unit-1 What is Popular Culture<\/p>\n
Unit 1 Assignment: What is Pop Culture?<\/p>\n
Estimated time to complete: 4 hours<\/p>\n
One way to identify changes in popular culture is to examine new terms and concepts that arise and quickly become prevalent in society. For example, you may be familiar with the new phrases that arose with the use of smartphones (LOL! OMG! YOLO!) and the new meanings for already familiar words such as text, data, refresh, application, etc. We use \u201cGoogle\u201d as a verb today, \u201cSpam\u201d used to be a canned meat product, and \u201cAmazon\u201d no longer first brings to mind a river in South America.<\/p>\n
Oxford Dictionary (https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/) takes on the challenge of the ever-changing English language by providing definitions for newly adopted and used words in the English language and even selects a \u201cWord of the Year\u201d \u2013 a word that takes on a certain significant meaning in the context of current events and culture. In 2015, it was notable that the \u201cword\u201d of the year wasn\u2019t even a word at all, but instead an emoji! No one 10 years ago could have predicted this, and it demonstrates clearly the role that communication via technology has in today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n
For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation about popular culture and this year\u2019s Word of the Year. Look up Oxford Dictionaries\u2019 most recent Word of the Year and consider the cultural influences and events that drove this word selection. What events are related to this word and what are their significance? How does this word present itself in your own thoughts, experiences, and beliefs? What is the connection between the \u201cWord of the Year\u201d and the concept of Popular Culture?<\/p>\n
Specifications:<\/p>\n
Submission: A 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation or Prezi to address the questions posed above. Include speaker notes or a voice-over, images, and videos where applicable. If you choose the voice-over option, you will upload your recording web link (URL).<\/p>\n
( PLEASE USE SPEAKER NOTE OVER POWER POINT. THANKS<\/p>\n
In your presentation:<\/p>\n
Clearly explain the meaning of the Word of the Year.<\/p>\n
Provide 4-5 examples of cultural events that led up to or evolved from this word usage.<\/p>\n
Reflect on thoughts, experiences, and beliefs regarding this word\u2019s usage in society and your own life.<\/p>\n
Provide speaker\u2019s notes or a voice over on the PowerPoint to accompany each slide. If you choose speaker\u2019s notes, the total word count of your notes should be 750-1000 words. If you choose to create a voice-over recording your presentation should be 4-6 minutes long.<\/p>\n
Include a title slide and include your references page in APA format on the last slide of the presentation.<\/p>\n
Helpful Resources:<\/p>\n
Screencast-o-matic is an easy, free tool to use to create your voice over. Get free access at https:\/\/screencast-o-matic.com\/<\/p>\n
If you are new to using Screencast-o-matic, tutorials are available at http:\/\/help.screencast-o-matic.com\/<\/p>\n
For information on using PowerPoint speaker notes, see: https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/Add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e<\/p>\n
Note: This assignment is submitted through SafeAssign. Please review the SafeAssign report. If the report is over the 20% threshold, please correct your document and re-submit by the due date. You will have two attempts for submission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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