Activity Assignment 3
The day of the third midterm
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take the third midterm.
This activity is worth 20 points.
We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 18 or less can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Write an essay giving summarizing and assessing the claims made in the video.
Questions to think about:
How are women portrayed in music videos?
What kind of impact do these images have on men, women, and the relationships that we have?
Grading rubric:
1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
4. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)