Write an essay of 1000-1500 words analyzing a currently published magazine.Make a claim about the publication and support it with specifics from your reading.
Essay of several paragraphs. You will need a Works Cited page with entries for each of the five or more articles, which you use as support in your essay.
Suggestions:
- Choose five concurrent issues published in the last year.
- Look at such things as the titles and authors of the articles, the quality of the paper, the cartoons or illustrations, advertisements, costs, and letters to the editor.
- Are you familiar with any of the authors?
- Read the articles, looking for consistent patterns of thought, ideas, or general outlooks.
- Examples of the audience can be women under the age of 30, men over the age of 40, traditional families, teenagers, rock fans, car lovers, young professionals, etc.Be specific.
- Some of the purposes of a magazine can be to promote a political or moral purpose, to inform, to sell products, to entertain, etc.
- Based on the above, form a claim about the magazine you have chosen. Your claim should include who the audience is and what the purpose is for the magazine.
- The paragraphs of the essay should present evidence to prove the claim.
Goals:
- Inferring and supporting a claim
- Discerning purpose, audience, and bias
- MLA Documentation
- Understanding Language (Slant, Connotation, Appeal)
- Example of a claim: Reader’s Digest targets parents with traditional values
Minimum Requirements:
1. Heading with your name, course, instructor, & Date.
2. Original title that describes the essay.
3. Clear introduction that informs reader of 1) Magazine title & 2) A brief description of the magazine.
4. Clear thesis that encapsulates that analysis.
6. A Works Cited with all cited issues and individual articles listed.
7. Is at least 1,000 words long.