Practicing Synthesis and Critical Thinking

Essay 3 main prompt:

What are ways we can apply the knowledge of the cause and effects in one of the articles from this lesson to larger humanity? In other words, how may the knowledge gained in your chosen article benefit our understanding of how people communicate in cultures and relationships outside of those in the study?

Word Bank

whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, by comparison, compared to, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast

Charting Similarities  (Extracting points by lining up similar evidence)

• What is another type of character that may have the same types of issues to study in terms of cultural representation?

• Who are example characters who fit this type of character?

"Wicked" Women	Your Example Illustration Culture/Relationship	Connective point
"Cameron (2006: 8) argues that: “It is less threatening for the female voice to be heard in public if the setting, subject matter and form of speech is ‘profane’ – considered by the community to be trivial, or vulgar, or in conflict with its ‘real’ values” (447)"
"There is no overt moralizing in these shows, whether about bad language use or other behavior" (447)
"It may well be a conscious strategy of scriptwriters with the aim of making us care and engage, and ultimately of ensuring that we keep watching. The possible exception to this is Saving" (448)