English 102 -- Mini-Research Project
(2-4 pages. Double-spaced. MLA format. Works Cited. Stapled. 100 Points.)
--This paper is a 5-paragraph "mini-research" essay, using 2-3 outside sources. Keep your topics as small and specific as possible. This is an incredibly short paper, so you will only have to time to really explore one idea in any depth.
--This paper must be in MLA format. Consult links on the class blog for MLA formatting resources.
--Make sure to include an arguable thesis statement in your introduction. Please supply some very concise background information in your introduction.You may use quotes or paraphrases from the sources if you like, just make sure to provide a citation for the source (even for paraphrases).
--Each body paragraph should be built around one "meaty" quote from your research. The quote should be a complex intersection of 3-4 ideas that requires you to explain it and connect it to other ideas in the paper.
--The paper should focus on how a very specific cultural moment exposes its contemporary social contract or reveals something significant about the historical moment that produced it.
Choose one of the following prompts:
1. Analyze the Rolling Stone’s 1969 concert at Altamont where members of the Hell’s Angels, hired as security guards, killed audience members during the concert. What elements of the late ‘60s social contract were exposed by the killings? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
2. In 1968, the MC5 was supposed to play a concert/protest outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The concert/protest quickly dissolved into a riot. What elements of the late ‘60s social contract were exposed by the riot? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
3. With the advent of the birth control pill, Loretta Lynn recorded a very controversial song entitled “The Pill.” What assumptions did Loretta Lynn’s 1975 song expose about women’s roles in the family and society of the 1970s. How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
4. Orson Welles’ 1938 adaptation of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds caused widespread panic when performed on the radio. What elements of the 1930s social contract were exposed by Welles’ hoax? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
5. In spite of videotaped evidence, a 1992 jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with beating Rodney King. The verdict resulted the massive, 6-day long L.A Riots. These riots and the racial tensions that preceded and followed, were the context for the emergence of “gangsta rap” (especially N.W.A.). How did these riots expose the social contract of early ‘90s Los Angeles? -or- How is gangsta rap representative of the historical moment that generated it?
6. In 1968, a group of radical feminists protested the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, NJ bringing the term “Women’s Liberation” into the popular consciousness. How does this protest expose the social contact of the late ‘60s? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
7. In 1986, police raided the home of Dead Kennedy’s lead singer Jello Biafra and brought him up on obscenity charges connected to the artwork for his record Frankenchrist. The raid was a result of complaints by the Parent’s Music Resource Group (PRMC), an organization led by Tipper Gore, that advocated for labeling music to alert parents to the presence of violent or sexually explicit lyrics and packaging. How does the controversy over record labeling expose the values of the 1980s? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
I will also consider topics of your own choosing, but I need to see your research and discuss your thesis before signing off on any topics beyond those listed above.
I. Introduction (narrow from Subject to Topic)
A. Background, including biographical information and any relevant historical or literary context
B. Thesis Statement
1. Topic
2. Argument
3. Subtopics
a. Subtopic 1
b. Subtopic 2
c. Subtopic 3
II. Subtopic 1
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Bucci 224).
C. Explain in your own words explain what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
E. Connect this idea to the next subtopic by suggesting a relationship to the next subtopic.
III. Subtopic 2
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Marcus 244).
C. Explain in your own words what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
E. Connect this idea to the next subtopic by suggesting a relationship to the next subtopic.
IV. Subtopic 3
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Azerrad 424).
C. Explain in your own words what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
V. Conclusion (broaden from Topic to Subject)
A. Restate your thesis (in different words. Do not cut and paste the thesis from your introduction).
B. Pull together the three subtopics by explaining how they are connected to each other
and how they support the position in your thesis.
C. Expand on the implications
1. Suggest potential ramifications, solutions, next steps in analysis.
2. Make general observations based on your close analysis of the specifics of the topic.
(2-4 pages. Double-spaced. MLA format. Works Cited. Stapled. 100 Points.)
Sources and Thesis Due: 10/13
Outline Due (must follow the format provided below): 10/20
Draft (4 copies, including Works Cited page) Due: 10/27
Final Draft (with: Works Cited page, outline, first draft, peer reviews, revision reflection) Due: 11/1
--This paper is a 5-paragraph "mini-research" essay, using 2-3 outside sources. Keep your topics as small and specific as possible. This is an incredibly short paper, so you will only have to time to really explore one idea in any depth.
--This paper must be in MLA format. Consult links on the class blog for MLA formatting resources.
--Make sure to include an arguable thesis statement in your introduction. Please supply some very concise background information in your introduction.You may use quotes or paraphrases from the sources if you like, just make sure to provide a citation for the source (even for paraphrases).
--Each body paragraph should be built around one "meaty" quote from your research. The quote should be a complex intersection of 3-4 ideas that requires you to explain it and connect it to other ideas in the paper.
--The paper should focus on how a very specific cultural moment exposes its contemporary social contract or reveals something significant about the historical moment that produced it.
Choose one of the following prompts:
1. Analyze the Rolling Stone’s 1969 concert at Altamont where members of the Hell’s Angels, hired as security guards, killed audience members during the concert. What elements of the late ‘60s social contract were exposed by the killings? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
2. In 1968, the MC5 was supposed to play a concert/protest outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The concert/protest quickly dissolved into a riot. What elements of the late ‘60s social contract were exposed by the riot? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
3. With the advent of the birth control pill, Loretta Lynn recorded a very controversial song entitled “The Pill.” What assumptions did Loretta Lynn’s 1975 song expose about women’s roles in the family and society of the 1970s. How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
4. Orson Welles’ 1938 adaptation of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds caused widespread panic when performed on the radio. What elements of the 1930s social contract were exposed by Welles’ hoax? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
5. In spite of videotaped evidence, a 1992 jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with beating Rodney King. The verdict resulted the massive, 6-day long L.A Riots. These riots and the racial tensions that preceded and followed, were the context for the emergence of “gangsta rap” (especially N.W.A.). How did these riots expose the social contract of early ‘90s Los Angeles? -or- How is gangsta rap representative of the historical moment that generated it?
6. In 1968, a group of radical feminists protested the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, NJ bringing the term “Women’s Liberation” into the popular consciousness. How does this protest expose the social contact of the late ‘60s? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
7. In 1986, police raided the home of Dead Kennedy’s lead singer Jello Biafra and brought him up on obscenity charges connected to the artwork for his record Frankenchrist. The raid was a result of complaints by the Parent’s Music Resource Group (PRMC), an organization led by Tipper Gore, that advocated for labeling music to alert parents to the presence of violent or sexually explicit lyrics and packaging. How does the controversy over record labeling expose the values of the 1980s? How does this event represent the historical moment that generated it?
I will also consider topics of your own choosing, but I need to see your research and discuss your thesis before signing off on any topics beyond those listed above.
I. Introduction (narrow from Subject to Topic)
A. Background, including biographical information and any relevant historical or literary context
B. Thesis Statement
1. Topic
2. Argument
3. Subtopics
a. Subtopic 1
b. Subtopic 2
c. Subtopic 3
II. Subtopic 1
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Bucci 224).
C. Explain in your own words explain what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
E. Connect this idea to the next subtopic by suggesting a relationship to the next subtopic.
III. Subtopic 2
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Marcus 244).
C. Explain in your own words what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
E. Connect this idea to the next subtopic by suggesting a relationship to the next subtopic.
IV. Subtopic 3
A. Topic sentence
B. Present evidence (usually a quote from the text, but could be a summary or paraphrase).
NOTE: Cite the source immediately following a quotation, e.g. (Azerrad 424).
C. Explain in your own words what the quote is saying, or "means."
D. Analyze why the quote is important to the argument in your thesis.
V. Conclusion (broaden from Topic to Subject)
A. Restate your thesis (in different words. Do not cut and paste the thesis from your introduction).
B. Pull together the three subtopics by explaining how they are connected to each other
and how they support the position in your thesis.
C. Expand on the implications
1. Suggest potential ramifications, solutions, next steps in analysis.
2. Make general observations based on your close analysis of the specifics of the topic.
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