Week 2 Topic (ESSAY#1 Topic) Discussion forum

Post by Feb 20 (15 points, 150 – 175 words): To help get us started on this first essay, we’ll first begin with choosing our topics. First, take a look at Essay #1: Cultural Analysis [PROMPT] and Topic Suggestions for Essay #1 to get some ideas for this essay. Once you’ve found a topic that’s interesting to you and that you’d like to examine closer for this essay, let us know what it is here. Link us to the cultural text(s) you’ve chosen (so that we can view them as well! If you can’t, say in the instance of a film or TV episode, give a brief description of the text). If you’re using more than one text, make sure you demonstrate HOW they’re related to each other in some way. Also, tell us about your initial thoughts/reactions to this text(s) (as this is important for understanding and recognizing potential bias), as well as your prior experience with or knowledge of this. Finally, let us know what you find interesting about this topic, as well as why you think it’s an important part of American culture to analyze. Due Feb 23: Peer Response (5 points, 50 – 75 words): Pick 1 peer’s post. View their chosen cultural text(s) and answer the following questions: Do these examples meet the guidelines of a cultural text? What experience, if any, have YOU had with this text(s)? What are some others like it that you know of? Do you think that an analysis of this text(s) will be an interesting essay to share? Is there a clear potential here for making that connection between these texts and American culture?