Must cite from the materials I sent. Can not outside resourses. And read the follow instructions carefully.
Final Essay: For your final exam you will write an essay that asks you to consider all that we’ve covered throughout the course, as well as the role of popular culture in the United States. Be sure to address all parts of the prompt. Your essay should contain a well-developed introduction which explains and defines popular culture based on one of the scholars we’ve used from Week 1. Your work should ONLY include course assigned materials (readings, media, films, etc.) that were used and/or discussed in the class; do not use outside material or sources. Do not rely solely on my lectures to inform your work – I will mark off major points.
Essay requirements:
1. The essay must be double-spaced, no less than 750 words and no more than 1000 words. (If you need to go over the maximum, that’s fine, but make sure it’s because of good writing and analysis.)
2. Again, you should not use any materials that have not been assigned by me in the course.
3. If you do not properly cite your work you will receive a ZERO for the assignment. Be sure to remember that even when paraphrasing information from the readings you should cite your sources. You may use Chicago or MLA to cite your work. You do not need a Works Cited/Bibliography page.
4. Your take-home essay question must be submitted to Blackboard before midnight on July 12. Failure to submit the essay to the link below by this time will result in no credit for the exam. Do not wait until the last minute to attempt to submit your essay. There will be no exceptions or extensions.
5. Plagiarism, either reported by Turnitin.com or discovered by the professor, will result in no credit for the essay question and a formal charge of academic dishonesty filed with the Dean of Students.
Essay Prompt: Popular Culture as Entertainment?
Some people claim that they are unaffected by the messages found in popular culture. Select any THREE case studies discussed in the course this semester and reflect on the role of popular culture in the United States. (Please note: You may only use the articles in Week 1 on the Introduction to Popular culture to help frame your definition of Popular Culture – this unit may NOT be used as one of your three case studies.) Your essay should either defend or question/refute the notion that popular culture is “merely entertainment.” You must refer to course materials support the position you are taking in your essay. Do not merely summarize the case study, but rather use it as a way to defend/support the position you’ve taken. Your introduction should include: a definition of popular culture (and explain which scholar you’re borrowing from) AND an explanation as to whether or not popular culture is something that is important to study. (Regardless of which side you fall on, you must work hard to develop a strongly backed up and convincing essay). Your essay should also have a strong thesis that helps to set up your paper, along with the case studies you’ll be addressing as examples for your stance. Remember, just like in anything you write, you must cite all of your work, and your argument must be well developed.
Make sure you follow the directions CAREFULLY. If you do that you will do great!! The big thing to remember with this paper is that you’re not just rehashing the arguments we covered in the DB posts, but you’re arguing how those specific case studies prove/show/demonstrate that they are or are not merely entertaining – that, perhaps they can (or cannot) tell us something more about our own culture in that specific historical moment.
*You may not re-use any of the writing you have done for the discussion board posts, if you do, that’s considered plagiarism.*
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