women studies - systems of previlige and inequality

Guidelines for Writing Response Paper #1

Each response paper should be based on a critical evaluation of the assigned readings for the

selected week. In order to accomplish this exercise, choose a theme that interests you and strikes

you as central to a set of readings.

Paper will be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pitch, and will document the readings using

MLA Documentation Guidelines according to Purdue Online Writing Labs or FAU

LibGuides/Citations/MLA.

Reflection 1: You will write a guided reflection paper of 2-4 pages in which you formulate a

response to specific ideas from the first half of class. You will define and explain the concepts in

your own words then include personal reflections centering around your own life experiences

which apply to the class discussions/readings, as well. The goal is to engage the ideas of the

class by relating to them to your own lived experiences, so you should connect your experience

with specific ideas from the class readings.

Papers will be graded on 1) level of engagement, connection, and reflection; 2) understanding of

materials; and 3) language, grammatical, documentation correctness. Papers will be turned in

online via Canvas where the Instructor will make comments so students receive proper feedback.

Based on your chosen theme, briefly summarize the key points/theme conveyed by the authors

about the topic and then give your response to the ideas raised. In your response paper think

about interrogating the readings in some of the following ways:

 What are the underlying assumptions guiding the author/s discussion?

 What are the conclusions drawn by the author/s?

 What are the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments put forward by

the author/s?

 Do you agree or disagree with the position taken by the author/s?

 What other information might be important to know before making any

judgment on conclusions being drawn?

 What other conclusions are possible to draw from the same information?

 What questions remain unresolved in these readings that you would like to

see clarified and why?