ESSAY V:  POSITION PAPER ON GENDER

Essay V Assignment Sequence
Day Homework Due In-Class Work
Day 13
8/7
First draft of Essay V due, with metatext, in Learning Space.   Read or re-read the essays by Sweet (290), Paglia (300), Roiphe (306), Greider (317), and/or Gaitskill (319). Workshopping the drafts.
Day 14
8/8
Second draft of Essay V due, with metatext, in Learning Space.. Practice test taking.
 Day 15
8/10
Final draft of Essay V due, with metatext, printed out. Final self-assessment due. Post tests. Sharing of final reflections. Course evaluation.

This essay is the culmination of your work in this course. You should pick a question/issue that has grabbed your attention this summer, articulate it clearly, then write a 3-4 page essay that engages the reader in a complex, compelling idea that you've developed from all your reading and writing.  Click here and here to see a student examples that fulfills the requirements for Essay V.

New concepts: Placing sources in "conversation" with each other and with your own argument.

Requirements for Essay V:
+  Take a position in relation to some carefully defined gender issue and
    1. Lead the reader through your argument, first engaging the reader and providing the context in which to appreciate the issue/question
    2. Use transitions and reflection to help the reader understand the various pieces of evidences
    3. Bring the reader to a conclusion that pulls the various the various threads of your argument and feels like an ending
+  Incorporate the views of at least two authors in a substantive manner, fairly representing their position
+  Use evidence from personal experience, observation, or reading
+  Properly cite sources in text and in Works Cited page
+  3-4 pages, double-spaced, typed, with new metatext for each draft

 

 

 

 

Concepts: Placing sources in "conversation" with each other and with your own argument.