You should:
• Cite the textbook -> Media & Culture, chapter 15 & 16. (2022)
• Reference the media effects theories and demonstrate your understanding of them.
• You can draw on your presentation materials (argument, examples, research, etc.) – or you can
write a new study.
• Include discussion of your chosen media text (e.g. television show, film, novel, album, etc.),
considering what about it is effecting and in what way.
• Provide some evidence of your media text’s effects by including analysis of audience reactions
(e.g. reviews, online comments, media coverage, etc.).
• Citations must be included throughout your writing (preferably attached to quotes).
• A reference list is required.
• An introduction and conclusion is recommended.
• Include numerous specific examples with detailed descriptions.
• Incorporate terminology and concepts learned from the textbook.
• Quote textbooks and other sources as appropriate (for example, the class textbook, other
textbooks, articles, reviews, interviews or reports gathered online,, etc.).