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ASAM 308: Asian American Women, Spring 2018
Final Project Development – Assignment 1: Topic & Methods
Due in Class on Tuesday, February 6

To introduce and situate your topic, we will use the form of an Abstract.
Abstracts are usually requested by scholarly journals and written after the original manuscript
was composed. In this course assignment, we will adapt elements of the abstract to function as a
proposal being written before the paper is completed, while retaining the abstract’s ability to
present the significance of the proposed topic and enable readers to quickly decide whether or
not they want to look at your completed article. While a proposal can be quite long depending on
the assignment and purpose, an abstract is generally kept brief. (This assignment asks for
approximately 300 words).

Elements of an Abstract to include for this Assignment:

• A statement of the problem or question, and objectives. / Aims
• A summary of methods you will utilize or your research approach. Keep in mind you

are required to incorporate both primary and secondary materials for your research. /
Method; the next assignment will ask for more developed thinking on this.

• The significance of the proposed topic should become clear as well – persuade us
why this study is needed and vital for expanding or illuminating our understanding of
Asian American Women. / Background and Potential for Discoveries

! The abstract should read as a self-contained piece of writing that can be understood
independently from the essay or project. Some samples of research abstracts will be hosted
on the Titanium Week 2 module.
STRIVE TO

✓ Include a valid thesis in understandable language and follow lucid, persuasive prose.
✓ Provide clear explanations of key terms and keep digressions to a minimum,

preferably limited to the footnotes in the manuscript.

This assignment is also designed to practice writing abstracts, a format typically required
for science journals, and often asked for by social sciences and humanities journals.

Pre-writing Questions to Ask Yourself
[these are typically posed to nonfiction book proposal authors]

1. Do you have sufficient enthusiasm for a project that will span the whole term?
2. Is your idea different from other books/publications/coverage on the

subject? Does the idea spark enthusiasm not just in yourself but others in
your field, friends, or prospective readers?

3. Are you willing to acquire any lacking skills, such as, writing style, specific
terminology and knowledge on that field for this project? Will it fit into
your career and life at the time or will you not have the time to engage in
such extensive research?

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Thinking of producing an oral history as the key element for your Final Project? As
some of you with experience in this research noted on the class survey, ask yourself if you have
sufficient time and access to meet your participant?

If you wish to utilize oral history as a main component of your Final Project,
Contact Natalie Navar soon to set up a resource appointment:

Natalie Navar
Archivist
Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History (COPH)
California State Univeristy, Fullerton
(657) 278-3693

Source notes: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/752/
Copyright ©1995-2017 by The Writ i n g Lab & The O W L a t Purd ue and Purd u e Univer sity.

Yung, Judy. “‘A Bowlful of Tears’: Chinese Women Immigrants on Angel Island.” Asian American Women: The Frontiers Reader, edited by Linda Trinh Vo, University of Nebraska Press, 2004.

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Guidelines for the Blog Posts

In a reading response, you shall summarize an author’s thesis/argument, cite specific examples
or evidence they use to uphold their argument, identify their key terms and concepts, and
inevitably assess how their thesis/argument and writing relates to other scholarship or connecting
ideas. By writing a reading response, you actively engage with a writer’s work and demonstrate
your comprehension of the text.

For our course, your weekly reading response (300-350 words total) should complete the
following four actions:

1. State the author’s thesis and/or argument (in your own words, do NOT merely cite).
2. Define key terms and concepts the author either references or introduces.
3. Identify specific examples and forms of evidence they use to uphold their argument.

(Indicate where you found this in the source text by including the page number.)
4. Relate how this author’s idea(s) enhances dialogue with other scholarship or perspectives.
5. Optional: Formulate 1-2 questions that this essay raises for you.

Suggestions for how you enter and develop your own thinking in the Blog Post
(adapted from Professor Nancy Abelmann, University of Illinois)

• Something (argumentative and/or empirical—argumentative is the more powerful) that
surprised or deeply interested you (i.e., something that challenges a prior understanding
you had, something that you would have previously found hard to believe etc.) (Your
entry should also indicate why you are surprised). SURPRISE

• Something that confirms something you already knew (i.e., something that doesn’t
surprise you at all) (your entry should indicate why you are not surprised). CONFIRM

• Something you would like to know more about (you might in conjunction suggest one
more cited sources (i.e., from the bibliographies) that intrigue you). CURIOUS

• A term/phrase/idea (perhaps a theoretical construct) that you find helpful/inspiring (Your
entry should include your understanding of the selection). HELP

• Something that you don’t understand: this could be a term, an idea, an argument, a
passage (feel free to list page and paragraph #) etc. (If you do not have something for this
entry that is fine –i.e., do not force yourself to be confused!) CONFUSE

• Something that you would personally like to research (or at least are curious about) that
draws on one of the readings. RELATE

The post is different than a reading synopsis; after providing a brief summary of the
author’s key concepts or terms, take a specific idea from the work and open it up for
dialogue.
* Can you offer an example to illustrate or support your idea?
! You are encouraged to make connections with works and
happenings outside of class; provide dates or other pertinent
context information for your readers.

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Optional Extra Participation: For the PEER COMMENT (60-100 words), you will read and
comment on ONE other student’s reading response. Remember: you should focus less on simply
correcting your fellow classmate. Instead, you should analyze what they have surmised from the
article and attempt to answer the questions they raise and/or provide a reflection to encourage
thoughtful dialogue and reception to another perspective.

All reading responses are due on our course blog space by 11pm the Monday BEFORE the week
when we will be discussing that particular set of article(s)/essay(s). Extra Credit Peer Comments
are due during that week by Thursday, 11pm.

Below is an approximation of the Assignment Credit Rubric.

Criteria
Writing IDs: source text AUTHOR, TITLE, page #s. The outside
reference has sufficient description for readers to follow its use.
1: Presents the reading’s main THESIS or ARGUMENT
2: Defines key terms and concepts
3: Identifies specific examples and forms of evidence used
4: Connects to other scholarship or external ideas to foster
dialogue with the source text.
Minimum length: 300 words.

Overall Rating
Exceeds
Expectations (High
Profiency
5.0 pts

Meets
Expectations
(Proficient)
4 pts

Does Not Meet
Expectations
(Needs Work)
3.0 pts

HTMLDirect /
5.0 pts

Total Points: out of 5

Extra Credit: Comment to a
Peer Author

This will be credited in the PARTICIPATION category

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