PATTS Gender Studies Books Question

The WGS 145 Take Home essay consists of three sections of essay questions in which you must answer one essay from each section for a satisfactory evaluation. An acceptable WGS 145 short essay answer must has a minimum of three complete paragraphs (A complete paragraph has a minimum of three sentences) to a maximum of six paragraphs that demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the essay question, incorporation of the assigned readings and visual material, clarity and coherence. A total of 3 essays.

These essays must be typed, double-spaced, paginated and contain in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes when citing material from the assigned readings, films and television episodes. You must use the MLA (Modern Language Association) In-text, footnotes or endnotes citation format for this Take Home Final Exam. You cannot cite nor quote material (e.g., quotations, statistics, interviews and descriptions of films) from the Internet, dictionaries, biographies, newspapers, magazines, and scholarly articles from journals. Moreover, you cannot cite nor quote from any other books or articles that are not part of the WGS 145 assigned texts:

Books:

Khalida Brohi. I Should Have Honor 2018

Andrea Elliott. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City 2021

Daisy Hernández. A Cup of Water Under My Bed 2014

Here is a list of YouTube videos, plus one Power Point presentation on Daisy Hernández, that provide appropriate references for the WGS 145 Take Home Final Exam.

WGS 145 Power Point Presentation: This is posted on the course Moodle website.

“I Want My Words to Matter”: Daisy Hernández’s A Cup of Water Under My Bed

YouTube Videos: All required YouTube videos are posted on the course Moodle website.

Khalida Brohi. I Should Have Honor

“Redefining Honor to Fight Honor Killings/Khalida Brohi” Uploaded by TEDxBoulder 9 October 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPIo4dzDV4

Daisy Hernández. A Cup of Water Under My Bed (2014) These YouTube videos are posted on the course Moodle website.

“My identity is a superpower—not an obstacle” America Ferrera” Uploaded by TED 21 June 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjquHTj4HlY&t=28s

“A Conversation with Latinos on Race/Op-Docs” Uploaded by The New York Times 7 March 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLLCHbCgJbM&t=111s

“Daisy Hernández Discusses Her Memoir.” Uploaded by NPR Uprising with Sonali Kolhatkar 9-15-2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-NnNmcdEkQ

Andrea Elliott. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

“This Week: New York’s Invisible Child” Uploaded by ABC News 15 December 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prklA6PcirE

“Invisible Child” Tells the Story of Struggling with Poverty in New York City” Uploaded by MSNBC 21 November 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cepq_7dzNVk