Fall 2024 Second Essay Choose either The Pillow Book OR “A Tale of Two Sisters,” and analyze it in conjunction with at least two other primary sources from the assigned course readings to discuss the customs, social structures, and/or dominant ideas and values of the civilization that it comes from . There are many ways in which you could address this prompt. W hatever specific topic you choose, your essay must have ONE coherent focus. • This is an exercise in close reading and analysis of primary sources . • You must use the class versions of all materials (all the primary sources exist in multiple English translations . U se of an outside version is a violation of the prohibition on outside sources . S ee next bullet point and the grading rubric .) • Remember to analyze the sources in historical context . For instance, you might talk about change over time, or influence from other places, or causes and origins. You should use other sources from the course (lecture and all assigned portions of :olcombe and SEAT) to provide this context for your analysis . You may not use any sources aside from those explicitly permitted in these instructions . • The essay must be between 1400 and 1 800 words, excluding titl e and footnotes . • The essay must be uploaded to UM Learn by midnight on Dec 6th as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file. Essays will be accepted up to 48 hours late and penalized 2 points. • This essay needs to show your understanding of the course material . You must write the essay in English yourself and may not collaborate with anyone in any way . • Review all academic integrity guidelines on the course syllabus and on the UM academic integrity guide (linked to on the syllabus) before starting. • Familiarize yourself with the essay grading rubric , especially the Basic Requirements section, before beginning. • =f directly quoting course materials, make sure to explain in your own words what the quoted sentence or phrase means and its place in your analysis. Direct quotes and paraphrases from the primary sources should be used to provide evidence for your original thoughts and analysis. :owever, an essay consisting of mostly direct quotations, paraphrases, and/or summary with little or no analysis is a bad ess ay. • Read the Tip Sheets for Academic Writing here. = particularly recommend the “Paraphrasing” tip sheet: https://umanitoba.ca/student -supports/academic – supports/academic -learning Citation guid elines on next page. AS=A/:=ST1420 Fall 2024 Second Essay Citation guidelines • Cite using footnotes in the simple style below. All quotations, paraphrases, and other ideas that are not originally yours must be supported by footnotes . =f you do not know how to make a footnote in Word, look it up . • =n your footnotes, SEAT readings should be identified by the individual text title , book title (including v.1 indicating the first volume), and the page number that you’re referencing . For example, if =’m talking about :an Feizi’s “customs of a disordered state,” my footnote would look like this. 1 A History of East Asia should be cited with book title and page number, like this. 2 The pdf sou rces should be cited by the title of the individual text (not the book it comes from ) and page number, like this. 3 Lectures can be cited with the date and topic as best you remember it, like this. 4 As you can see from the example footnotes below, section and short text titles are put in quotation marks; book titles must be italicized . • Do not provide a bibliography. Spend that time improving your paper. 1 “The :an Feizi,” Sources of East Asia Tradition v.1, 113. 2 A History of East Asia, 217. 3 “Qiang Village: Three Poems,” 42. 4 Lecture on Tang Empire, October 11 th, 2024.
