Develop an argument or thesis statement related to the arts (literary, visual, performing, etc.) and support that argument with reliable evidence.

Instructions:
Students are to write a 6–7-page final research paper that analyzes any humanities-based topic of their choosing and connects the topic historically and modernly in the United States. Students must create an argument or thesis statement related to the arts (literary, visual, performing, etc.) and support that argument with reliable evidence. Students must also identify how the social, cultural, and/or historical context of creative works (literature, music, visual art, popular culture, architecture, etc.) showcase their meanings, values, and/or significance.
For Paper:

Interpret how the social, cultural, and/or historical context of creative works (literature, music, visual art, popular culture, architecture, etc.) inform their meanings, values, and/or significance. Analyze and apply the themes, symbols, and messages in creative works to your own lives, identities, and experiences. Analyze how creative works are used to contest, assert, or mediate social and cultural power related to race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and/or religion.

Develop an argument or thesis statement related to the arts (literary, visual, performing, etc.) and support that argument with reliable evidence.

Be critical, and identify/apply key themes and characteristics learned from our course. Draw connections with your personal life. Write a 6-7-page paper using 4 or more sources.

2 outside sources and 2 sources from our class. Papers must be at least 6 total pages long and follow standard MLA formatting (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins). Please cite (using MLA) all of the required sources and have a Works Cited page.
Checklist for Final Paper:
Check your page length and sources.

Do not include MLA heading, (my name, your name, class); only page numbers and title, please.
Works cited should be at the very end.
Your paper should include two in-class sources and two sources from your own research. So, two of the texts from class and the others are from your research from the library or a valid scholarly source. If you are unsure, ask me. NO WIKI.

For your paper, you are essentially doing what we have been doing in our discussion posts. Seeing how these methods of creative expression are relative to human life. Be that through any method of artistic expression.

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