Description:To earn Honors credit for this course, you must read a book by or about a feminist activist, or movement, or issue pertinent to the course, turn in a written report on the book, and make a short presentation to the class on your report.

Purpose: Reading and reporting on a book related to class themes will allow you to explore the topic more fully than is possible through the regular syllabus. Others in the class will also benefit from your extra research through your in-class report.

Method: Work with me to identify an appropriate book. When you have chosen a book, make an appointment to  schedule the date of your oral report. You must schedule your oral report by Wednesday, January 31. Ideally, your report will coincide with the time period to which your report is related.

Your written report (and the oral report that is based upon it) should summarize the main points of the book, evaluate its argument, and synthesize its points with class themes and/or readings. The finished report should be 1000-1250. Turn in the written report to the professor on the day of your class presentation. Feel free to go over a first version of the report ahead of time with the professor, the TA, or a consultant at the Women's Studies Writing Center.

Your in-class presentation should be no more than 10 minutes long including time for questions and answers from the class. Feel free to use overhead images, videos, sound recordings, or other helps as appropriate.

Evaluation: To receive Honors credit, you must get your book choice approved and your report scheduled by the required date and must turn in a report that meets the requirements listed above. Your oral presentation should be clear and comprehensible (you may read from a shorter version of your written report if you wish) and should stay within the time limit.