Week 3: Portfolio Assignment: Magazine Article Analysis.
Analyze one recent (not published before this year/ 2013) magazine article of your choice. Please include a link to this article in your text.
To successfully complete this analysis, you will need to answer the following questions:
•Ã‚·Explain the cultural relevance of the article. Who funded this magazine?What are their political biases?
•Ã‚·What is the main point of the article?What is the writer- message to his/ her readers?
•Ã‚·Did the magazine make an impact on popular culture?
•Ã‚·What political ideology or philosophy underpins this article?
Your thesis for the essay must attempt to answer this question:
•Ã‚·Explain the cultural relevance of the article. How did this particular magazine article reflect and/ or attempt to manipulate the cultural values of its audience? What ideology is behind this message? How can this be proven?
Your response should contain a minimum of 500 words. All submissions should be formatted in a 12 point Times New Roman font only. Your answer should contain paraphrased information from at least one scholarly resource other than your text book and all citations and references should be properly cited in APA format (6th edition).