REQUIRED TEXT(S)Hobbs, Margaret, and Rice, Carla, eds. Gender and Women’s Studies, Second Edition:Critical Terrain. Toronto: Canadian Scholars, 2018
PSA PROJECT:Violence on the Land, Violence on our Bodies – Public ServiceAnnouncement (PSA) assignment (20%)Due: Friday June 2 by 11:59pmStudents will write a public service announcement (PSA) based on the Violenceon the Land, Violence on our Bodies report toolkit published through apartnership of Native Youth Sexual Health Network and Women’s Earth Alliance.
http://landbodydefense.org/uploads/files/VLVBReportToolkit2016.pdf
The PSA should have three main parts:1) primary focus – what is the PSA about?2) something to draw listener/reader/watcher in, a.k.a. a “hook”3) a call-to-action
Creativity is encouraged for this assignment! For this PSA, students should picka mode of delivery: radio hit, TV spot, poster, video, etc. Choosing a medium willhelp provide context for your PSA. We will review examples of PSAs in class.Students are expected to cite at least 2 academic sources in addition to theViolence on the Land report. One specific section of the course textbook can beused as one of the two academic sources. A Works Cited/Bibliography pageshould appear at the end of your assignment.
The PSA project will be graded using the following rubric:
RUBRIC:Project is worth 20 marks total.Completion/submission: /4 marksCiting 2 academic sources: /3 marks (1 mark for each source + 1 mark for havinga Works Cited)Title: /1 markCall-to-Action: /2 marksAnalysis + Engagement: /10 marks
