Sociology+Media+Project

Sociology Media Project

Each year, students in my Advanced Sociology course select a unit of popular media, business, song, organization, etc... and analyze that phenomenon using concepts of sociology. Below are the rubric and directions for the project. After the rubric and directions are links to a few examples. You can access examples using the Sociology Media Overview Wiki HERE.

__ (10) **Images:** At least 2 images per page on your wiki which clearly relate to the topic. Examples of images-
 * Directions:** Create a Wiki related to the topic that you chose which represents mass media. Check with me to see if what you pick works. It could be a TV show, movie, popular store, band, video game, or a variety of other things. No duplicates. Then, use the rubric below to guide you as you create the Wiki.
 * Topic: _**
 * Images from show, movie, etc…which clearly relate to the specific chapter
 * Graphs, maps, tables which show information related to concepts from the chapter

__ (10) **Wiki Pages:** Include the following pages…all pages need two images
 * Title page – Title with names, name of media, two pictures, very brief intro (roughly 2 sentences)
 * Overview page – Paragraphs describing basic plot, info. Terms, characters, places…listed/explained
 * Social Theory page – 3 theories listed and defined. Each group member has unique example.
 * A page for each chapter – 4 terms from chapter per group member, related example
 * A links page – 5 links per group member, explanation of what links describe

__(10) **Terms:** List and define at least 4 terms per person in the group per chapter.
 * Unique terms for each group member
 * No errors in definition

__(10) **Terms Related:** After each term, briefly explain how the term relates to the topic you chose.
 * Names, events, concepts from media clearly explained and related to term
 * Explanation shows how the term relates to and is demonstrated in your media analysis

__(20) **Sociological Knowledge:** Explanations demonstrate your understanding of sociology__

(10) **Appearance/Functioning:** Wiki looks good, all parts work, color used to show who did which parts
 * Color used to distinguish which group member did which parts of the definitions
 * Links have titles (not URL)
 * Pages linked within the Wiki to other concepts when mentioned

__(10) **Links:** 5 links per group member, explained, related to the topic
 * Links include sites that are directly related to the media you chose
 * Links include sites that discuss some key sociological concepts related to your topic
 * Links are adequately explained

__(10) **Clarity of information:** Your information is clearly explained and easy to understand__

(10) **Grammar, sentence structure, Spelling:** No errors in grammar or sentence structure

__(100)__ **Total points possible**
 * Instructor Comments:__**


 * Examples of Sociology Media Projects - After opening the link to the left, click the pages on the right from this Wiki to view a number of examples.**