In addition, you should end the paper by exploring how the texts relate to one another, if at all. Are there any similarities or contrasts between them? Does the argument in one reinforce or undermine the argument of another? Which is most convincing to you?

You are strongly advised to write an initial draft of your response to each reading as you prepare for the seminar concerned, reviewing and polishing in the week of submission. By requiring you to summarise, synthesise and evaluate your reading, this activity is intended to develop your techniques for active, critical reading and note-taking , as well as encouraging you to develop your own, informed opinions in relation to key debates in feminist IR It should thus not only help to foster good seminar preparation practices, but also allow you to 'practice' key elements of essay writing, and to receive feedback on these, before the longer essay. Detailed marking criteria for the response paper will be made available on the Myplace pages for the class.

The last date for submission of your response paper is Friday 16 February 2018 by 12 noon. You will be required to submit an electronic copy via Myplace. The provisional mark for and comments on your paper will be made available by Friday 2 March via Myplace.

###### 3. Presentation

You are required to make an oral seminar presentation. Numbers permitting, these presentations will be in pairs or groups, which is intended not only to limit the number of presentations students have to sit through but also to encourage collective and supportive working practices. The groups and topics will be allocated early in the class.

####### Presentation requirements:

In terms of content, the presentation must focus on ONE question from the list provided for the allocated week's seminar discussion. You should convey to your audience the reasons why this question is important, discuss the key points from the main readings associated with this question, critically interrogate the different possible perspectives, provide some empirical examples, and come to some kind of conclusion on the question.

In terms of form, the presentation must be no longer than 15 minutes IN TOTAL. If you are presenting in a group, you should divide up the speaking and the time between the members of the group equally. The presentation should refer to ONE set of powerpoint slides (usually between 5-10 individual slides) which should be in a similar style or format throughout the presentation and the final slide must include the references for the sources you have used. Every student presenting must upload the finalised slides to Myplace (the portal is in the section on ) by 12 noon on the day before you are due to present . If you are presenting in a group, each member of the group should upload the SAME slides. The assessment criterial will be made available on Myplace and include understanding, analysis, extent/use of reading, organisation/structure, style and clarity of delivery and quality of visuals.

####### Presentation recommendations:

- • trying to present too much - summarise rather than going into detail or focus in on • trying to present too much - summarise rather than going into detail or focus in on a few authors or key themes;
- • pack too much information into slides - use the slides to provide structure, focus • pack too much information into slides - use the slides to provide structure, focus and visual interest for your presentation rather than recording every single point you want to make;

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