Nervous Conditions by Tistsi Dangerembga Writing Assignment â⚬€œ Based on the novel, describe the gender roles of the older women in Tambuzdaiâ⚬➢s and Nyashaâ⚬➢s lives (Tambuâ⚬➢s mother Mainini, Lucia, & Maiguru) and Women of today. What are their responsibilities? What are their attitudes toward themselves, their relatives and the whites? How do these attitudes compare to those of the younger girls? Demonstrate insight and original thinking; excellent analytical abilities, including consistently appropriate use of evidence; a clear, relevant thesis and consistent focus; command of all aspects of grammar and mechanics, with few errors and no patterns of errors (such as punctuation or verb forms) or errors that compromise the clarity of the paper; use of language and vocabulary appropriate for formal, academic literary analysis; use of correct MLA formatting, in-text citation form, and bibliographic form, with few, if any, errors, and no patterns of errors; where appropriate, the ability to engage secondary sources actively and critically, and to incorporate ideas from primary and secondary texts through the correct use of quotations, paraphrase, and summary. An A paper will contain all of these elements.