COMMUNICATION HOMEWORK(4)

Communication Theories:

"Narrative Paradigm" of Walter Fisher

"Media Ecology" of Marshall McLuhan

"Semiotics" of Roland Barthes

"Cultural Studies" of Stuart Hall

"Uses and Gratifications" of Elihu Katz

"Cultivation Theory" of George Gerbner

"Agenda-Setting Theory" of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw

GUIDELINES:

1. Briefly, explain each theory assigned above in your own words.

2. Illustrate how the theory explains “real world” situations. 3. Choose one of the following options to illustrate and apply the theory: a. Movie or television: Choose a scene or set of scenes from movie or television program you think is a good illustration of a communication theory in the assigned reading chapters. Explain how/why this movie or television episode illustrates the theory. b. Print media: Choose a passage or set of passages from a book or written article (news, commentary, comic) that exemplify a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this passage can be understood in terms of the theory. c. Personal experience: Choose a personal experience you have had that exemplifies a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this experience exemplifies the theory. 4. What questions come up for you as you reflect on the reading chapter; i.e., critique and/or questions that you would like to explore and find answers to. 5. Reflections are MINIMUM two pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. Sources, if any used, are properly cited according to APA citation format

3. Choose one of the following options to illustrate and apply the theory: a. Movie or television: Choose a scene or set of scenes from movie or television program you think is a good illustration of a communication theory in the assigned reading chapters. Explain how/why this movie or television episode illustrates the theory. b. Print media: Choose a passage or set of passages from a book or written article (news, commentary, comic) that exemplify a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this passage can be understood in terms of the theory. c. Personal experience: Choose a personal experience you have had that exemplifies a communication theory in assigned reading text. Explain how/why this experience exemplifies the theory. 4. What questions come up for you as you reflect on the reading chapter; i.e., critique and/or questions that you would like to explore and find answers to. 5. Reflections are MINIMUM two pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. Sources, if any used, are properly cited according to APA citation format

4. What questions come up for you as you reflect on the reading chapter; i.e., critique and/or questions that you would like to explore and find answers to. 5. Reflections are MINIMUM two pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. Sources, if any used, are properly cited according to APA citation format

5. The total assignment is a  MINIMUM  of 5 pages - Times New Roman – 12 font and 1.5 spaced. DO NOT CITE. DO NOT PLAGIARISE. 

I have attached a sample paper for the exact same assignment that I had submitted previously for different theories. Definitely, check it as you will know exactly what is expected. Due: Wednesday 10 am