Write to prompt 2 or 3 on pages 936-7 (874-5) of our book. You need to use at least 3 sources from the conversation section on pages 917-937 (855-875) and at least 3 outside sources. Those can be ones we've read or seen in class, or ones you find on your own.
A note of the following sources: The sources that follow contain a variety of perspectives and issues. They are by no means exhaustive of the issue or conversation.
Merchants of Cool can be viewed at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/.
Merchant of Cool Follow-up: Generation Like at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/generation-like/
Center for Media and Literacy: http://www.medialit.org/topics/tv-and-popular-culture