Guidelines for Paper
Length: 5-7 pages, double-spaced, 250 words per page
1. Choose one or more course reading(s) from ONE of the following classes.
2. Focus on two or three of the key issues in your chosen reading(s).
3. Include course resources (supplementary, supporting, UN and/or UN Women documents) paired with course reading(s) you have chosen.
4. Structure of Paper:
10 pts for descriptive analysis (summary of facts, dates, issues)
10 pts for critical analysis (how and why issues are significant within context).
Introduction: Clearly outline the course reading(s) & the issues you will discuss in your assignment (approx. ½- 1 double spaced page).
Main body: Clarify, define, and state the significance of each issue and the relation of each issue to the others (if any) within the context of course reading and resources. Ground your discussion in course reading(s) and resources (approx. 5-6 double spaced pages).
Conclusion: Briefly summarize the issues discussed in your assignment (approx. ½ – 1 double spaced page, 1 pt.).
5. course readings and resources must be cited in footnotes or endnotes. Bibliography should be in a standard academic format (eg. Chicago/MLA).
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