Essay Type: Critical Analysis
Topic: Pop Culture’s Influence on American Culture
Your topic for this research essay is to choose a Pop Culture Icon (a person, for example, like Madonna or Cher or Elton John), or a Movie (like Star Wars or Rocky or Indiana Jones for example), or a TV show (StarTrek for example), or a book (like Harry Potter) or a Genre (Like 1960’s protest music of Bob Dylan) and research, examine/analyze and discuss their impact and influence on American culture.
ESSAY LENGTH: Four pages min. of text, and include an image on the 5th page (no more than 1/2 of a page), and at the end include a Works Cited page for a total of six pages. The essay must conform to MLA 8 format.
Start looking on the internet for articles and search for Pop Culture icons like Micky Mouse, Michael Jackson, Elvis or Batman, or a movie franchise and research their impact and influence on culture.
The paper needs to have at least 4 outside sources to support your ideas. At least one article needs to be from an academic journal. Also, at least one source needs to be a video: a direct quote from a video such as an interview found on YouTube or a film or documentary.
You must include an image related to your topic. The image should not take more than 1/2 of a page. Images must include proper MLA citations.
No more than 20% of your total word count should be direct quotes or paraphrased. All citations must have proper MLA in-text citations.
It is acceptable to use websites like Bing or Google to search for articles, but at least ONE of your articles should be an academic peer-reviewed journal article that is found on the SLCC library’s databases.
Use the SLCC online library databases that are accessed on the SLCC website library link and search using One Search or JSTOR.
Articles or information from Wikipedia, or Encylopedia, or Dictionary websites are NOT allowed.
** While you will provide some information about your Pop Culture subject, this is not a biography about their career or lives. You are writing a critical analysis of their impact on Pop Culture/American culture and specifically, address the 3 pop culture criteria (see Pop Culture presentation).
Your Research Paper should have a structure that reflects:
I.) Introduction
Write a polished introduction with a thesis that makes a specific claim. Your thesis should answer this research question: What are your subject’s distinguishing moments or accomplishments that classifies your subject firmly in Pop Culture or as a Pop Culture icon and how have they influenced American Culture?
Step 1: Formulate a research question to your Thesis Statement
Come up with a research question that you want to answer, or extract the question from your assignment prompt.
Example: What were the main factors that contributed to Elvis Presley’s popularity and status as a pop culture icon and how did he influence American Culture?
Step 2: Find an answer and take a position
After some initial research, you can formulate a tentative answer to this question. At this stage, it can be simple, and it should guide the process of researching and writing.
Example: Elvis’s celebrated career, his humble beginnings, his marriage to Priscilla, and his tragic death, have all contributed to the mythology and public fascination of Elvis. Elvis was the “King of Rock n’ Roll,” a Pop Culture icon, and a legend in the history of recorded music.
Step 3: Support your answer with reasoning and evidence
This is the research process! The answer to your question is likely to change as you discover more evidence and sources. As you write the paper, keep developing and refining your thesis statement. The final thesis statement states the topic and makes a claim about the topic in 3-4 sentences:
The best thesis statements are concise, debatable, and coherent.
II.) The body of your Essay:
I suggest you have three sections with subheadings in your essay that reflect the three Pop Culture criteria: Longevity, Ubiquitous, and Distinction.
In each section, you should have supporting paragraphs with analysis, examples, and direct quotes.
You should present comprehensive evidence and examples in all three areas.
You should use direct quotes from your articles and cite them correctly in MLA 8 format.
III.) Conclusion:
You should briefly restate your thesis and highlight your subject’s Pop culture distinction that supports your claim in your thesis.
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