I’m working on a history writing question and need guidance to help me study.
Required Components
- Scotts central argument and development of the thesis.
- In your own words, present the central argument, or thesis, of Scotts article.
- Where in the text is the thesis stated?
- What are Scotts main points? In your own words, explain them succinctly.
- Do the main points support the central focus of the article? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your evaluation.
- Explain how Scott challenges or builds on prior scholarship.
- How does her work relate to other scholarship on the topic?
- Explain how Scott critiques or builds on the work of other scholars.
- How does she explain the shortcomings or limitations she finds in prior work?
- How does she expand on the strengths she finds in prior work?
- Analysis of chapter of your choice.
- In your own words, present the central argument, or thesis, of this chapter.
- How does Scotts work provide a scholarly context for the topic of this chapter?
- How does the author evaluate the value of Scotts work?
- How does the author build on or develop elements of Scotts work in this chapter? Provide specific examples.
- Reflection
- How have these readings affected your understanding of gender in history?
- What key issues will you keep in mind?
- How do you think you might use gender as a category of analysis in your own work?
- How do you understand the significance of gender as a category of historical analysis?
The Reader Response Essay
- Must be 500 words or two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style or Chicago Manual of Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) or CMS guide, respectively.
- Must include a cover page that includes:
- Title of paper
- Students name
- Course name and number
- Instructors name
- Date submitted
- Must address each required component with critical thought.
- Must analyze the following sources:
- Required reading for everyone:
- Scott, Joan W. Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis. The American Historical Review 91, no. 5 (1986): 1053-1075. DOI: 10.2307/1864376. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1864376
- Choice of one chapter from this book:
- Weed, Elizabeth, and Judith Butler, eds. The Question of Gender: Joan W. Scotts Critical Feminism. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2011. Discovery eBooks, EBSCOhost (accessed August 30, 2016).
- Required reading for everyone:
- Must document all sources either in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center or according to the Chicago Manual of Style. If using Chicago style, use endnotes or footnotes. If using endnotes to cite sources, provide separate pages listing these notes. Endnotes or footnotes do not count toward minimum word requirement.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to either APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center or the Chicago Manual of Style.
