SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN

Research Unit for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia

Foundation of Natural Build Environment (FNBE)

English 2 [ENGL 0205]Prerequisite: English 1Lecturer: Cassandra Wijesuria_____________________________________________________________________

Class assignment 1;

Observing the unfamiliar -

The Tool

Individual work. Students will prepare a description of the chosen tool.

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A minimum of one and a half A4 page narrative of the chosen tool.

Deadline: digital submission by 11.59pm, Thursday, 14th Nov. 2013 (Week 7).

Submissions of hard copies to be submitted after handing them online.

Introduction

The purpose of this assignment is to help you understand how your descriptive writing can improve as you deepen your capacity to observe.

Objectives of Assignment

The objectives of this project are as follows:

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You are to choose a tool that you were to observe over the period of a week. The tool may be a cooking implement, a specialized tool for some craft, a cosmetic tool, or anything interesting item from your kitchen drawer or tool chest. DO NOT choose tools that have sharp points or blades.

N.B. Students should have informed the instructor what they intend to do and received confirmation on whether the selected tool is suitable.

Learning Outcomes of this Class Assignment

Students will observe and analyze the object chosen and write a well-developed and well-organized descriptive and narrative essay or extended description/journal entries .

Tasks - Methodology

1. Set up your workplace on your desk or kitchen table so that you can look at the chosen tool carefully with no hindrances and obstructions.

2. Begin by really taking your time to explore the object. Let yourself be like a curious child or a dedicated scientist. Notice and write down your first reactions. Spend at least fifteen minutes noting down the visual details of your object before exploring the other senses, i.e. touch, hear, smell and taste.

3. Put all your information together and write at least one and a half page typed description (Arial 12, double spacing) that enables readers to imagine the object. You may also provide a drawing of the object that you are observing. Organize your information so that your reader can follow your process of observation. In a final paragraph, or as you go along, describe what it felt for you as you worked. Were there stages in your process? Did you feel frustrated and anxious if you couldn’t label your object?

Submission RequirementStudents will first submit the typed-written assignment with the required cover page that is provided by 11.59 pm on Thursday, 14th NOVEMBER 2013 (WEEK 7). The hard copy of the assignment MUST be sent in to the instructor on the classes’ respective tutorial day. Any online submissions AFTER the 14th of November will NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

Assessment criteria

The assessment for this assignment will be based on:

TGC Acquired

Assessment Criteria Marks %

Group Component

Demonstrated understanding of brief and length requirements 15 %

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Appropriateness exploration of elements listen in the marking criteria 40%

Quality and clarity in language and presenting information for the assignment.

45%

(Will be calculated as 5%)TOTAL 100%

Marking criteria

The marking criteria for the submission and the grading scheme are indicated in the rubric section below:

One and a half full page minimum. 15 points

Exploration of the following elements:

Temperature

Texture

Weight

Smell

General shape and parts

Colors

Sounds

Visual design elements such as scratches, trademarks, thumbprints.

40 points ( 5 points each)

Inferences or guesses regarding its function

15 points

Physical description complete10 points.

No distracting errors of spelling, punctuation, or sentence skills errors. 10 points.

Personal process described, 10 points.

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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

THE DESIGN SCHOOL

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

NAME: LING HUI SIM

STUDENT ID NO: 0313855

TOOL SELECTED: Water Bottle

WORD COUNT: 520

ENGLISH 2 (ENGL 0205)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: NARRATIVE ESSAY

LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA

SUBMISSION DATE: 14TH NOVEMBER 2013

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Every morning when I woke up, my mother will put something on the table and

reminds me to bring it to school before the bus come to pick me up. When the bus has

arrived, I took the thing on the table which my mother told me to bring it to school.

The moment I took it, I felt the warmness inside it. “Is it because the warm water

inside it or it’s just the warmness of my mother?” I asked myself and started to laugh at

myself because it’s kind of stupid to think it’s because of my mother’s warmness. It’s

quite cool that after a few minutes; the warmness of the water has gone and become

normal temperature.

When I was in the bus, I drank almost half of the water inside it. Then I saw

something that catches my eyes. I saw some dew drops of water inside it. Moreover, it’s

interesting how the dew drops of water can be seen inside it after I drank the water.

As the bus arrived to school, I took it with me and went in to my class. While I was on

my way to the class, I felt it became lighter than before I drank the water inside it. I’m

sure it will become very light when there’s no water inside it.

During recess I drank the whole water inside it and I smell the odor of roses in it

when it’s empty. Then, I take a close look for it. It has the shape of a cylinder that has a

cover on top of it. As I slowly touch it from the top until the bottom, it’s like you are

driving a car that pass through rough and smooth. I took it up and looked from the

bottom, it looks round in shape and there’s some other smaller circle in it.

While I was holding and thinking about the body parts of it, I accidentally drop it on

the floor and it produce a “Pop” sound and everyone were shocked of the sound

because the class was quiet at that time. I felt like I have killed five people in the class 6

when everyone was looking at me. It was kind of awkward at that moment but then they

just ignore it and continue doing their own stuff.

When I went back home, my mother asked me “Where’s your water bottle? Did you

finish drinking the water?”. “Yes mum, I did.” I replied. All this time my water bottle is

always been there for me when my throat is like living in the Sahara desert. Water bottle

is something important in our life because without it, where are we going to place the

water? However, we can learn many things about a water bottle when we take a close

look of it and explore it.

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