Assignment 05
2023
, Module Code: HSY1511
Module Name: Africa in the World; Historical Perspectives
Assessment 5
Essay Writing Assessment
Instructions:
• This assignment is designed to assess your ability to read, interpret, analyse and synthesise
information from historical sources into an essay.
• It will further test your ability to think critically, formulate your own ideas and use historical
evidence to support your argument.
• Consult your HSY1511 Study guide and other relevant sources to answer the question.
• Number your answer according to the numbering system provided in this question paper
and submit your answer file in pdf format.
• Refrain from plagiarism by ensuring that you have paraphrased your work and included in-
text references throughout the essay.
• You must include a bibliography listing all the sources you have used and complete the
plagiarism declaration, which you can find in Tutorial letter 301.
Choose ONE question from those provided below and write an essay of 2-3 pages which includes
the following aspects:
• A well-formulated introduction which clearly states your argument and how you will be
supporting this argument in the essay.
• Well-formulated paragraphs, each with main ideas and which reflect your argument.
• A clear conclusion summarising the key arguments in your essay.
• At least one footnote with an in-text reference per paragraph.
• A complete bibliography or reference list at the end of your essay.