At the symposium this week it was agreed to make a change to assessment. The final essay task now:

This task can be completed in pairs or individually. If a complete draft of the writing (minimum 1200 words) is submitted to your teacher by Friday September 26 you will receive a bonus of 5 marks. Work that is done in pairs is expected to be more sophisticated (writing, ideas, use of media, references) than work that is done individually.

The entire task, with the new addition, is available under the assessment menu of the course blog.