Reference no: EM133723667
Question: For this assignment, you will write a short paper (500-600 words) that answers the question: Does The Big Short accurately depict the causes of the Great Recession?
Outside research is NOT needed for this assignment, so DO NOT include outside sources in the essay.
A works cited page is also NOT needed for this assignment.
You must also incorporate one direct quotation from a relevant assigned reading into each paragraph of your essay, not including the conclusion.
This assignment requires that you analyze the Great Recession using EACH of the following sources:
The American Yawp;
"Great Recession Readings" (PDF);
The film, The Big Short (2015);
Lecture PowerPoint on the Great Recession.
The Big Short (2015)
Watching this film is required. Adapted from a book of the same title, The Big Short is a semi-true feature film that dramatizes some of the events that caused the Great Recession. The film can currently be streamed via Netflix; it can also be streamed via Amazon Video for as little as $3.99.