Category: English

1. Explain the brief history of feminist criticism that Joyce Karpay defines. 
2. Explain what Karpay says about how feminist criticism is intended to help men and women, not just women.  What does Karpay say about how men can benefit from feminist criticism?
3. Explain what Karpay says about how the French feminists added to our understanding of female writing. According to French feminism, how does female writing differ from male writing? How have male standards for language prevented women from being able to freely express themselves? 
4. Explain what Karpay says about how feminist scholars have expanded the value and importance of female authors like Kate Chopin. 
5. Explain what Karpay says about Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.”
Part II: Watch and write a summary of the documentary, One Woman, One Vote. (Note: U.S. copyright applies so you can only watch the documentary by being logged into this Moodle class.) Your summary should answer the questions listed below. You may also just answer each question individually. You do not need to rewrite the question. 
1. According to the documentary why were women being denied the right to vote in America?
2. Who were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony? Discuss each one’s different approach to advancing the women’s suffrage movement in America. 
3. Explain some of the specific ways women were being treated unfairly in America and how the suffrage movement sought to change that treatment.
4. According to the documentary, what led to the passage in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing women the right to vote? What made men change their views to believe women should be granted the right to vote? 
5. What factual information from the documentary can help explain the historical significance of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” which was originally published in 1894? Connect facts from the documentary One Woman, One Vote, about the women’s suffrage movement and the way women were treated in the 1890s to specific details from “The Story of an Hour.”
Important guidelines for both Part I and Part II:
With Part I and Part II, before you start to summarize each source, you need to clearly name the source by full title and full name of the author and write a topic sentence that organizes the summary. 
Example for Part I: In her brief history and overview of “Feminist Criticism,” Joyce Karpay helps show the importance of authors like Kate Chopin and stories like “The Story of an Hour.” 
Example for Part II: in the documentary, One Woman, One Vote, the narrator, Susan Sarandon, describes the struggle of American women to change society to recognize women’s right to vote and be treated with fairness and respect.
(Remember, do not just copy or plagiarize my examples. Use them as a guide to help you to write your own topic sentences. Note: movie titles are italicized and chapter titles are put in quotation marks.)
Write complete sentences and paragraphs. Do NOT just list terms or write fragmented notes. Keep in mind that this is an advanced college English class, so use proper grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. For help with grammar, see:  https://www.grammarly.com/blog/category/handbook/
Remember to properly refer to the author by last name when referencing the source. When first mentioned, write the full name of an author; thereafter, write the last name. Use phrases like, “According to Karpay” and “Sarandon describes.”  See: https://tinyurl.com/y69ps8tr
Provide proper in-text parenthetical citations per MLA guidelines for all quoted and paraphrased information from the textbook (Do NOT plagiarize.) See MLA in-text guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/y673xs3c  
Do not be too general or short. Be sure to support your answers with evidence and details from the source. Pretend you are explaining the source to someone who has not read it to be sure you include enough details so that someone who has not read the source understands what you are talking about. Write objectively and analytically. See tips for writing about literature: https://tinyurl.com/uschs47b 
Be sure to summarize and explain the source in your own words and be careful not to rely too heavily on quoting the source. See tips for knowing when to quote: https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/using-sources/quotations/
After you complete both parts, be sure to include the Works Cited citations at the end to properly credit the sources you used. List sources alphabetically.

The Song Does Not Have to Remain the Same
Consider whether Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” still has anything to say to
audiences more than 60 years after its debut. Whatever position you take, make sure to define the terms of your argument clearly, so your reader will know how and why you find the play still of value, a little creaky, or obsolete.
Beyond evidence drawn from the play itself, this paper must use supporting evidence and
scholarship. Each paper must use at least one of the supporting materials found in the
textbook. There are cultural and historical perspectives found immediately before and after the play. In addition, each paper must also use at least one article on Hansberry or on the play
found in an academic database accessed through the NCC Library.
Your argument may draw on concepts from psychology, gender studies, economics,
politics, or some combination of points of view. Papers will be deemed incomplete and have
their grades impacted if they do not provide evidence from the all three sources listed above.
Make sure to identify to construct a clear and specific argument with a sense of purpose.
Your essay must rely on evidence from the primary text in addition to additional research you use to support your claims. When possible, use literary terms learned/used during the semester.
Finally, use MLA style documentation in the body of the paper and include a Work Cited list.
The essay must be approximately 5-6 pages double-spaced in 12-point font; the Work
Cited page does not count in the page approximation. The essay must also have an original title that reflects its idea or its argument.

