Essay Problem: The Big Picture
Write an essay on Disneyland.
Your task is to present a final essay on a particular topic in this class to your classmates and professor for consideration and discussion. This essay is a combination of a summary and analysis. You summarize a topic in the history of American popular culture from 1800 to recent times. Also, you analyze the significance of the topic in American culture. In other words, you are going to tell us about the topic, and you are going to tell us why it is important.
You need sources to support the main ideas in your essay. How many sources? This is always a popular question from students. You have at least five paragraphs of main points. You need to support your main points with sources. You need a variety of sources. So, this means you should have at least five different sources in your essay. You might have up to ten sources for a wider variety of viewpoints on a controversial topic, but you should have at least five sources to be sure you have researched your topic adequately. How long does the essay need to be?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.