Headers for each section.
In-text citation in the required sections.
Meet the minimum sentence requirements. You can write more, but anything under the requirement will lose points.
Meet the paragraph structure requirements (provided in the slides)
A creative title page.
Title Page:
An artistic page that reflects your queer activism.
Your Name.
Your activist group name.
Introduction:
Mission statement:
See guide for more info.
5 sentence minimum
Points of Unity:
See guide for more info.
5 points minimum
Applying Queer Theory:
Explain what Queer activism means to your organization. Make sure your audience understands that queer is more than just an identity label.
Include evidence support from Queer Theory Now textbook
In-text citation: (McCann & Monaghan, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure. (provided in the slides)
5 sentence minimum
Explain how your group is challenging sexual and gender systems through Queer Theory.
Include evidence support from Queer Theory Now textbook
In-text citation: (McCann & Monaghan, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
Education Statements:
You have gained knowledge and now its time to pass this information on to the community. Keep your audience in mind as you write each statement. Your audience does not know much about these topics, they dont know how they relate to lgbtq+ politics, nor why they should care about them. Write to teach. Write to encourage change so the lgbtq+ community can gain more support.
A statement on homonormativity and challenging assimilation.
Include concepts from Cathy Cohen and course lectures.
In-text citation: (Cohen, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
A statement on sex politics and feminism.
Include concepts from Queer Theory Now and course lectures.
In-text citation: (McCann & Monaghan, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
A statement on police brutality.
Include concepts from Mariame Kaba and course lectures.
In-text citation: (Kaba, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
A statement on Non-Profit Industrial Complex.
Include concepts from Myrl Beam and course lectures.
In-text citation: (Beam, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
A statement on Mainstream Pride & Rainbow Capitalism.
Include concepts by Huw Lemmey and course lectures.
In-text citation: (Lemmey, Pg#)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
A statement on gender politics and challenging the ruling class.
Include concepts by Leslie Feinberg and course lectures.
In-text citation: (Feinberg, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
Conclusion:
Think of this as the end of your movie.
No citations or evidence are needed.
All you must do is end with a 5-sentence paragraph explaining how you have been impacted by queer studies.
SIDENOTE:
I was wondering if you could possibly share a rough draft of the following by October 7th. if this is not possible can you please notify me via messaging, thank you.
-the name that you are using for the activist group.
-the working mission statement.
Submit a rough draft for the first section of Applying Queer Theory:
Explain what Queer activism means to your organization. Make sure your audience understands that queer is more than just an identity label.
Include evidence support from Queer Theory Now textbook
In-text citation: (McCann & Monaghan, pg #)
Proper paragraph structure.
5 sentence minimum
Submit a rough draft for the second section of Applying Queer Theory:
Explain how your group is challenging sexual and gender systems through Queer Theory. (5 sentence minimum)
Include evidence support from Queer Theory Now textbook
In-text citation: (McCann & Monaghan, pg #)
5 sentence minimum
