is this possible? The whole point of the exercise is to use the source text! If you ignore the texts in the exam you will be failed. It's as simple as that.

4 comments:

  1. Dear M.Hinton, I wonder if you have read my essay nr.1-Should foreign language study be compulsory at school? that I handed to you last time we met during our classes. Could you please let me know?
    Gabriela Z gr.4

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    1. I forgot to mention there was one anonymous essay. Typed. Ended with the phrase (421 words). It was accepted. Yours? MH

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  2. Dear Mr Hinton
    We would like to know if there is any chance for us, that is AnetaK. and Agnieszka O.As we have been informed that you will do anything in your power to see that we do not graduate from this school. We really do not know what to do as we were named cheats, but to be honest we only used some internet sources to support our ideas. Now when your claims are as strong as they really are, we really do not know whether you will let us write another essays. We are looking forward to your respond.

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    1. Frankly ladies, I would rather not have to read anything else 'written' by you again. You wouldn't know how 'to be honest' if you tried.

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