1. A Vindication for the Rights of Woman
Summary , Analysis, and Response

2. Summary Examine the argument Wollstonecraft makes:
1. What claims are made?
2. What important evidence does she use?

3. Summary Tips Stick to the facts: what does she actually say?
Omit your opinions and responses
Do not insert any contextual information
Do not quote – put it in your own words

4. Analysis In your opinion, does the author successfully PASS?
What appeals are used? Are they effective?
Is the argument logically sound?

5. Response: thesis Write a brief essay discussing the following:
Is Wollstonecraft’s argument about the education and role of women in society still valid today? Have we achieved complete social equality in regards to gender?
(your answer to these questions will be your thesis)

6. Response: main points
For your main points, consider addressing the following:
In what ways have gender roles changed?
In what ways have gender roles stayed the same?
Hint: think about expectations for women and men, just as Wollstonecraft did.

7. Response: main points Think big picture issues, not details. Examples:
roles within family
self-expression
career options
stereotypes (positive and negative)
moral expectations

8. Response: evidence
Select appropriate quotes from the text. Then explain and comment on them.
Bring in what you know about the historical context.
Supply evidence from your own life or the larger world around you.