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Unit 3 Essay: Pop Culture Summative Essay
Task: We have been exploring various elements of Pop Culture over the past several weeks. Now, it is your turn
to demonstrate what you learned by engaging in a written essay of four to five (4 - 5) paragraphs. Select one of
three essay options below. Then click the “Option A/B/C Assignment Link” for the essay you want to write and
review the essay directions, guidelines, and resources. When you are ready, type your essay on the next page.

Unit 3 Texts/Resources:
*Culture Through the Decades video/texts *Pop Culture Intro *Room for Debate articles
*Reality TV shows *The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn
*Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal *Fresh Dressed documentary
*Hip Hop Planet by James McBride *Hip Hop Songs

Option A: Synthesis Essay Option B: Rhetorical Option C: Argument Essay

Analysis Response

Option A Assignment Link Option B Assignment Link Option C Assignment Link

Popular culture is recognized by members
of a society as a set of the practices,
beliefs, and objects that are dominant or
prevalent in a society at a given point in
time. Popular culture also encompasses
the activities and feelings produced as a
result of interaction with these dominant
objects. However, some people believe
that what is popular and dominant in
society is always the same regardless of
the time period.
Select THREE sources from Unit 3.
Then, in an essay that synthesizes those
three sources for support, take a position
that defends, challenges, or qualifies the
claim that pop culture should not have a
place in society because what is popular
never changes.
Select ONE text from Unit 3. Then, in a
well-written essay, analyze the rhetorical
choices the author/writer/speaker makes
to present their argument. Support your
analysis of their rhetoric with specific
references to the text.
Hip-Hop was born in the early 1970s in
the Bronx as a distinctive culture that
gave value to the experiences of the
artists and the communities they
represented. Since the 1980s, hip-hop
music has increased in popularity, making
its mark on every aspect of pop culture.
One of the areas where hip-hop has had a
heavy influence is the world of fashion.
Fashion was once ruled by an
untouchable elite, where designers and
high end brands were seen as larger than
life. While some designers still hold that
mystique, they are now approachable and
are influenced by those outside of their
primary demographic, including hip-hop
artists and fans.
In a well-organized essay, develop a
position on the extent to which Hip-Hop
has influenced popular fashion. Use
appropriate examples from your reading,
experience, or observations to support
your argument.
Elene Imerlishvili

Ms. Rosario / Mr. Schecter

AP Language & Composition

19 March 2021

In the passage “Reality TV is still storytelling” by Robert Galisnky, the author is claiming that Reality

TV is worse than other shows. He gives us several reasons as to why reality TV is so bad. one of them being

that the shows are all set up. In some parts you could actually see how upset the author is about what’s going on

in Reality TV. Throughout the whole passage he uses different rhetorical strategies like ethos and pathos to

communicate the message better and let people know what's behind all the unnecessary drama that’s happening

in the shows.

To convince people that his claims are true, he’s using a strategy called pathos, which can be defined as a

way of using emotions so the audience feels some type of emotion towards the issue. In this case Robert

Gainsky talks about a specific show “Here comes Honey Boo Boo” which made him really upset. “ I’m

appalled that TV audiences are disgusted by Honey Boo Boo’s antics and not at the nightly parade of scripted

violence and brutality in their top rated crime dramas.” In these lines, not only is he shaming the industry

itself, but also the audience who doesn’t seem to notice the abuse that the girl is going through. Reading this,

many people would surely feel guilty after realizing that they were focused on the wrong things this whole time.

To explain his claim more, the author also uses ethos. It can be defined as a way to demonstrate

credibility. One of the examples where authors used ethos is: “There has always been the "set up" in show

business. Elvis’s people allegedly paid girls to scream. Sinatra’s people did too. The Beatles had

teams of people funneling hysterical "chicks" into their scene.“ As evidence of reality shows being set

up, he gives us a specific list of shows that we can look into, so we see the examples of a set up.

The purpose of the passage is to show people more examples of bad reality TV and explain the issue in

details. To do so, the author is using pathos ethos. Pathos, to make the audience feel guilty for not realizing the
problem and ethos to give them examples of bad reality shows. The main thing Robert Galinsky wanted us to

understand is that, there’s always been a set up in reality shows, producers only chase money and attention and

to get what they want they’re willing to create as much drama as possible.