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As this is a core CTCH course that involves engagement with crucial theories and approaches to media and communication, you will be required to write and submit a major essay that demonstrates your ability to engage academically and critically with the course materials. You will choose a piece of media and a theory studied in the course so far. Your essay must apply the chosen theory to the media, and it must include at least 2 secondary sources in addition to your chosen theory.

Outline: You will submit an essay outline that clearly includes your thesis statement, your topic sentences, your selected quotations from your chosen theory, your selected quotations from your secondary sources and your Works Cited).

Draft I: You will incorporate the feedback provided on your outline to write a first draft of your essay. This must be a completed formal draft.

3. Final Copy with Edited Draft: You will incorporate the feedback provided on your Draft to create an Edited Draft and Final Copy. Using Track Changes on Word or Pages, you must document all edits you're making with the feedback included. Be as detailed as humanly possible. You will be evaluated on your editing as well as the final product. You must submit BOTH the Edited Draft with Track Changes AND a separate,

Catchy and Interesting Title of My Essay

Introduction: A brief blurb indicating how I plan to begin my essay. This should indicate what I'll begin with, which media and theory I've chosen to discuss and how I'll funnel it down to the thesis statement, and it should give a brief preview of my topic sentence points.

Thesis Statement: Here, I'll include the thesis statement which should be a 2-4 sentence statement that clearly indicates what the argument of the essay is. It should not be an obvious argument. Instead, it should bring about new ideas and perspectives. This would be a great place to use the phrase "I argue..." because that might help you to stay on an argumentative track.

Body:

Topic Sentence #1: The first sentence of each body paragraph should be a clear and argumentative topic sentence. A topic sentence is like a mini-thesis statement that logically supports the larger thesis statement.
1. Evidence:
1-2 theory quotations that you will apply.
1-2 media quotations (or images) that you will apply the theory to.
1-2 secondary source quotations that you will use to support the application of theory.
2. Analysis:
1-2 analytical points outlining precisely how these applications of theory and secondary source material will be framed.

Topic Sentence #2: The first sentence of each body paragraph should be a clear and argumentative topic sentence. A topic sentence is like a mini-thesis statement that logically supports the larger thesis statement.
1. Evidence:
1-2 theory quotations that you will apply.
1-2 media quotations (or images) that you will apply the theory to.
1-2 secondary source quotations that you will use to support the application of theory.
2. Analysis:
1-2 analytical points outlining precisely how these applications of theory and secondary source material will be framed.

Topic Sentence #2: The first sentence of each body paragraph should be a clear and argumentative topic sentence. A topic sentence is like a mini-thesis statement that logically supports the larger thesis statement.
1. Evidence:
1-2 theory quotations that you will apply.
1-2 media quotations (or images) that you will apply the theory to.
1-2 secondary source quotations that you will use to support the application of theory.
2. Analysis:
1-2 analytical points outlining precisely how these applications of theory and secondary source material will be framed.

Conclusion: An overview of what the conclusive paragraph will cover, including a review of the thesis and sub-points, as well as an indication of what new idea(s) we can take from this analysis.

Works Cited
A list of your media, theory resource and secondary sources in MLA-formatting.