Do you think that you know everything there is to know about pop culture trivia? What does BTS mean? Who is the oldest Kardashian? Take this quiz and find out if you are as up-to-date with the times as you think!

Below are steps and resources to help you write a successful Pop Culture Research Paper.

Steps:

  1. Choose a “pop Culture” topic of interest.
  2. Create a question about your topic.
  3. Research the topic. [Refine question if necessary.]
  4. Compose a thesis which answers your research question.
  5. Prove your thesis in a short research paper.

Requirements:

  • Thesis statement that is debatable and expandable
  • Minimum 3-4 pages typed, doubled spaced, 12pt font
  • Minimum 3 research sources
    • 1 of the 3 research sources must be a print (non-internet) source (i.e. a magazine, newspaper, book)
  •  Paper should include internal citations
  • Paper should include an accurately formatted Works Cited page at the end
  •  Paper must be submitted in both hard copy (paper) format and electronic format on or before the due date to turnitin.com

Considerations:

Your paper is debatable; it should not be a report, but rather, a paper with an argument that you can support

Be wary of plagiarism; you must CITE all of your sources both at the end of the paper and internally within the paper; plagiarism will result in a zero for all parties concerned

Consult a citation creation website to help guide the formation of your Works Cited. Remember that works on this page should be listed alphabetically.

Print Resources: There are a number of books and magazines available to you in the school library. Pop Culture encyclopedias as well as a series of pop culture books on various decades are located in the reference. Remember to use OPALS,  the TZHS Library Catalog,  to help with your print research. 

Non Print Resources: 

  • ABC-CLIO Solutions: Pop Culture Universe
    •  tzhs/ tzhs
  • Gale Databases:  Select and Search from the many relate popular magazines, newspapers and Pop Culture Collection.
    • empirelink
  • CQ Researcher: Search for advertising, video games, and media studies
    • tzhs/8456801670
  • JSTOR: Provides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
    • TZHSLibrary/Dutchman

Pop Culture Websites

Online Magazines and Newspapers

 

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