Projet de recherche

Final revision due for Wednesday 8 - Make sure to turn in both the yellow and the green sheets.
 
Research project due at the latest May 6th at the beginning of the class period.

Devoirs pour 15 avril: Write your thesis statement + write your outline (yellow sheet). Sign your academic integrity statement.

Devoirs pour lundi 8 avril:
Faire de la recherche, lire, lire, lire + prendre de notes. 
Aller sur le site de la bibliothèque de RMS pour accéder à:
Worldbook (user name : worldbook / password: eugene4j)
Gale (username: eugene / password: oslis)
Plan to visit another library this week-end (Public Euge Library / UO if you have the opportunity).  

 Devoirs pour jeudi 5 avril:
Find a suitable research topic, not the definite question necessarily, but the general topic of your research. How to find a good topic?
- Think of what interests you.
- Talk to your parents, friends.
- Browse the shelves of our library.
- Think of an historical period that fascinates you.
- Think of a topic you heard about, and are curious about.
- Read the newspaper, and see what are the current topics.
- Think of what you know a bit, but would like to explore.
- Remember a topic mentioned in one of your class, and the made you think a bit.

Some ideas:

Why is makes sense to educate girls
The girl effect

Discrimination against women in ……. (choose a time or geographical region)
The Equality Effect  (Africa)

Oxfam's Ending Violence against Women Campaign: 16 Days of Activism (Pakistan/India)

Promoting Gender Equality  (Europe)

Do charity institutions work?
Be The Change - Oxfam (Pakistan)
 
Role of sports in women’s rights
Women Win March 8 Sport for Women's rights 2010

History is a good topic:
Technology and war
Cost / benefits of the war. What are the benefits of war?
 Prohibition, why?
 Women’s voting rights
 Immigration laws, why?
 Taxation, how (pick a time frame)
 Water distribution/rights