The purpose of this discussion is to
- Engage in substantive interaction with other students.
- Integrate information learned from the Unit 6 class materials into a discussion post on Frances Farmborough.
To achieve the objective(s)
- Watch the and take notes.
- Read and take notes on the .
- Read and take notes on the excerpt from .
The course content will help you compose and prove a thesis for your discussion board post.
See the directions and rubric for more details.
Outcomes and Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
- Analyze primary and secondary sources and explain how they support a thesis statement.
- Explain relationships between the causes of historical events and their effects.
- Describe a relevant individual involved in a historical event and explain his/her significance in this event.
Objectives
- Explain the impact of expanding industrialization and imperialism had on the roles of women and family life.
- Identify the ways women became activists outside of the home.
- Describe Nationalism’s effects on women’s lives.
- Explain women’s contributions in Total War in WWI.
- Identify the process of women in the west gaining the right to vote.
Instructions
Requirements for your initial post:
- Answer the following prompt: Based on the Unit 6 class materials, was Frances Farmer:
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- A conformer: Did she choose or was she pressured by others into conforming to accepted gender norms? Why and how did she conform?
- A rebel: Did she choose to reject accepted gender norms? Why and how did she rebel?
- An adapter: Was she not much of a conformer or rebel, but shifted gender roles based on changing societal circumstances? Why and how did she adapt?
- A thesis that is based on ONE of the above classifications (conformer, rebel, adapter).
- A thorough and clear answer to the prompt.
- A response based only on the class materials. If you use other materials, plagiarize, or use AI, you will receive a 0 on the assignment without an opportunity to redo it.
- A thorough and clear answer to the prompt.
- Citations of class materials at the bottom of your post. If you cite a primary source document, you must also cite either the book excerpt or a lecture video to show where you found the specific historical facts in your argument. Use the format explained at 0.6 in Unit 0 in the modules for your citation.
- Analysis of specific historical facts from class materials on the accepted gender roles of European society in the WWI.
- Analysis of specific historical facts from class materials on the ways Frances Farmer accepted, rejected, or adapted to the gender roles of European society during WWI.
Reply Post:
- Make a reply to the post of another student who chose a different answer than yours.
- Analysis to explain how you came to a different rating.
- Analyze at least one historical fact to explain why your choice is more accurate. You can recycle the information you used in your initial post.
Netiquette
As you read and respond to others’ posts, keep in mind some basic rules for netiquette:
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- Be kind and respectful to others.
- Use full sentences.
- Treat others online as you wish to be treated.
- Use language that supports others.
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