Writing Homework Help

Discussion Board Post!

Watch the two video clips below. After, write your first post by responding to the prompts posted beneath them.

Video 1: The trailer from the 2011 documentary, The Miss Representation Project (Links to an external site.)

Video 2: The trailer from the 2015 documentary, The Mask You Live In (Links to an external site.

Writing Task:

Your post will be divided into three parts. Label each segment with the appropriate heading, as follows:

1. Cultural Message
2. Myths and Misunderstandings
3. Example

Respond to each of the following to develop your three-part post:

• Minimum length (total): 250 words. Write a thoughtful, organized set of responses in complete sentences and well-formed paragraphs
• Include the questions with your responses and number them accordingly.

Part 1. Cultural Message:

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Identify and describe one gender stereotyping message you receive from the general culture about your own gender. What are the social or other risks and costs of defying that stereotype? Explain.

To support one or more of your points, incorporate at least one relevant and well-integrated reference to an assigned reading from this week (via quote, or paraphrased/summarized passage). I WILL SEND THE READINGS SEPERATE

Part 2. Myths & Misunderstandings

In your view, do the stereotypical gender expectations depicted and reinforced by popular culture create myths and misunderstanding between people? Explain. Do they make it more difficult for us to “see” or understand each other’s authentic experience of gender? Explain your view. Be specific.

Part 3. Offer an Example:

Finally, you’ll share a relevant visual or audio example of a gender message taken from the larger culture around you:

Insert (Links to an external site.) an image, embed (Links to an external site.) a video, a clip of music lyrics, or post an excerpt of text that demonstrates a problematic or stereotypical gender message from popular culture (this does not have to be about your own gender). You might choose an ad, a scene from a film, the text or a clip of a popular song lyric, a magazine headline, a TV commercial (YouTube), an artwork, or a short clip from a television program, to name a few. Discuss your example: Underneath it, briefly explain and discuss why you chose it and why it’s significant/relevant.