MUST BE DONE IN 1 1/2 hours TONIGHT.......SPEECH COMMUNICATION.......

THIS MUST BE DONE IN 1 1/2 hours TONIGHT and must answer the following pertaining to this noted below:

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND HOW OUR LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED BY THEM

Isolate one subject/topic that you expected to read about but was not included in this class so far (you must pick something). Explain what you would like to know and why you would like to know it. Take a look at the student learning outcomes for this course (they are listed above) and explain how your subject relates to one or more of them. ( see below for the learning outcomes)

Finally, find at least two scholarly articles via the Cerritos College Library (Links to an external site.) or Google Scholar (Links to an external site.) PLEASE USE GOOGLE SCHOLAR and one informational video that provide such information. Be sure to cite these sources by author, title and week as well as bold them throughout your essay.

A good source for such videos is TEDTalks (Links to an external site.); however, you are not limited to TED videos just be sure to avoid submitting amateur/spoof/joke videos. Summarize each article and the video (again in your own words) and provide a link to each here. Double check to be sure the links work before you submit. Also, simply listing an article or video on your works cited will not count. You must summarize and refer to them in your essay.

This exam will be graded based on the following criteria:

1. Isolating a topic that relates to the course
2. Topic is logically connected to one or more course student learning outcomes
3. Student demonstrates understanding of student learning outcome(s) used
4. Clear and logical explanation of what student would like to know more about and why
5. Cites appears in bold
6. All outside materials are summarized and explained
7. Video is relevant and professional
8. Link to the video is included and working
9. Articles are scholarly
10. Video is included
11. Links and/or article uploads are included
12. Links and/or article uploads are accessible to the instructor
13. Strength of writing including very few grammatical errors

demonstrate one or more of the following course level learning outcomes:

1. Identify (with examples) and evaluate the influence of presentational media and celebrity culture on personal identity.

2. Compare and contract the influence of presentational media and celebrity culture on identity commodification

3. Identify (with examples) and evaluate the influence of presentational media and celebrity culture on society.

4. Develop and express original thoughts about the relationship between ideology and identity.

5. Identify (with examples) and evaluate the influence presentational media and celebrity culture images have on personal values, attitudes, ideas, thinking, behaviors and general ways of being.

6. Develop your own critical thinking awareness of cultural practices for their democratic potential or lack thereof.

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