Course Project

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The topic chosen: Gender Equality and how it has evolved politically, throughout history

Paper Mechanics/Requirements:

Length: 5-8 pages (around 1500-2500 words) (longer is okay if you need it, within reason)

Double spacing, one-inch margins, page numbers, Times New Roman 12 point font

Make sure to cite your sources of information (within the text and in a works cited page at the end)

Early papers are welcome.

You must clear your course project topic with me (submit under course project proposal).

Purpose of the Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to think creatively and analytically about American political thought. In doing so, you will gain a more comprehensive understanding of how these texts and their ideas apply to our everyday lives.

Prompt One: Ideas in APT Today

You will be responsible for choosing a concept or issue from the course and exploring how it has evolved. You should make sure to address the following in your paper:

● Define what your concept is generally. ● Situate this concept within several of the texts we have read or that are located in the

textbook (ideally five, at least three). How has the concept evolved over time? ● Discuss a current policy, law, or political issue impacted by your chosen concept. Be

specific (e.g. is there a bill proposed in Congress?) ● Discuss how this idea/concept affects or could affect the lives of people living in the

United States today. What does the current debate surrounding this concept or issue look like?

● Discuss how understanding the foundations of this concept from the texts we have read helps give us insight into the issue today. Make an argument and support with claims that help you defend this argument.

Criteria for assessing your papers:

Each of the bullet points within your prompt exemplifies the requirements for the content of your papers. Therefore, you should treat those bullet points as somewhat of a checklist to make sure that you have everything covered in your paper.

Additionally:

- Do you display an understanding of the topic that you are discussing?

- Is your paper clear, well-structured, and well-written?

- Is your paper free from grammatical or spelling mistakes that impede the ability of a reader to understand the argument?

- Do you provide relevant and documented evidence to support your work?

- Do you have a works cited page?

Other Tips:

-When you provide evidence in the paper, cite the work by page numbers in parentheses after the relevant reference or quotation. If you cite a work, make sure to include the author, year, and page number of the quote. For instance: Rawls argues that the first principle of justice is that “each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for others” (Rawls, 1971:53). In this example, you quote the relevant information (by incorporating it into your sentence’s argument), and then cite the source in parentheses (called a parenthetical citation): cite the author (Rawls), year of publication (1971), and page number (53). Make sure your citations have each of these elements.

-When you use (consult or cite) any sources, add a works cited at the end of the work. For help on constructing a bibliography, and for other useful tips on academic writing, consult a style guide, such as the MLA Handbook or the APA Handbook (available in the campus library or at any local library).

-Please put a word count at the end of the paper.