Write about a controversial media-related topic. You will provide a summary of the topic, provide additional empirical research on the topic, identify all conflicting points of view on the issue, show examples of media products highlighting the issue, and provide recommendations for resolving the issue.
Requirements:
Cover/Title Page (this DOES NOT COUNT toward your total page count)
Page count: 4 – 6 pages
Style: APA (resources available here)
Format:
Introductory/Thesis (Thesis statement resources available here)
Body (research evidence — this cannot be your opinion. It should come from previous research, AKA secondary sources, which are described in more detail below)
Must include a minimum of 5 secondary sources, cited appropriately using APA guidelines.
What are secondary sources? This pre-existing information is published in books, journal articles, etc.
The best resource for identifying these sources comes from databases. Flagler has an excellent database for this. You can access it by clicking this link. You could do a search for “music and mental illness” and tons of articles and book would pop up.
Wikipedia and articles from newspapers are not scholarly.
Current events — examples that illustrate this issue.
Conclusion (this can be your thoughts on the topic)
Improvements (provide 2-3 paragraphs on WHAT can be done to address this controversial issue. Think big picture — societal)
Reference page (this does not count toward total page count)
You can see the detailed rubric below.
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