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NameBlockMr. LeeDateCulture Essay Prompt and Due DatesOften times, the purpose of writing something out is to understand our own opinions and assumptions about a topic, challenge or validate them, then push them to their necessary conclusions. For this essay, I ask you to apply this idea of exploration and qualification through writing about an event, text, trend, or moment in our popular culture.Choose one specific trend or phenomenon in American popular culture or current events (your lens) and explain what it reveals about some broader aspect of our culture (your subject). For example you could look at the subject of teen stereotypes through the lens of Mean Girls – what portrait does it paint of American teens? Why is this portrait appealing? What does its appeal say about what we – as a society, adults, or teens – think of teenagers? How did we get to this point? What allows this movie to continue/lose relevance?Another way of considering this essay is to ask a question that is engendered when you consider a cultural moment or artifact and to explore the question with research and your own insights.You must include:Approximately 2500 words (be between 2,200 and 2,800)Some history of this or similar cultural trends of the phenomena (example: what did we used to think of American teens? How have other movies portrayed it?)Specific examples from and details about your lens.Reference to the thinking of two other writers about your topic. These references must be to the ideas, theories, and reflections of other writers, not simply citing the facts and research that they present (example: read articles from people who are thinking/writing about what role adults and education play in the formation of sexual identity in teens, not just statistics about how sexual activity in teens have shifted throughout the decades)Your own independent theory about what the lens reveals about the subject.Necessary research about your topic to qualify and validate your own theories and assumptionsA Works Cited page or footnotes (I expect you to utilize at least 5 sources in your final draft, excluding your lens)Due Dates:DateWhat is due that dayMarch 16Proposal March 203 sources preppedMarch 243+ more sources preppedMarch 27Map of your paper that includes where you will be using each voiceApril 7Final draftNameBlockMr. LeeDateCulture Essay Proposals – Copy and Paste to fill out on Google DocsLens (Text being used for analysis)Subjects (Topic to be remarked upon): think of at least two spheres of American culture your text can be construed to offer commentary onWhy is this interesting to me, and what issues do I foresee after some brief research?NameBlockMr. LeeDateSources Document – Copy and Paste as many as you need to fill out on Google DocsPlease fill out this document for each source you are considering using for your essay.Source: Where can I find it?What are the main ideas in this source? What questions about my lens/subject does it address?What passages can I use to affirm/add onto my understanding of my lens/subject?What passages can I use to challenge/qualify my understanding of my lens/subject?What questions are raised when/remain after my new understanding is considered? ................
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