WMST 200

Biography paper and presentation

Topic: A brief biography of your chosen person

Due: At the beginning of class on your chosen date

Paper length: 2-3 pages (must be typed)

The purpose of this project is for you to become familiar with, and to share with the class, pertinent background information on an important woman writer/theorist.

Guidelines

• Provide a BRIEF personal biography of the person you picked, including her educational, professional and activist history.
• How and why is her work important?
• What stuck out for you in the reading as thought-provoking, resonant with your experience, and/or problematic?
• What has the author written, and what has been written about her?
• Any other fascinating or curious facts.
• Your presentation is 5 minutes
• You are encouraged to enliven your presentation with pertinent visuals, video, audio, handouts, and/or treats for the class.
• Send me your paper electronically as an email attachment so I can add it to the course website.

Grading

The presentation and write-up will be graded on the following criteria:

• Paper is typed and handed in on time (10% grade deduction for every calendar day the paper is late)
• Presentation is delivered on the date specified
• Organization and inclusion of all elements described above
• Quality of research
• Quality and clarity of writing
• Citations and bibliography

Suggested sources

Women Studies section of Zimmerman Library http://elibrary.unm.edu/subjects/womenstudies.html

The Internet (http://www.google.com/ is a good search engine)