Describe the media product (topic) in terms of plot summary, characters, design, style of music, etc.
Analyze the media product for patterns and themes. Explain patterns and themes and why you identified them as patterns. Be descriptive and save interpretation of themes for the next question. Use in-text citations where needed. [about 200 words]
Interpret major patterns and/or themes; in other words, what do the patterns or themes mean and why are they socially significant? Consider genre, contemporary culture, and insights from your academic research.
Use in-text citations where needed.
Answer both parts of the question (evaluate and engage) in well developed paragraphs.
Evaluate the impact of this media product – this is your “informed judgment” based on the previous steps. In your view, what is its value in US society and culture? Where would you place it on the Skyscraper model, and at what “intersection” of the Subway Map model of culture? Explain.
