please follow instructions CAREFULLYShadow of a Doubt - 1943, Alfred Hitchcock (Links to an external site.)Psycho - 1960, Alfred Hitchcock (Links to an external site.)

Textual Analysis - InstructionsPlease choose ONE of the literary works you've read in weeks 1-3 (or a future week, if you're reading ahead -- see Course Schedule in Syllabus for a full reading list). If you're interested in using a certain literary work as part of your larger research paper assignment later on, it would be a good idea to use this assignment as a way to dig deeper into that text. For this assignment, begin by going back through the specific text you've chosen and performing an analysis of its literary elements. For this, you’ll need to engage in close reading, which we learned about during Week One in class.In order to complete a textual analysis, you need to consider how individual elements of the text combine to create the whole. In order to do that, you will look at each individual element on its own. Essentially, you are mining the text for additional, specific details that you may have overlooked before.In your analysis, please include sections on the following:Setting: What is the setting? Why is it important? Is there any information given about time and location? Is there anything implied? Why might this be significant?Character: Who are the major characters? What are their defining characteristics? Do any characters change significantly throughout the text? Does it seem like a certain character is meant to represent something?Plot: What is the basic outline of what happens in the text? What are the most important moments in the text? Include information about any exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.Point-of-view: what is the POV? Why is it important? What style of narration is presented? How does this affect the text overall?Theme: What point or lesson is the author trying to highlight in this text? Are there multiple themes? Are these themes easily recognizable? How might viewers relate to these themes?Symbolism: Is there anything in the text that seems to stand for something else? Are there certain figures or objects of importance? Why might these items be made to stand out? You might also include information about imagery, writing style, tone, and/or diction in addition to (or in place of) any of the elements listed above.StructureThis analysis should be at least 500 words in length, and should be written in essay/paragraph form using the third person academic voice. Please address all significant elements of the text, based on the above list. An effective approach might be to devote a paragraph to each element.MLA StyleYour paper must be formatted according to MLA format (this includes having a header, double spacing throughout the document, appropriate font, etc.)Include at least one quotation or paraphrase in each element section with appropriate usage and citation, according to MLA formatting standards.

Learning ResourcesRequired ReadingsLaureate Education (Producer). (2018). Categories of popular culture [PDF file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Defining social issues in the context of modern popular culture [PDF file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Exploring categories of modern popular culture and their artifacts/expressions [PDF file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.Document: Final Project Summary (PDF)Document: Final Project Worksheet (Word document)The following websites may be helpful throughout this course by demonstrating ways of analyzing pop culture texts as artifacts.Critical Media Project. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://criticalmediaproject.org/Pop Matters. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.popmatters.comUSC Annenberg. (2014). Media, diversity, & social change initiative. Retrieved from http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/DrStacyLSmithMDSCI#previousresearchRequired MediaTEDx Talks. (2013, July 15). Why Pop Culture? Alexandre O. Philippe at TEDxMileHigh [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_3UYncNwz4Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 13 minutes.In this video, Philippe talks about the universality and importance of pop culture to society.Optional ResourcesRowley, C., & Weldes, J. (n.d.). From soft power and popular culture to popular culture and world politics. Retrieved from http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/spais/documents/Working%20Paper%2003_16_CR_JW.pdfDiscussion: Popular Culture and IdentityThink of a piece of music that has helped you through a trying or joyful time. You probably identify with the music—it speaks to you, gives voice to your emotions, or reminds you of something in your past. You may develop a personal relationship with a piece of music or a song, but you are not the only one listening to it. Its popularity brought the piece of music to your attention in the first place. You may not think about the lyrics or the catchy tune, or the fact that it is a popular song. You may not even understand the message the song or its lyrics are conveying.To prepare for this Discussion, read this week’s Learning Resources.By Day 4Post a 250-word response in which you:Select an example of popular culture: a song, film, or music video; fashion; episodic visual storytelling such as a TV show; a print or moving image advertisement; or a magazine or book. We will refer to this selection as your artifact.Explain why your chosen artifact is considered popular culture by addressing the following questions:How do you know it is popular?How did the artifact first come to your attention? How did you find it, or how did it find you?What is it about the artifact that interests you? What is your personal connection to the artifact? What about the artifact connects you to it?How was the artifact created? For example, if your artifact is a song, who is the songwriter? If a film, who was the writer or director?Note: Be sure to include details about your artifact/expression within the body of your post. Post enough details so that your classmates can access it, including a link if one is possible.By Day 6Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.Respond to at least two of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways:Compare your artifact with your classmates’ posted artifacts. (Note: A song and a movie or a fashion element and a music video may have much in common, so do not limit yourself to comparing your artifact to one of the same type.) Consider what the artifact is conveying. What is its message? What response does it provoke in you?Analyze one specific issue that is addressed in both your artifact and your classmates’ artifacts.Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week's Learning Resources or to something you have read, heard, seen, or experienced.Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues have made.Submission and Grading InformationGrading CriteriaTo access your rubric:Discussion RubricPost by Day 4 and Respond by Day 6To participate in this Discussion:Week 1 DiscussionAssignment: Final Project Milestone 1: Final Project WorksheetI love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in.—Nick Rhodes, member of the band Duran DuranIn Weeks 1–4 of this course, you will work on assignments that contribute to your Final Project, which is due in Week 5. As in the quote from Nick Rhodes above, you will be inside of pop culture, step outside of it, and then look back in as you closely analyze a single issue across multiple pop culture artifacts.To prepare:Download and complete the Final Project Worksheet document from this week’s Learning Resources.Review the Final Project Summary document in this Week’s Learning Resources.By Day 7Submit your completed Final Project Worksheet. Be sure to keep a copy and refer to it throughout this course.Submission and Grading InformationTo submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.Click the Final Project Milestone Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.Click the Week 1 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK1Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.