Outline Structure for Literary Analysis Essay
I. Catchy Title
II. Paragraph 1: Introduction (Use HATMAT)
A. Hook
B. Author
C. Title
D. Main characters
E. A short summary
F. Thesis 
III. Paragraph 2: First Body Paragraph
A. Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis)
B. Context for the quote
1. Who says it?
2. What’s happening in the text when they say it?
C. Quote from the text (cited appropriately)
D. Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis?
E. Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph) 
IV. Paragraph 3: Second Body Paragraph
A. Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis)
B. Context for the quote
1. Who says it?
2. What’s happening in the text when they say it?
C. Quote from the text (cited appropriately)
D. Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis?
E. Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph 
V. Paragraph 4: Third Body Paragraph
A. Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis)
B. Context for the quote
1. Who says it?
2. What’s happening in the text when they say it?
C. Quote from the text (cited appropriately)
D. Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis?
E. Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph
VI. 
Conclusion (You do not necessarily have to follow this order, but include the following):
A. Summarize your argument.
B. Extend the argument.
C. Show why the text is important.  

Please be sure to read all of this assignment descriiption carefully. It’s very detailed. It describes two separate things. However, all items will be submitted in ONE Word document.
The portfolio that contains elements you have been working on throughout the course; and The final paper (problem analysis) that you will include as part of the portfolio. Let’s look at the BIG picture first, the final portfolio. What is a portfolio? A portfolio is a collection of items organized in a notebook, file, or a similar format. By collecting this information throughout a course, you can clearly see the connections among assignments as well as the progress you have made. In ENGL110, your portfolio will reflect the work you have done in a specific discipline or topic, ending with the analysis of a problem you have explored. Here are the required elements of the portfolio. The required sections are included in the template. Title Page Table of Contents Item 1 of the Portfolio – Descriiption of Discourse Community in Your Field This is the assignment you submitted in week 2. You are to submit a final version of the descriiption, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback. Item 2 of the Portfolio – Annotated Bibliography for your Final Paper This is the assignment you submitted in week 4. You are to submit a final version of the annotated bibliography, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback. Item 3 of the Portfolio – Final Paper – Analysis of a Problem This is the final problem analysis paper that is the culmination of all the work you have done in the course. Please see the complete descriiption of the paper below. Final Paper (Problem Analysis)
Assignment Instructions This analysis project requires you to tackle a problem within your field of study by first exploring it, its causes, and its impacts. Then, if you want, you can recommend one or more practical solutions to solve the problem. After deciding on the problem you wish to tackle, begin building questions about it. Your goal for the analysis is to answer the questions through your sources. Finding multiple angles and perspectives is ideal so that you explore those possibilities in the final paper before settling on your recommendation. Be sure to identify what is at stake. Here are questions to help guide your analysis: What is the problem being addressed (explain, describe, and “prove” that it exists)? Who is affected by this problem? Why does this problem exist? (Identify the root causes.) Why does the problem persist? (Identify the major factors that contribute to the problem’s ongoing presence.) What is at stake if the problem is not solved? If you decide to include a solution, use these questions to guide you: Who can take action? What should they do, exactly? Why would this help? What are the positive and negative aspects of your solution(s)? PURPOSE: To analyze a problem and possibly provide a solution AUDIENCE: Classmates, others interested in the field LENGTH: 750-900 words (Times New Roman font). Please do not go significantly (~10%) under or above the word count requirement. This word count includes only the paragraphs in your final essay (not the Works Cited/References page or previously submitted sections).
SOURCES: 5 (five) sources from the APUS Library (These may include sources you used in previous assignments. Going under this number will cost points in grading.) FORMAT: The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline Submit your assignment as a Word document attached to the assignment link so it can be automatically processed through Turnitin. You can save your paper with a title like this: Your Name Portfolio Final Paper. Turnitin Scores Because parts of the portfolio (items 1 and 2) have already been processed in Turnitin, they are now part of Turnitin’s database. That means that, when a portfolio is submitted, Turnitin will identify the phrasing it has previously “seen” (such as items 1 and 2 of the portfolio).
Turnitin scores are likely to be high for all portfolios. Don’t panic. Review the Turnitin report and you are likely to see that much of the matching phrasing is from work you previously submitted. Your instructor understands this and will focus on the Turnitin matches in the final paper.

