The experience of abuse with Chicanas and their tattoos
- INTRODUCTION(One or two brief paragraphs)
Select a Concept/Term and Issue from Mascia Lees. Explain the issue and explain the controversial issue related or the problem as Mascia Lees explains it. Cite the page number. Pose 1-3 research questions reasonable for a short paper. Explain what your paper will cover—maybe you are exploring transnational motherhood and considering how it relates to Latina immigrants. What is the controversial issue or problem? What is your position on the controversy? Support your thesis in the body.
- BODY
(Questions are a guide; some may/may not apply. Use your judgment)
- DISCUSSION: WHAT FURTHER INFORMATION DID SCHOLARLY JOURNALS AND
OTHER SOURCES TELL YOU ABOUT THE TOPIC?
(Minimum one-two pages-avoid a simple summary of each source; look for connections, differences, expansion of an idea)
Divide the discussion into subsections that explain the problem and some aspects of the problem.
What do the sources say about the issue? It could include more details about the causes or origins or consequences of an issue.
How do scholars conclude the problem should be addressed?
Do your other sources contradict, complement, or repeat similar information or (several
possibilities here; just say what seems similar or different or other?)
Relate to relate to one or more of our other readings.
B.
IF YOU GATHERED PRIMARY SOURCE: Discuss the data that you gathered from your primary source (2-3 Pages). Use your discretion but you must include the new information that you gathered. If in depth interview, use excerpts from the interview, if a survey of 5 people, include the survey questions and summarize the answers. Include detail. How did new information compared to the scholarly source? To Mascia Lees. Try to put the sources in conversation. What’s different? What is similar? How do the different sources of information compare?
- CONCLUSION: PERSONAL COMMENTARY/REACTION
(minimum about 1 page: developed paragraphs)
State what prompted you to pick this particular entry? Be thoughtful—include who you are as a researcher, your positionality and relation to the subject you chose.
Did any of this information confirm your ideas? Or change what you knew before?
Did anything surprise you?
Does any of the information have contemporary importance? Why? Why not?
Give thoughtful feedback on the assignment–for me!
How difficult/easy was the assignment?
Any suggestions/comments regarding the clarity or relevance of the assignment?
Alternative ways of doing the assignment?
