Three (3) items from each of the categories is included: Full-length feature films, TV shows, popular products (clothing, food, cars), books and eight (8) world events in headlines. Includes brief summaries of the TV shows, songs' meanings or messages, headlines, books, films and descriptions of the products.

At least five (5) items from each of the categories is included: Full-length feature films, TV shows, popular products (clothing, food, cars), books and ten (10) world events in headlines. Includes in-depth summaries of the TV shows, songs' meanings or messages, headlines, books, films and descriptions of the products.

Extra credit: Add 5 popular songs and their meanings

At least five (5) items from each of the categories is included: Full-length feature films, TV shows, popular products (clothing, food, cars), books and ten (10) world events in headlines. Includes in-depth summaries of the TV shows, headlines, books, films and descriptions of the products.

Extra credit: Add 5 popular songs and their meanings

Adequately answers the following questions narrative format: How do the headlines compare from your birth year to today? How do they change from the adult’s birth year to that of 18 years? How does the media in 2005 reflect the society you know? What media can you use that was not available in the time of your adult's span of birth to 18 years? How does your society compare to that of the adult’s when he or she was 18? How does popular media leave out various minority populations? Is this different for the two generations? If there are no minority representations, how can you find them? Is there a variety of voices being covered? Is there bias in what is captured in the timelines? What do you know about society when your adult was born by just looking at the media that was popular?

Answers the question: What significant changes in society can you infer from the media headlines and popular outlets (movie, song, book, etc.) from when your adult was born to now?

In-depth response to the following questions in narrative format, but also includes other original ideas not presented here, such as other questions that can be answered from the media items you chose (or didn’t find)?: How do the headlines compare from your birth year to today? How do they change from the adult’s birth year to that of 18 years? How does the media in 2005 reflect the society you know? What media can you use that was not available in the time of your adult's span of birth to 18 years? How does your society compare to that of the adult’s when he or she was 18? How does popular media leave out various minority populations? Is this different for the two generations? If there are no minority representations, how can you find them? Is there a variety of voices being covered? Is there bias in what is captured in the timelines? What do you know about society when your adult was born by just looking at the media that was popular?

Thoughtfully answers the question: What significant changes in society can you infer from the media headlines and popular outlets (movie, song, book, etc.) from when your adult was born to now?

One page essay single spaced or two pages double-spaced that adequately answers the questions posed in the Task.

Title page included, document is word processed.Neatly bound and organized.

Web evaluation included if used sites not available on the Resources page.

All sources used cited on separate page in MLA style

Each part and section labeled: (You should have 6 main sections--each of Parts one and two above actually have 2 sub-sections--birth year and 18th year) Parts one and two should be in a list form with appropriate labels. Brief example given below:

Part One 1987
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

2005
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

Part Two 1958
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

1976
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

Title page included, document is word processed.Neatly bound and organized.

Web evaluation included if used sites not available on the Resources page.

All sources used cited on separate page in MLA style

Each section labeled: (You should have 6 main sections--each of Parts one and two above actually have 2 sub-sections--birth year and 18th year) Parts one and two should be in a list form with appropriate labels. Brief example given below:

Part One 1987
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

2005
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

Part Two 1958
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films:

1976
Songs:
TV shows:
Feature films: