Practicing Transitional and Topic Sentences

10/21/21

9:55 AM CDT

Practicing Transitional and Topic Sentences

• In-text citation at the end & inside the paper

• 3 sections:

• Set up - personal memories, getting from your life to the album; light on research

• Discussion of Genre - definitions; more research

• Album’s Impact on Culture; more research needed

• In each paragraph/section you need to have topic sentences and transitions.

• Topic sentences and transitions are needed before all sections

• The thesis is in 1st paragraph

• The next paragraph can be personal

• Use “I”.

• Ex: Before discussing the nature of the X genre, I will explain how I first learned about it as a child. ← signposts

• Practice sentence: Before starting to talk about my love for pop music, and its culture, I will first define what pop culture is.

• Now that I have discussed the actual genre of what the album Licensed to II is, I can explain the reasons why this album should be remembered and how it has made a huge impact on culture.

• When I was a little girl, the song I heard was by X. However, I will be explaining how my music taste transitioned from one genre to the other.

• I will first explain why hip-hop music is the only music I listen to.

• Introduction:

• 1. Topic (hip music, the band Beastie Boys)

• Narrow this to ONE main album

• Ask research questions: What made this album so popular? Why were so many people fascinated by License to III?

• Thesis: What KIND of impact and HOW has the album changed things?

• Don’t do this: Michael Jackson’s Thriller has made a huge impact around the world.

• 2. Name the album in your thesis.

• Michael Jackson’s HIStory album has made a huge impact on pop culture because he brought awareness to issues of sex, gender, and race. He also brought awareness to issues related to the environment.

• 3. Somewhere in your paper, you need to define your KEY TERMS (genre, pop culture).

• Sometimes you can define something based on what it is NOT.

• When most people think of hip-hop, they imagine girls, cars, and big, flashy jewelry. However, that is not what K-Pop is.

• Quoting - put marks around it, saying the source word for word

• Summarizing - share the main point of the article and put it in their own words; you still have to have names, in-text citations, and the usual things you have when you quote.

• Paraphrasing - putting it in your own words, but it’s not always short

• How did K-pop originate?

• How has K-pop influenced American culture?

• How did K-pop get started?

• How has hip hop influenced K-pop?

• Discussion of Genre: define K-Pop; K-Pop is music that is fun and is meant to elicit joy when listened to and seen.

• Find credible sources about the roots of K-Pop

• Album’s Impact on Culture