Your final essay will be a synthesis. The question you will answer is simple: what constitutes good music?
You have the opportunity to write a 3-5 page essay synthesizing three sources. Remember, you are not doing compare and contrast. Instead, you are finding common threads that run through your three sources and examining them in detail.
Your three sources are as follows.
1. The lyrics from the song you chose (you may choose any song lyrics).
2. The essay defining good music.
3. Another source of your choice that relates to your particular choice of music.(music review, review of the cd, review of the artist)
Here's an idea of where to find #3:
http://pitchfork.com/
www.metacritic.com/music/
www.punknews.org
http://www.rollingstone.com/
SCHEDULE
11/2 Bring your "five points."
11/4 regular class
11/6 Furlough Day...no class
11/9 Individual Writing Conferences
11/11 Campus Closed: Veteran’s Day
11/13 Individual Writing Conferences
11/16 Typed Rough Draft Due in Class (no draft=no pass)
11/18 regular class
11/20 FINAL DRAFT DUE IN CLASS
BY MIDNIGHT ON 11/20 YOUR PAPER MUST ALSO BE UPLOADED TO TURNITIN.
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This essay will be difficult. You have to do some critical thinking and really put effort to this essay. It is scary when you dont like what you are going to write about.
ReplyDeleteYou don't like music? Don't overthink the assignment. It's really just about lyrics that you like.
ReplyDeleteit says the due date is the 21st and i forgot and just turned it in and today is the 21st however here it says the 20th
ReplyDeleteBrittney C
i didnt know how to turn it in because im a retard and forgot how to! but im pretty sure i just did it ..but who knows. i hope so ha =]
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