WS311 Georgian Court University Women Rights and Gender Roles Paper
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Objective: The purpose of Paper 1 is to demonstrate that you have kept up with the assigned materials and can draw from these readings/podcasts/videos to make better sense of events occurring in the world around you. (THE ASSIGNED MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN QUESTION IS ACCEPTED)
Instructions: Choose one recent news article relevant to what we have learned so far in the course. The article must come from a reputable, print news source (for example:The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, etc.), and should have been published within the last 6 months. Write a 2-3 page (double-spaced) essay that discusses the news article and how assigned course readings, podcasts and/or videos help you understand or think about what is happening in this news story. Your essay should address ALL of the questions below and have citations from at MINIMUM of 2 course readings/podcasts/videos.
Your essay should answer the following questions (although not necessarily in this order) in paragraph form:
- Who wrote the news article? Is it an opinion or standard news story, and are there any evident biases or perspectives in the piece?
- What is this article about? What is your reaction? (For example: Is it well-written? Interesting? Boring? Significant? Insignificant? etc.) Explain.
- *What does this article reveal about what we have learned so far in the course?
- When was the article written? When (or what time period) is it discussing?
- Where (what place/s) is the article discussing?
- Why was this article written? Why did you pick this article?
- *How does this article show that Women’s Studies is (or is not) relevant today?
- * The “What” and “How” questions above are the most important! Be sure toanswer these questions with details drawn from course readings/videos.Essay requirements:
- Two typed pages: one-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Romanfont. Papers shorter than 2 full pages will NOT be accepted.
- Use formal language and follow standard essay format (introduction, body, andconclusion paragraphs).
- As a college-level paper, be sure to organize your ideas. You should have a cohesiveargument (or thesis) that drives the paper.
- Identify and discuss one news article from a reputable print news publication that hasbeen published within the last 6 months.
- Draw from a MINIMUM of two course readings/podcasts/videos in your analysis ofthe news story.
- Use parenthetical citations. Be sure to cite source and page number. For example:(Collins 23).
- Be sure to proofread for complete sentences, spelling/grammar, and paragraphstructure (with topic sentence).
- Identify the following: author, article title, news source, and date of publication
Ø for example: Somini Sengupta, “The #MeToo Moment: What Happened After Women Broke the Silence Elsewhere?” The New York Times, December 22, 2017
Paper 1 will be graded using the following rubric.
Paper 1 Rubric
A |
B |
C |
D |
F
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*Content Analysis/ Use of Evidence |
Excellent: used minimum of 2 sources, eloquent, persuasive |
Very good: logical analysis of 2+ sources |
Good: solid effort to discuss readings and answer questions; does not discuss 2 sources |
Needs improvement: difficult to understand; little use of evidence to support discussion; does not discuss 2 sources |
Does not meet minimum requirements |
Organization: Paragraph Structure/ Essay Format |
Excellent: smooth, clear transitions and eloquent, persuasive structure |
Very good: clear, logical structure |
Good: solid effort to organize ideas |
Needs improvement: little to no organization or paragraph structure |
Does not meet minimum requirements |
Spelling/ Punctuation/ Grammar |
Excellent: few or 0 mistakes |
Very good: few mistakes, still readable and compelling |
Good: mistakes begin to make ideas difficult to comprehend |
Needs improvement: mistakes make ideas largely incomprehensible |
Does not meet minimum requirements |
2-page minimum |
Yes |
no
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Final draft on time |
Yes |
no
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*most heavily weighted category