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Essay 3: Review Format: 3 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, Word document First Draft Due: July 17th at 5:00pm Revised Draft Due: July 24th at 5:00pm Outside Research: not required, but suggested if you are looking to bolster your credibility regarding aspects of the argument not based on your experience or strict logic Task: Consider a piece of media (book, movie, music, comic book, speech, video game, etc.) and write a review. Consider choosing something that you expected to like but didn’t or something that you expected to hate but ended up loving. For example, if you normally enjoy horror movies but did not enjoy IT, write a review explaining why. Or for another example, if you are normally annoyed by radio-friendly pop music, think if there are any songs currently playing on the radio that you can’t help but like. Produce a persuasive, clearly structured review that is based on the definition/evaluation of your choice. (If you have a topic idea but aren’t sure if it will work, don’t hesitate to e-mail me.)

Essay 3: Review

Format: 3 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, Word document

First Draft Due: July 17^th at 5:00pm

Revised Draft Due: July 24^th at 5:00pm

Outside Research: not required, but suggested if you are looking to bolster your credibility regarding aspects of the argument not based on your experience or strict logic

Task: Consider a piece of media (book, movie, music, comic book, speech, video game, etc.) and write a review. Consider choosing something that you expected to like but didn’t or something that you expected to hate but ended up loving. For example, if you normally enjoy horror movies but did not enjoy IT, write a review explaining why. Or for another example, if you are normally annoyed by radio-friendly pop music, think if there are any songs currently playing on the radio that you can’t help but like.  Produce a persuasive, clearly structured review that is based on the definition/evaluation of your choice. (If you have a topic idea but aren’t sure if it will work, don’t hesitate to e-mail me.)

The final draft should have a clear position (thesis), which clearly enumerates the evaluative criteria you are using, should explain why we ought to agree to your criteria for judgment (as opposed to other reasonable criteria), and should clearly apply those criteria in support of your thesis.

Suggested Pre-writing: To generate ideas for this essay, it may be helpful to compile lists answering these questions: What works do you think are unethical that many people think are ethical? What works do you think are ethical that many believe to be unethical? What do you think is useful/practical that many believe is silly or impractical? What work do you believe is poorly executed that many think is skillfully done? What do you find beautiful/uplifting/aesthetically valuable that some dislike or ignore? What do you think other people mistakenly find beautiful/uplifting/aesthetically valuable? Presumably, something on one of these lists will interest you as an essay topic.

Once you’ve picked a topic, articulate your evaluative language more precisely. For example: “Many people find Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to be an aesthetically positive song, when really it is aesthetically negative.” This would be a good start, but it is broad and imprecise. Better articulated and more precise would be: “While many find Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ patriotic, it is actually a deeply cynical song.” Once you have evaluative language, establish the criteria you will use to judge the object of your essay and support you evaluation. In this example: “The meaning and tone of a song are created by the song’s lyrics, its music, and the interaction between the music and lyrics.”

Finally, develop a hypothesis that will guide the structure of your first draft. For example: “While many first-time listeners mistakenly believe Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to be a patriotic rock hymn based solely on the upbeat music, a more attentive study of the contrast between the music and Springsteen’s actual lyrics shows that the song is really deeply cynical of the promise of the American dream.”