“The Impact of Modern Slavery on
Global Supply Chains”
• Explore how forced labor affects various industries and the ethical implications for businesses and consumers.

https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/89026?vp=tcsedsystem (Kanopy)
This requires a reflection and analysis of a child Learning Through Play: 3-5 Years, and reflection upon reading. It will be 3-4 typed pages. (SLO I, II)
If you have trouble with the video, please reach out to the librarian directly, or try another browser. 
Respond to each observation in objective ways and reflect on what you observed as well as how you will support learning through your observation discoveries.
Describe observations that you have made related to the development of children in this video, and in particular their identity if they were a member of a non-dominant group (Child of Color, Physical/Mental Ability, Immigrant, LGBTQ, Poverty etc.).
How has this out-group membership impacted their development, learning, self-monitoring behaviors and/or social engagement?
Identify two ways a human developmentalist might say that the experience/context of child from a marginalized group might impact them as an adult.
Guidelines for Critical Reflection Papers
Purpose
Critical Reflection Papers have a three-part purpose. First, they are intended to demonstrate your analysis of the course readings, news reports, or other media pertaining to human development. They can help you keep track of important ideas that you will need to review again in preparing your signature assignment, and can also provide possible topics for your MA Thesis. Most importantly, they are intended for you to give your critical reflection of the course materials.
Format
Papers must be double-spaced. It must have a title page that includes your name, page numbering, and consistent use of APA style, including references. Make sure that your paper is in the form of an essay with an introduction, body and conclusion. Download and use the Undergraduate APA 7 Template. for this assignment.
Procedure
Your Critical Reflection Paper should demonstrate comprehension and analysis of the assigned or optional readings (including readings you find through the library), or to news reports in newspapers, popular magazines, or other media, and contain a critical and thoughtful reaction to the material.
Your reflection should make up the majority of the paper. There are a number of ways you might approach the task:
Focus on an aspect of the reading/media that you will argue pertains to some issue or idea presented in class or found in the course readings. Does the reading support, undermine or come into tension with previous issues or concepts? Explain why it is significant.
Focus on a particular theme or issue raised by the reading/media and give your own perspective on it.
Be sure to elaborate on your opinion. What is your thinking based on?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the main sides of the issue, as you see it?
Do you have any personal experience that is relevant to the issue?
What to Avoid
A Critical Reflection Paper is not a book report, but it is a scholarly paper that must meet all APA standards, and should have a Introduction, Body (what you learned then connecting it to the prompts above) and Conclusion (that will connect what you wrote in the Body to current research published in the last 10 years), along with an accurate title page. and reference section. You must give some brief summary of the reading/media in order to write a good paper, but only summarize what is necessary to write your reaction. It is also important to avoid vague impressions about the reading/media. Base everything you say in something specific, such as a quote, or a concept or an argument. Dig into something solid. Make sure you make proper reference to these specific details. Note that papers submitted after the due date will have points deducted.

