Pop Culture Project

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Use the lab to complete the following by the end of class:

Research web-based resources. There are a variety of helpful sites. Remember that you will want to record any site you visit IF you borrow ideas or information from it. See previous post for help with MLA format.
Looking for text-based material? Try Google Books
Type in your subject and see what you might find. Text based sources continue to be more "academic" than web-sites and blogs. 
1. Research and record your research.
2. Check in occasionally with your partner(s).
3. Limit your information to cover only 5-15 minutes worth of a presentation. Narrow down broad topics.
4. Decide on a visual aide.
5. Remember: you want to  
  • explain to us what the topic is 
  • identify where is it found in our culture 
  • examine how it affects or affected our American culture
  • answer why this topic is part of our culture (what is its significance)? 
  • In other words: what is it? where does it come from or fit into our history/culture? and why is it important?
At the end of class, please get together with your group and discuss next steps. Volunteer to present your work either Tuesday (2nd part of class) or Thursday of next week.

HOMEWORK: Finalize research for your presentation. Please complete David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day and make a SECOND post to the forum. See forum for details. Forum post is due by Thursday, Oct. 4.

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