Directions for Article Presentation and Paper

Article Paper (worth 80 points of your course grade)
After reading the article please make sure to write the essay based on the following criteria.
Each paper should be at least 3-4 pages long and include the following:

Main Findings in this Article (1-2 paragraphs maximum)
– What are the primary findings/point of this study?
– Why do the authors think they found what they did?
Contribution to the Literature
– Say what primary contribution this study has added to our understanding of the topic. What major question does it answer for us, and why do you think this information is important to our knowledge of gender studies?
– How does this reading fit in with the other readings and course concepts we’ve covered? (Note: the strongest papers will relate their reading to both the theoretical and substantive material we’ve covered) in both the classroom and in the other class readings
Limitations
– List 2 or 3 weaknesses of this reading (note: please focus on the researcher’s ideas and how they could do what they did better, not format or difficulty level of the reading)
– For each weakness, provide ways that the study could be improved
Connection to a Current Event
– Locate a recent news story dealing with this same topic (less than 5 years old). Explain how your article relates to the current event in your news story. That is, explain what you think the author of your reading would have to say about your news story?
– You MUST turn in a copy of the news article/story with your paper