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Contents
Section A: Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Personal Statement................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Portfolio Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Module Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Specific Outcome ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Question....................................................................................................................................... 3
2: Doing History — Reflection .................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 How historians systematically study the past .......................................................................... 4
2.2 Analytical skills learned from history ......................................................................................... 4
2.3 Main components of a well-written paragraph ........................................................................ 4
2.4 Main components of a well-structured essay .......................................................................... 4
2.5 What constitutes academic dishonesty in a history assessment ......................................... 5
Section B: Conducting Research ............................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Reflection on what I learned about research ........................................................................... 5
3.2 Corrected Version of Assessment 2 ......................................................................................... 6
Section C.4: Essay Outline ....................................................................................................................... 8
Essay Question................................................................................................................................... 8
Thesis Statement ............................................................................................................................... 8
Main Points and Supporting Evidence ............................................................................................ 8
Conclusion (Outline) .......................................................................................................................... 9
Section C.5: Final Essay ........................................................................................................................... 9
Essay Question................................................................................................................................... 9
Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 10
Economic exploitation through resource extraction and labour systems ................................ 10
Transformation of African social structures .................................................................................. 11
Political domination and the erosion of sovereignty .................................................................... 11