Engelsk Essay

[Taran]

Vel, essay har aldri vært min sterkeste side, så da vi fikk denne oppgaven var jeg ikke akkurat kjempe happy;

"Give an account of some of the most preeminent cultural differences between the Indians and the white man and what they perceived as the most important virtues to pursue in life, respectively. Discuss why the Indians eventually were conquered by the white man during the 19th century"

Jeg fikk utsatt den en uke pga bestemors begravelse og leverte en noe uferdig dårlig essay. Siden han hadde gitt et flertall av klassen en ny sjanse (mange som fikk dårlige karakterer) så fikk også jeg en ny sjanse. Oppgaven skal leveres i morgen kveld.

Så til problemet. Hva burde man egentlig ha med i et slikt essay? Jeg finner ikke mye info om indianere på internett og det som står er vansklig å skrive om. Jeg aner egentlig ikke hvor jeg skal starte hen, men jeg trenger enn bedre karakter, da dette er et essay som teller 50 % av standpunkt karakteren. Noen som har noen gode tipst til oppsett, innhold..osv? Hva man burde ha med og ikke. Ja hva som helst

[Mari]

Jeg finner ikke mye info om indianere på internett

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HER burde du ha nok til en liten avhandling og ha nok til overs til en stil eller ti.

[Ingvild]

Nå har jeg ikke akkurat satt meg så mye inn i indianerne og sånt for å være ærlig (hadde mye om det i fjor, men har glemt en del), men mitt tips er at om man sliter litt med å komme i gang så kan det være veldig nyttig å lage seg en ordentlig disposisjon, f.eks:

Introduction

- Briefly explain what you want to write about in this text. This shouldn't be long, maximum a paragraph.

Main part

- Start by telling about some of the cultural aspects of the Indians. Focuse on how they lived, what their beliefs etc were in the 19th century, as this is the time of period you're going to write about later.

- Then talk about some of the cultural aspects regarding "the white man" (mainly British people then, I suppose?). Try to write about the same things as you did with the Indians, e.g. decide upon writing about religion, the importance of family, what they (both Indians and the white man) felt was the most important things in life.

- Now compare it - both what's the same and what's different. Use examples if possible. It should be quite easy if you have written well about their cultures.

- Then you should go over to the next part of the task, maybe by saying something like "These differences in technology, the structure of the society etc. gave the white man quite an advantage ...".

- Find reasons (that's why we have Internet! ) for how and why the white man became so powerful in America compared to the Indians. Remember to not paraphrase texts you find, but try to think and write for yourself, inspired by what you find. Combine arguments from different texts. If you find anything that indicates that the white man shouldn't be able to conquere the Indians, then mention them too before you "kill" them with other reasons for why they actually DID become so powerful, as you are supposed to discuss, not just explain.

Conclusion:

- "To sum up ..." ... Just write in short something like that the cultural differences made the Indians the weaker participant or something.

General tips:

- Use formal language. Don't use contractions like "I'm" and "doesn't".

- Divide your text into paragraphs. Each paragraph should have just one point or idea, and each paragraph should also have a topic sentence (a sentence, most often the first one, that kind of tells the theme for that specific paragraph).

- Remember to give your sources. Write the date of which you looked at the Internet pages you use as sources.

- Use linking words to improve the structure of your essay, such as "in addition", "first of all", "while", "on the contrary" and so on.

Oi, jeg skreiv visst på engelsk uten å tenke over det en gang. Lykke til, i alle fall!

[Taran]

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HER burde du ha nok til en liten avhandling og ha nok til overs til en stil eller ti.

Haha, det er godt noen er flinkere enn meg. Jeg fikk bare opp en par sider jeg <_< Men takk:)