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Turnitin Essay Question Jurgen Habermas’ idea of the public sphere is generally defined as being a space where

people enter in order to deliberate and make decisions about society, separate from the state,

and on equal footing with one another. However, Nancy Fraser argues that public spheres

should be reconsidered as “arenas for the formation and enactment of social identities” (Fraser,

1992). Describe an online space where you find the “formation and enactment of particular

social identities” with a specific example. Using the Course Concepts from weeks 1-4, analyse

the types of stories being shared, and how they reflect and/or challenge the ideas presented in

the quotes above. NB: Students often ask me 'How many references?' or 'How many ideas/examples/....'?.

The answer is that we are more interested in the extent to which you justify your claims than in

counting how many of any particular item you include. Writing Guide You should present your work as an essay with the following structure: 1. Introduction:



Define the key terms and introduce the main ideas (thesis statements) that you

are going to explore in your essay.

2. Body  Be sure that your paragraphs contain a topic sentence that indicates to the

reader the idea you are going to deal with in that paragraph. The rest of the

paragraph must draw on the scholarly research to justify your claims. These

should also be illustrated using examples of social media communication.  Be sure to justify each claim you make by drawing on relevant literature from

social media research.  Do not simply re-narrate what is happening on social media; analyse the social

media communication you’ve identified by using the course concepts. 3. Conclusion  Summarise the claims that you dealt with in the essay. The conclusion is different

to the introduction in the sense that you can now leverage the outcomes of your

analysis/argument (as opposed to simply introducing what you will explore). For further help on essay writing see these resources:  https://student.unsw.edu.au/essay-writing-basics

 https://student.unsw.edu.au/writing

. 2 / 3 The Academic skills UNSW team also offer one-on-one consultations for academic writing:

 https://student.unsw.edu.au/individual-consultations-academic-support

How to include a

screen

capture or diagram in your essay

In order to explain your analysis of social media communication, you will need to include

diagrams and/or screen captures in your essay. You should present these as figures with

captions as follows: Figure 1: An example of a Pokemon Image Macro (source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/awv5gr/new_pikachu_meme/) “Learning the material after you finish the exam” Extract 1 : An example of a Reddit comment referring to a meme (source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/awv5gr/comment/ehptb3g/? utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_conte nt=share_button) References Please use Harvard format: https://student.unsw.edu.au/harvard-referencing

References should only be used to support a particular point that you are trying to make. There is no

requirement to use a particular number of references. Marking criteria The table below is the qualitative rubric used as a guide in marking your essay: F P C D HD Expression: The extent to which your

writing is fluent, concise,

and coherent Incoherent and poorly written. Highly

problematic in writing style

and/or grammar and structure.

Obtrusive errors. Likely to be well outside the word count: either too short, or longwinded. Weaker writing of

patchy quality with

some obvious errors in

referencing style,

and/or grammar and/or structure. Close to or

within word count. Sound writing style.

Adequate structure.

Some (less obtrusive)

errors in style,

grammar, and structure. Within word count. Mature and generally

assured academic style of

writing that is well

structured and that poses

few problems for readers. Few errors in style, and

grammar. Within word

count. Well edited. Exceptionally well- written.

Characterised by a

sophisticated academic voice

with very few (or no) errors in style, grammar, and structure. Within word

count. Skilfully edited.

Beautifully presented. Argument: The extent to which your

argument is clear, logical,

and directly answers the

question. A poorly discussed argument

is likely to be seriously

stunted, fragmented, and/or

incoherent. Little to no sense

of a logical connection to the

question. A weak argument with a

limited logical

connection to the

question. Displays some significant gaps in

understanding. A relatively thoughtful

discussion of a partially

developed argument

that is marked by some

oversights. Some

worthwhile connections

made to the question. A well-reasoned argument

that displays few gaps in

thinking. Directly answers

the question. An exquisitely developed,

thoroughly defended, and

fully coherent argument that

directly answers the

question. Concepts: The extent to which you

demonstrated a grasp of

key concepts and used

them to answer the

question. Demonstrates a poor

understanding of the key

concepts in the question. Demonstrates an

understanding of the

key concepts in the

question but makes

some conceptual errors. Demonstrates a good

understanding of the

key concepts in the

question. Demonstrates an excellent

understanding of the key

concepts in the question Demonstrates a highly

sophisticated understanding

of the key concepts in the

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