Description
Create a blog post describing, analyzing, and evaluating a song or album of their choosing – WRITE SHOULD PLEASE SHARE THE MUSIC OF CHOICE FOR APPROVAL BEFORE PROCEEDING
Blog should include a basic description of the content of the music chosen, to orient the reader and give any necessary context. Additionally, analysis and evaluation of the content should consist of a coherent thesis statement that is logically supported with evidence.
The questions below should help in thinking about the cultural elements in the song/album, and will serve as a guide for analysis and evaluation. An effective analysis should be structured around a thesis statement, but will address these questions. In other words, the job is not to simply answer these questions one by one. Instead, writer must engage in writing as a process and develop a coherent and logical argument that deals with these questions. This is where critical thinking and communication are crucial skills.
Writer to pay special attention to the following questions (Note that the labels in parentheses refer to the competency areas that are evaluated using the rubric that is associated with this assignment):
How does what you have learned from class apply to the cultural object? (Critical Thinking)
In what way does the production of the cultural object affect the final product? (Critical Thinking)
How is the artist/author/musician/actor/director/etc. (artist for short) positioned in society (race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, disability)? (Social Responsibility)
How does the artist’s position in society affect the production, consumption, interpretation and reception of the object? (Social Responsibility)
How does the object represent an ethical position? If an ethical position appears to be missing, what could be the reasons that it is missing? (Personal Responsibility)
