Summary Analysis and Response Summary Examine the argument Wollstonecraft makes 1 What claims are made 2 What important evidence does she use Summary Tips Stick to the facts what does she actually say ID: 587364
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A Vindication for the Rights of Woman
Summary
, Analysis, and
ResponseSlide2
Summary
Examine the argument Wollstonecraft makes:
1. What claims are made
?
2. What
important evidence does she use
?Slide3
Summary Tips
Stick to the facts: what does she actually say?
Omit your opinions and responses
Do not insert any contextual information
Do not quote – put it in your own wordsSlide4
Analysis
In your opinion, does the author successfully PASS?
What
appeals are used?
Are they effective?
Is
the argument logically sound? Slide5
Response: thesis
Write a brief essay discussing the following:
Is Wollstonecraft’s argument about the education and role of women in society still valid today? Have we achieved complete social equality in regards to gender?
(your answer to these questions will be your thesis)Slide6
Response: main points
For your main points, consider addressing the following:
In what ways have gender roles changed?
In what ways have gender roles stayed the same?
Hint: think about expectations for women and men, just as Wollstonecraft did.Slide7
Response: main points
Think big picture issues, not details.
Examples:
roles within family
self-expression
career options
stereotypes (positive and negative)
moral expectationsSlide8
Response: evidence
Select appropriate quotes from the text. Then explain and comment on them.
Bring in what you know about the historical context.
Supply evidence from your own life or the larger world around you.