• Include specific examples as you can – as long as they are relevant. Avoid over generalizations such as: “hypersexual representation is common in media cultures.” Give an example of a game genre or a character from a game to support your statement. Include as much information as possible. It is the information and analysis that will earn you marks.
• The main focus of your essay should be clear and evident. If a central focus and/or main point are not clearly presented, the essay will be considered off-topic and marks will be deducted accordingly. Make sure your thesis statement is clear and relevant to the topic.
• Do not summarize the game you are discussing at length. Excessive plot-summary will be disregarded and marks deducted. Retelling entire stories detracts from your ability to demonstrate that you understand the over-arching themes.
• Your essay should be appropriate in language, format and tone and stay on topic. Avoid run on sentences and sentence fragments.
• Colloquial language (games are really cool…), first-person writing (I think that…), contractions (don’t, couldn’t etc.) and slang (I give Mario props) are not appropriate in your essay.
• Also, please do not write pages and pages hoping that I will find one kernel of pertinent information. Be selective in what you write and don’t forget to stay on topic!
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