Listed at least three reasons that make this article an important newsworthy moment and connects directly to one or more discussed topics in this class.

History by Geoffrey

CURRENT POLICY ANALYSIS (3 pages)

  • Choose a current US policy passed by either congress, senate or Maryland based legislature from 2009-2019 that relates directly to an issue for women’s rights or gender issues.
  • Summarize the policy in your own words.
  • Discuss the validity of the policy in supporting the needs of women, girls, and gender non-conforming folks. Look at each clause and access does it support the economic, social, educational, health, and/or general advancement of the aforementioned groups.
  • Choose one reading from the semester that supports the content of the policy by expressing how it justifies the need for a policy.

CURRENT PERIODICAL ANALYSIS (3 pages)

  • Choose one periodical (newspaper article) from a reputable, peer reviewed newspaper source such as the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and New York Times. The article should directly relate to one of the topics discussed in our class and our syllabus. Article must be from 2009-present.
  • After choosing said article, summarize it in your own words.
  • Describe three (3) reasons that make this article an important newsworthy moment and connects directly to one or more discussed topics in this class.
  • What makes this article a feminist or womanist piece?
  • Conclusion- If you were using this article to lead a discussion in our class, what are three key questions that you would use based on the data from the article.

Look at each clause and access the following: does it support the economic, social, educational, health, and/or general advancement of the aforementioned groups. (20 pts)

3. Chose one reading from the semester that supports the content of the policy by expressing how it justifies the need for a policy. Adequately described the reading and connected it to the policy. (20 pts)

TOTAL: 100 points

Current Periodical Analysis Paper (100 pts)

 

  1. Clear and concise summary of the article. (40 pts)

 

2. Listed at least three reasons that make this article an important newsworthy moment and connects directly to one or more discussed topics in this class. (20 pts)

 

3. Expresses specific analysis and justification of the article as either a feminist or womanist piece. (20 pts)

 

4. Conclusion- Provides (3) three key questions based off the data from the article to lead a discussion in our class. Questions based on factual information and analytical framework from the article. (20 pts)

TOTAL 100 pts