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In this assignment, you will compile your research by providing three sources that support your topic. You will also provide your revised research question. You may refer to the Module Three Project Draft exemplars located in the Supporting Materials section for an example of how to complete this assignment. Please note that there are two versions of this exemplar: one is specific to MLA format, and one is specific to APA format.
Specifically, you must address the following:
State the purpose of your research.                                                                      – Consider the purpose of your research in relation to your topic.
State your research question.                                                                                 -State your revised research question.                                                               -Based on your research, what is your potential answer to your question? Considering the potential answer to your research question now will help you write a thesis statement for your persuasive essay in a future assignment. The thesis statement will be an essential part of your essay.
Describe the impact of using biased sources to support your topic.           -How does the presence of bias in your sources impact your argument?
Describe how diverse perspectives from sources support your position. Consider the following:                                                                                                  -Are there multiple voices?                                                                                        -How do these diverse perspectives from your research support your topic?
List relevant sources to support your persuasive essay.                                   -Include at least one source from the Project Resources Document and at least two sources that you find through your own research using the Shapiro Library.                                                                                                             -Include an APA or MLA citation for each source. Remember, you will need to use the format you chose in Module One for the duration of the course, including all assignments and the project. 
Describe how each source supports your topic.                                                  -Briefly summarize each source.                                                                            -State why the source is credible.                                                                           -State how the source is relevant to your research question.

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.