How does the artifact fit in, further, or work against other scholarly work you found?
You will write a 4 page, single-spaced (minimum) paper in which you examine a form of a tangible gender communication (an artifact) i.e. TV episode, newspaper article, movie, song/music video, photograph, magazine, exhibit, advertisement, social media group or exchange, interview etc. You will give a clear description of your artifact answering thoroughly Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. You will then analyze your example employing AT LEAST 4 concepts from our weekly readings, modules (commentaries), and/or discussions. Introduction (1/3 of a page minimum) 7.5 points possible: A creative opening and attention getter A strong thesis statement that clearly articulates your major claim of the paper A clear preview statement that shows how you will organize your paper Body (3 page minimum) 65 point possible: You should thoroughly introduce your artifact using who, what, where, when, and how. Please give any background information you have about it such as when did it appear, how was it delivered, what is it about, why was it made, when was it made, what was the context in which the artifact emerged – controversy, situation, audience? After this description, your reader should clearly understand it as a piece of gender communication. Definitions of the 4 concepts you have chosen A discussion that connects your chosen concepts to your example Possible questions you can answer in your analysis: Why/How do the concepts relate to your artifact? How does the artifact fit in, further, or work against other scholarly work you found? (Use peer reviewed journal articles) What were the responses to this artifact and how does that relate to the concepts/research you have found? Implications/Conclusion (2/3 page minimum) 12.5 points possible: A brief restatement of what you did in the paper. Most importantly here is the discussion of so what? Why does your analysis matter? To gender communication studies? As part of larger implications for society? Bring closure to your submission Sources 15 points possible: You should have a MINIMUM of six current sources (stronger papers will have more): One must be your readings or modules (you may use more but you still must meet the other source requirements as well) Two can be popular press sources Three MUST BE peer reviewed journal articles on communication Four of your sources must come from UMUC’s online library Proper APA in-text citations should be provided in addition to a reference page/bibliography. Deductions for not meeting the following requirements are noted below: be typed using a 12-point Times New Roman font -5 points be single-spaced (nothing should be double spaced) up to -4 points have one-inch margins on all sides -4 points have a title page (that contains only the title, student’s name, and UMUC) -Remember that the title page is numbered page 1 in the upper right hand corner -4 points use the American Psychological Association (APA) format for citations (both in-text and/or reference/bibliography list) – up to 10 points be well organized with the required subheadings for each section (noted below) -up to 10 points be free of typos, grammatical errors, etc. -up to 20 points be submitted to both turnitin.com and your assignment folder by the due date. -20 point be informative and provide solid support for the thesis -up to 10 points use quotations sparingly -up to 10 points all sources found on the reference page must be cited in the body of the paper with proper in-text citations (four point deduction per source for those that are cited on the reference page but not in the body of your paper) Your assignment must also: be typed using a 12-point Times New Roman font. have a title page (that contains only the title, student’s name, and UMUC) -Remember that the title page is numbered page 1 have one-inch margins on all sides be free of errors, typos, etc. meet the specified page requirement (you will lose 6.25 points for every ¼ page that you are short of four full pages) You must submit your paper to BOTH turnitin.com and the assignment folder by the due date. Use the required subheadings in your submission: Introduction Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How Definitions Discussion Implications/Conclusion The investigation paper will be accepted only up to a week (7 calendar days) after the due date, and a 30-percent reduction will be applied to your grade if it is late. You must submit your paper to BOTH your assignment folder and to Turnitin.com by 11:59 pm EST on the due date. Be sure to read the sample artifact paper below (All About the Bass) to give you an idea of my expectations. It is NOT a perfect paper and it does not meet all of the requirements above, but it will give you a good idea of my general expectations. Keep in mind that this paper was constructed when the class was run with a text rather than eResources. I will be looking for a new sample paper this semester.
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