CSU Managing Collective Trauma on Social Media Texts Analysis The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to synthesize many of the issues

CSU Managing Collective Trauma on Social Media Texts Analysis The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to synthesize many of the issues about the sociology of media discussed throughout the modules and in the textbook.

For the portfolio project, choose a media text to analyze. A media text includes:

Television show
News event
Film or film franchise
Radio show or even radio format
Magazine
Book franchise
Video game franchise
Advertising campaign
Social networking used for activism (e.g., “Flashmobbing”)
Twitter used for newsgathering

The purpose of your final paper is to critically evaluate a mass media text by applying at least three or more of the major issues or concepts explored by the textbook and course content. These issues or concepts include:

Economics of the production and distribution of the media text
Laws and policies that regulate the production and distribution of the media text
Ways in which structural power constrains individuals and institutions that produce the media text
Ways in which dominant ideologies are transmitted by the media text
Opportunities that exist for individuals and audiences to use the media text in unintended ways
Influence of technology in the production and distribution of the media text
Issues that arise when the media text is distributed globally

A recommended organization of your paper should include:

Thesis paragraph
Description of the media text
Description of the focus of your paper
Application of the concepts/issues
Critical analysis of the text in light of the application of the concepts/issues
Engagement of possible solutions to a problem or problems (if applicable)

Your well-written paper should also meet the following requirements:

8-10 pages
Double-spaced
Formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)
Including a minimum of three outside sources, citing in proper APA style. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.

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Academic essays should begin with an introduction. The introduction will provide
readers with the context necessary for understanding your argument and the body of your paper.
When composing the introduction, think about what context or background information the
reader would benefit from knowing. Once your context is established, transition from that
context into your thesis statement. The thesis statement generally comes at the end of your
introduction and usually consists of a few sentences that sum up the argument for your paper
overall. Thesis statements should also provide a roadmap for the reader so that they can navigate
through the ideas present in the rest of your paper.
Level 1 Header
Headers are useful for organizing your paper. Level 1 headers are used with broad or
general topics in your paper. Depending on the topic, length, and genre of your assignment, you
might use only Level 1 headers. Level 1 headers should be bolded and centered. The longer and
more complex your argument is, the more you might benefit from using Level 2 and Level 3
headers. Level 4 and Level 5 headers exist, but they should only be used in manuscripts with
many topics and subtopics. Generally, if you choose to use subsections (Level 2–5 headers) in
your paper, you should have at least two subsections for each level of header. For more
information on how to use headings in your paper, visit the APA Style Blog.
Level 2 Header
Body paragraphs should follow the MEAL structure. This structure will help your ideas
build on one another in order to support your thesis statement and to develop your argument over
the course of your essay. Each body paragraph should consist of a claim, which also functions as
the topic sentence or the main idea of a paragraph. The claim should then be followed by
evidence. Evidence is typically source material that you either paraphrase or quote directly.
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Remember, APA style guidelines prefer paraphrasing to directly quoting a source. Evidence
should provide support for your main idea in the form of examples, statistics, facts, anecdotes,
etc. Next, your paragraph should include analysis. Analysis is your explanation of the preceding
evidence and its significance. In other words, you should not let the evidence speak for itself.
Through analysis, you can show the reader exactly how you interpret the evidence, how it
supports your claim for the paragraph, and how it supports your thesis statement. Finally, each
body paragraph should end with a sentence that functions as a conclusion for the paragraph. This
sentence can rephrase the claim for the paragraph, tie back to the thesis statement, or transition to
the idea you present in the next paragraph.
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Whenever you use a source, it must be cited both in text and in the references. However,
there are two types of sources that should only be cited in text and do not need to be included on
the References page: (a) Sources that do not produce recoverable data and cannot be located by
the reader, such as personal communications, and (b) Religious texts and classical works, such as
the Bible, the Qur’an, and Greek or Roman works. Both your in-text citations and references
should follow APA style. In academic writing that follows APA style, it is important to
paraphrase source material whenever possible, as opposed to quoting the source directly. When
paraphrasing source material, you can use page numbers to point the reader to a specific portion
of the source, but this is optional. When paraphrasing, you should follow the paraphrased
material with an in-text citation that contains the author’s last name and the source’s year of
publication (Author, Year) or use a signal phrase to introduce the paraphrased material with the
author and year (ex: “According to Eriksson (2015)…”). When quoting source material directly, a
page number (p. ) or page range (pp. ) is always required. If the source does not include page
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numbers, use a paragraph number (para. ) instead. When citing in text, parenthetical citations
should appear as close to the source material as possible. The author’s name should never be
separate from the year of publication.
In-text citations point readers to the References page, which is a list of all the sources
used in your assignment. When formatting the References page, start a new page. Then, type and
center the word References at the top, but do not use any additional formatting (e.g., bold,
underline, italics, quotation marks, etc.). Alphabetize the references according to the first
author’s last name or by the name of the organization if there is no individual author for a text.
All references should have a hanging indent: The first line of each reference should be flush with
the left margin, and subsequent lines should be indented. Finally, each reference should follow
APA style, and the proper formatting will change depending on the type of source.
Conclusion
The last section or paragraph of your paper should be the conclusion. A conclusion
should reiterate the major points of your argument. To do this, think about developing your
thesis by adding more detail or by retracing the steps of your argument. You can recap major
sections for the reader. You can also summarize the primary supporting points or evidence you
discussed in the paper. The conclusion should not introduce any new information in order to
avoid confusing the reader. To end the paper, think about what you want your reader to do with
all the information you just presented. Explain what logical next steps might be taken in order to
learn more about this topic. Use the conclusion to establish the significance and importance of
your work, motivate others to build on what you’ve done in this paper, and encourage the reader
to explore new ideas or reach other conclusions.
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References
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