Purpose:
To synthesize key ideas from a set of related course materials
(grouped into Units) and apply them to
compare womens diverse experiences across
cultures
analyze the effects of specific cultural practices on womens lives
weigh in on a contemporary issue or debate regarding womens rights
Instructions:
Read the question or prompt provided, then compose a 500
750 word response. A
traditional five
–
paragraph essay
including an
introduction
with your thesis statement
,
followed by three body paragraphs
and a conclusion
works very well for this assignment. You should
take a
clear position on the issue
,
and use examples from
at least three different
cour
se materials
to support your position
(e.g., Burns text plus
two
articles,
or
one
article
, Burns text,
and
a film
).
You
will
not need to conduct
additional research for this assignment.
Y
our goal i
s to synthesize the course
materials: focus on making con
nections
between the readings
rather than
simply summarizing
them
. Cite
your sources within
your essa
y and include
a
Works Cited list following
ASA Style.
A video for a source is http://www.youtube.com/watch?vhqRcD8Cpucg
2nd video to source is http://video.pbs.org/video/2283614868/
Main source is Women Across Cultures by Shawn Megan Burns 3rd Edition
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