1. Create “context” for Nancy Reagan. Use research to describe the time period in which Nancy Reagan was born: what was happening in the United States in the decade leading up to her birth? Describe societal expectations for women of her race, class, ethnicity, region, etc.
Remember: you are not writing for your professor or your classmates. You are writing an article for an magazine that is accessible to the whole world–everyone with a modem will be reading your article. It is YOUR job to educate readers about the experiences of American women, past, present, and future, so that they understand why Nancy Reagan is so remarkable.
2. Conduct your own research to develop a narrative about Nancy Reagan’s life so far. Be sure you keep track of each source you use. Be sure to include references (print books, ebooks, urls with author, name of page, complete url string, and date of access) in each paragraph of text in which you refer to that source.
3. Analyze Nancy Reagan’s life so far. Try to think about the possibilities open to American women in the past, and the limitations that have shaped the options available to them–as women, as minorities, as immigrants, as members of the working-class, etc.–how remarkable are Nancy Reagan’s acheivements to date?
4. Remember the “Imaginary Reader”! Write for the average, intelligent reader who is interested in American women but does not know anything about them.
xxxxxx1. Create "context" for Nancy Reagan. Use research to describe the time
period in which Nancy Reagan was born: what was happening in the United States in
the decade leading up to her birth? Describe societal expectations for women of her
race, class, ethnicity, region, etc.
Remember: you are not writing for your professor or your classmates. You
are writing an article for an magazine that is accessible to the whole world-everyone with a modem will be reading your article. It is YOUR job to educate
readers about the experiences of American women, past, present, and future, so
that they understand why Nancy Reagan is so remarkable.
Xxxxxx2. Conduct your own research to develop a narrative about Nancy
Reagan’s life so far. Be sure you keep track of each source you use. Be sure to include
references (print books, ebooks, urls with author, name of page, complete url string,
and date of access) in each paragraph of text in which you refer to that source.
Xxxxxx3. Analyze Nancy Reagan’s life so far. Try to think about the possibilities
open to American women in the past, and the limitations that have shaped the options
available to them–as women, as minorities, as immigrants, as members of the workingclass, etc.–how remarkable are Nancy Reagan’s acheivements to date?
Xxxxxx4. Remember the "Imaginary Reader"! Write for the average, intelligent
reader who is interested in American women but does not know anything about them.
