[MUSIC] [SOUND] Just to recap, each week you will drafting different parts of your essay. Last week, you drafted your definition of identity. This week, you will be drafting your introduction. Next week, you will be drafting your paragraphs. Then, in week four, you will be writing your full essay draft. Remember, the essay topic reads as follows. Drawing on your sources, discuss what happens to the identity of individuals as they move across borders. In your essay, you will be expected to draw on your course material and other texts, if you wish, locate the different positions in the debate. By this, I mean signal the different authors' definitions of identity and how these are affected by mobility. Show how the authors have arrived at those positions. In other words, show how the claims have been substantiated. And you will always have to reveal your own position in relation to the other authors. The following criteria form part of the essay assessment. First, is there a good introduction and conclusion? Is the argument well presented? Secondly, is there coherence and cohesion between paragraphs? In other words, is there a good flow from one paragraph to the next? Is there good connection between the different paragraphs throughout the essay? Thirdly, does the essay contain accurate referencing with index referencing and a reference list at the end. You will notice that essay topics always have one or more action words, such as discuss, explain, describe. But each action word requires something different from you, the author. In this case, the main action word of our essay topic is discuss. This is probably the most common action word for essay topics. It usually implies that there's a topic to be debated. So there is no right or wrong answer. You just need to make your argument. We will explain more about what we mean by argument. But for the moment, consider it as your position, your claim or point of view on the topic. In the body of your essay, this point of view has to be supported, defended and justified with evidence. Just like in a court room, the lawyer has to be present evidence for his claims. Here, too, you need to back up your statements with evidence. These could be quotes from your reading, statistics or other authoritative sources that can strengthen your case. Let's now break the essay topic up a bit more. The essay question is asking you to draw on your different sources that speak about identity, mobility and culture. The essay question requires you to think about what happens to identity as individuals move across apparent borders. So you might consider whether identity changes or whether it remains the same when people move across borders. If identity changes, in what ways does it change? Is it a product of circumstances or is it a result of the choices that we make? These are some of many ideas you can consider. [MUSIC]