Element 1 – 1500word Academic Essay – due at the end of Term 2
This is 40% of the grade for this unit
Formative Assessment:
o You will write a 1500 word academic essay on a topic set by your tutor.
o The essay must be supported by visual references, placed appropriately in the
body of the text to illustrate key points that you are making.
o Your essay must be presented as an academic and visual unified body of work
o In this essay, you must demonstrate your ability to identify and select relevant
sources of information about the work of creative practitioners in fashion and to
critically interpret and evaluate that information in relation to your essay topic.
o You must use your own words to write this essay – any words from other sources
must be presented as quotes and fully referenced, but you should only use a
quote when it is really essential to a point you are making.
o You must reference all sources of information that you have used, using Harvard
Referencing style: https://libguides.mmu.ac.uk/refguide/mmuharvard
o Through this essay, you must demonstrate a sound understanding of the
relationship between fashion, art and the wider cultural context in which they
operate and evolve.
o The essay must have a cover sheet that includes your name, student number,
programme and class number, as well as the title of the essay itself.
o The essay must have a reference list and a bibliography at the back.
o Please structure your essay in an academic manner –
Introduction
Main body of the essay (presenting your ideas in a linear way,
to build a logical argument)
Conclusion
References
Bibliography
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