Matrifocal Themes and the Borders of Literature
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
- Competency 1: Describe gender differences in communication as they influence women’s experience.
- Identify the matrifocal themes in women’s writing.
- Explain why matrifocal themes exist in women’s literature.
- Competency 3: Analyze women’s changing roles in society and culture.
- Identify how the borders are currently being redefined in women’s writing.
- Competency 4: Apply the construct and roles of gender to the study of women’s literature.
- Describe continued social boundaries for women.
- Competency 5: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.
- Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
In this unit, you were introduced to the concepts of matrifocal themes and the borders of literature. For this assignment, you are required to complete the following:
- Identify matrifocal themes in women’s literature today.
- Explain why you think these themes continue to exist in current women’s literature.
- Explore the continuing social boundaries for women.
- Assert whether you think the borders of women’s literature are changing with society.
- Explain what you see as emerging themes in women’s literature.
A note about resources: Scholarly resources on this topic are available through the Capella Library, but you may also search other libraries. If you use any Internet resources, be sure they are from credible sources. Consider the literature you have read in this unit as you prepare your paper. You are encouraged to also consider the suggested readings for this unit to gain better insight into these topics. You may include course materials as supplemental resources, but you are required to conduct your own research and include at least three resources not provided in the course. In addition, you will find paper-writing advice on pages 1–14 of your 50 Essays text.
Submission Requirements
- Resources: Use references from at least three scholarly resources to support your paper. Do not use any of the required or suggested readings presented in the course to fulfill the minimum of three required resources.
- Formatting: Follow current APA formatting guidelines for your paper.
- Length of paper: 2–3 pages (500–750 words).
| CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identify the matrifocal themes in women’s writing. 15% |
Does not identify the concept of matrifocal themes in women’s writing. | Demonstrates awareness of, but does not identify matrifocal themes in women’s writing. | Identifies matrifocal themes in women’s writing. | Articulates matrifocal themes in women’s writing. |
| Explain why matrifocal themes exist in women’s literature. 25% |
Does not explain why matrifocal themes exist in women’s literature. | Identifies matrifocal themes, but does not explain why they exist in women’s literature. | Explains why matrifocal themes exist in women’s literature. | Explains in great detail why matrifocal themes exist in women’s literature and supports with multiple scholarly sources. |
| Describe continued social boundaries for women. 15% |
Does not describe continued social boundaries for women. | Lists, but does not describe continued social boundaries for women. | Describes continued social boundaries for women. | Evaluates how continued social boundaries for women impacts socialization of children. |
| Identify how the borders are currently being redefined in women’s writing. 25% |
Does not identify how the borders are currently being redefined in women’s writing. | Identifies the borders in women’s writing, but does not identify how they are currently being redefined. | Identifies how the borders are currently being redefined in women’s writing. | Analyzes how borders currently being redefined in women’s writing reflect changing cultural roles. |
| Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. 20% |
Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes to support an idea, but may be unclear, incomplete, or inaccurate. Format is inconsistent and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. |
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