Applied History Module 4 Short Responses

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Your best friend People reading a newspaper editorial you've written Your professor The audience at a conference where you are presenting 1. Best friend To adjust writing for my best friend, I would write in a friendly and casual tone. The audience would be familiar and nonacademic. There would be a good amount of detail in the writing to provide the necessary information needed to inform the audience on the topic, but not too detailed to where the audience is overwhelmed with information. The audience would be looking for basic information to gain knowledge on the topic. 2.People reading a newspaper editorial you've written To adjust writing for people reading a news editorial, I would write in a formal tone. The audience would be unfamiliar and unknown. There would be a great amount of detail to inform the audience about a story that is possibly ongoing or new to the audience. The audience could seek basic information to learn all of the necessary facts of the topic. Also, the audience could seek detailed arguments to gain a different point of view of the topic. 3.Your professor To adjust writing for my professor, I would write in a formal tone. The audience would be unfamiliar and known. There would be a good amount of detail provided to prove knowledge and research on the topic. The audience would look for either basic information or detailed arguments.? 4.The audience at a conference where you are presenting To adjust writing for an audience at a conference, I would write in a formal tone. The audience would be unfamiliar and known. There would be a good balance of details provided to inform and not overwhelm the group. The audience would seek basic information to gain knowledge on the topic.? Module 4 Short Responses – Question 2 Consider how your audience might influence the information you include in an historical analysis essay about the Women's Suffrage Movement. What audience would be most interested in reading about the women's movement? How would you tailor your presentation to that audience? What message would be most appropriate for this audience? The audience that would be most interested in reading about the women's movement would be women, feminists, or anyone studying the history of women or equal rights. I would tailor my presentation to that audience by providing details on different events that occurred during the movement to help the audience gain more knowledge. The message that would be the most appropriate for this audience is the impact of the success of the movement on society today.? Module 4 Short Responses – Question 3 Let's say the intended audience for your historical analysis essay about the legal battle for women's suffrage is a group of civil rights lawyers. How would you explain the legal background of the Constitution and the Nineteenth Amendment? How would this approach compare and contrast to an audience of high school students? If I were writing a historical analysis essay about the legal battle for the women's suffrage movement to a group of civil rights lawyers, I would use a formal tone, because the audience would be academic and unfamilar. I would compare the legal support, such as support from the government and political officials, between the Constitution and the Nineteenth Amendment.? For high school students, the tone would be more casual to keep the students entertained and engaged. I would provide enough detail so that the students are able to retain the information provided. The information provided would be the major highlights of events for both events to compare.? Module 4 Short Responses – Question 4 Was President Kennedy's decision to support the Equal Rights Amendment a necessary cause for the amendment's passage by Congress? President Kennedy endorsed the Equal Rights Amendment, but he did not push for its approval. Due to the lack of push from President Kennedy, his decision was not a necessary cause for the amendment's passage by Congress. Module 4 Short Responses – Question 5 Was the social tumult of the 1960s a necessary cause of the women's liberation movement? The social tumult of the 1960s brought a?rise of a new and more activist "women's liberation movement" that focused on a wider range of issues of concern to women. Due to the influx of activist and supporters the social tumult of the 1960s was a necessary cause of the movement.? Module 4 Short Responses – Question 6 Simone de Beauvoir was the intellectual founder of the women's liberation movement. Tailor this thesis statement into a message suitable for an audience of high school history students. Simone de Beauvoir was an American feminist author. Through publications, such as "The Second Sex"?in 1949, Beauvoir inspired a new generation of feminist writers and activist; causing Beauvoir to be the intellectual founder of the women's liberation movement. Module 4 Short Responses – Question 7 The women's movement's focus on issues related to sexual freedom, including reproductive rights, galvanized support among many younger women, but it cost the movement support among many older and more socially conservative women. Tailor this message for an audience consisting of students in a Women's Studies class. When the women's movement began to focus on issues related to sexual freedom for women, the support from older and conservative women declined. However, the movement had influx in support from younger women. The National Organization for Women (NOW) and the "younger branch" focused on topics such as sex discrimination in the workplace, maternity leave, and reproductive rights.