YOU CAN ONLY USE THIS THESIS AS IT WAS APPROVED BY MY PROFESSOR : 
In “A Doll’s House”, Henrik Ibsen explores 19th-century Scandinavian gender roles through the growth of Nora’s character in her search for independence and freedom from societal constraints.
Research this topic and answer these questions
Women’s rights
• In a speech nearly 20 years after the premiere of A Doll’s House, Ibsen denied that
he had written the play to advance women’s rights. What, then, is the play’s
meaning for Ibsen? What did it mean to its first audiences? What did it mean to
the professional critics?
• To understand that more fully, research the roles played by Scandinavian women
in the latter quarter of the 19th Century (about 1874-1899.) Were women just
homemakers, or did they do some work? What kind of work? What was their
general level of education? How were they treated by men, by husbands, by
fathers? By the law? With your new knowledge, you will give your own view of
what you believe became of Nora after she left Torvald. Did Nora obtain the
freedom she sought, or end up a broken, disappointed woman?
Productions in various media
• In class, we viewed a motion picture of A Doll’s House produced by an American in
England, in 1973. The play has also been produced as a movie in many other
countries; it has been produced on TV, on radio, on audiotape and perhaps other
media. For your essay, you will research the non-live-stage productions.
• You will tell us as much as you can about these productions, the years they were
made, in what countries, in what languages, the stars, directors and writers
involved, costs of production, boxoffice results, critics’ evaluations, and,
especially, whether the basic story and/or characters were changed, and why.
You wrote a thesis & bibliography
YOUR THESIS was approved by me.
Write your research essay
WRITE AN ESSAY of at least 9 pages, plus the Works Cited page.

Research ESSAY TOPIC SHEET: to REVIEW, STUDY and UNDERSTAND. 
READ and LISTEN to better UNDERSTAND the ESSAY TOPIC related to the O.J. Simpson murder trial   
Instructional Video: 
my comments are ALSO meant to HELP you START your research of the O.J. Simpson murder trial
you DO NOT have to SUBMIT anything for this READING, LISTENING and UNDERSTANDING assignment

this assignment, you will continue to work with the text you chose for the project. Like the reading response you completed last week, this activity will guide you in analyzing key aspects of the text. This assignment will prepare you to explain the writer’s choices in relation to the genre of the text and explain the writer’s choices in relation to audience, purpose, and/or subject of the text. It will also prepare you to identify an audience for the second version of your paper, describe the needs of that audience, and describe the needs of the writing situation for the second version of your paper.
Directions
For this assignment, you will address prompts about the audience and writing situation in relation to genre, core idea, and purpose using the template linked in the What to Submit section.
Specifically, you must address the following regarding your chosen text:
Identify a possible primary audience of the text.
On the basis of the core idea and purpose of the text, who do you think could be the primary audience of the text?
Remember that in this assignment, you are thinking about who the writer of your chosen text might have intended to address, not the audiences that you will address in your project.
Identify other possible audiences for the text.
What are other possible audiences for the text?
Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the genre of the text.
Why are the audiences appropriate considering the genre of the text?
Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the writing situation of the text.
Why are those audiences appropriate considering the writing situation of the text?
Describe how the writer attracts and guides the audience.
How does the writer capture the attention of the audience?
How does the writer guide the audience in the text?
What to Submit
Submit your completed Module Two Reading Response Template for grading. Although you will refer to your selected text in your assignment, you will not refer to any sources from outside this course.
Supporting Materials
The following resources will support your work on this assignment:
Student Exemplar: Module Two Reading Response Exemplar
This is an example of a completed reading response template for this assignment. You may want to use this as a guide when addressing the rubric criteria for this assignment.

The task:
1. Write on the short story. “The Yellow Wallpaper” (p. 585 ff).  
2. Read selections from The Gift by Marcel Maus. The book is linked in the module.
Please read pp. 1-12 and 37-41. This lays out the structure of reciprocity in simple
terms and it’s one of the landmark texts in anthropology.
3. Apply the ideas from Maus to your short story. Where does reciprocity work? Where
does it fail?
4. Make sure to consult the writing guide and sample essay for assistance as you write!
Requirements:
• MLA formatting
• You MUST cite the short story and Maus.
• Introductory and conclusion paragraphs that state and re-state the thesis.
• Summary of Maus’ ideas
• 2 paragraphs establishing a connection between Maus and your short story. In these
paragraphs, you need to explain what is (or is not) reciprocal (emotions, interactions,
etc.), why Maus’ ideas apply, and give an overview of the story. The sample essay
does this nicely.
• 2-3 paragraphs of analysis of reciprocity, its successes, or its failures in the story.
Make sure to cite the story using in-text citations with page numbers.