NOTE: Although this is an ungraded assignment, there will be a LATE PENALTY of one point per calendar day late taken off the final paper. So turn this in on time, please.

I. Assignment

Purpose: this prospectus is to facilitate your work on your final paper by requiring you to present to me your basic subject and what sources you think you will use. I will then be able to help you by checking to see if what you have in mind is feasible or on the right track for the assignment. I can also help you with sources if needs be. You may end up changing some of the items below; you may modify your research question or use other sources but for starters, this prospectus will get you thinking about the project.

II. Instructions

Once you have decided on your paper topic, submit the following:

1) Your topic, which should include a proposed TITLE.

2) The theme you intend to address, WRITTEN IN THE FORMAT OF A QUESTION or SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

Examples: why did women in Iran begin to organize politically in the early 20th century? What motivated them to engage in radical actions? Was the Egyptian feminist movement really feminist? How did women's work in factories in Lebanon affect their status in their families in the late nineteenth century?


3) PRELIMINARY AND PARTIAL LIST OF SOURCES YOU PLAN TO USE. (You may change your mind later but for this prospectus you should present your ideas on this at this stae.) See the paper assignment for the final number and kind of sources required. For this prospectus you should include:

• one monograph (defined as a book length, scholarly work on a specific subject)
• two articles from scholarly journals (not from on-line sources).
• Note: you will need to use more sources for your paper. Most of you will be using documents, newspapers, memoirs, literature, and in some cases, films in your final paper. If you know at this point which of these kinds of sources you plan to use, include one in addition to the other three requirements. Also note: the bibliographical requirements for your paper are not the same as for this prospectus; these ones are partial and preliminary.

• The prospectus should be one page, TYPED. IF FOR ANY REASON IT IS MORE THAN ONE PAGE, STAPLE THE PAGES TOGETHER AND NUMBER THEM.
• Include a title, your name, the name of the course, and the date.
• Write in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
• Include your sources at the end, listed in bibliographical style. Click here for the footnote/bibliographical style required for the paper.