Quality of writing, organization, and effectively documented sources will all count in the evaluation. Each mini-paper will earn a maximum 25 points and there will be an option to rewrite the first one if your grade is low. Early papers are fine. No extra credit work will be available. No incompletes will be given except in very unusual circumstances and with prior consultation with the instructor.
Students are responsible for the readings listed in each section on that exam.
The intention is to get you to hone your writing and research skills while exploring current information on the status and roles of women in society. You'll be given a statement and need to find information to support or refute it. We'll go through an example in class of how this might be done. For each topic statement, you must answer twice . Sometimes the answers you find for the aggregate may be turned on their heads when you examine varying groups of women.