Weekly Quizzes

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours Due: Weeks 3-12 Weighting: 30%

Students will be required to undertake 10 online quizzes during the unit. These will test comprehension of readings and films.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Identify and define medieval archetypes, such as the Knight, the Lady, and, the Cleric.
• Engage with and interpret difference genres of medievalism, particularly quest narratives, chivalric romance, and, farce. Students will have developed an understanding of the implications of racial medievalist imaginaries.

Review Article

Assessment Type ¹: Case study/analysis Indicative Time on Task ²: 30 hours Due: Week 7 Weighting: 30%

Students will review a piece of self-chosen medievalist text, and identify the type of genre and location for which they are writing, such as a film review for a newspaper, or a video game review for a website. To complete this task successfully, students will define medievalism, locate their text in its type of medievalism, and reflect upon the text's use of the past in relation to its contemporary context of production.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Identify and define medieval archetypes, such as the Knight, the Lady, and, the Cleric.
• Locate and explain varying instances of medievalism over time, from the early-modern period to the current day.
• Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the ideological implications of periodization, particularly as pertaining to the terms medieval and modern.
• Engage with and interpret difference genres of medievalism, particularly quest narratives, chivalric romance, and, farce. Students will have developed an understanding of the implications of racial medievalist imaginaries.

Take-home Test

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test Indicative Time on Task ²: 25 hours Due: Week 13 Weighting: 40%

Students will be asked to answer a synthetic question, related to the overall themes of the unit. They will be expected to answer the question in essay format, and draw upon the readings and texts studied in the unit.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Identify and define medieval archetypes, such as the Knight, the Lady, and, the Cleric.
• Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the ideological implications of periodization, particularly as pertaining to the terms medieval and modern.
• Engage with and interpret difference genres of medievalism, particularly quest narratives, chivalric romance, and, farce. Students will have developed an understanding of the implications of racial medievalist imaginaries.

¹ If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

• the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
• the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

² Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

All readings and unit materials are available through the iLearn website.