Backstage Passes - Nine Square
- Due No Due Date
- Points 20
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- Attempts 0
- Allowed Attempts 1
Purpose
The nine square assignments give you a choice about how you would like to demonstrate your mastery of the course material.
Task
For this option, choose one of the following short articles on various topics involving popular music, written by noted scholars in the field. After choosing and reading one of them, compose a 250-word response to the article, considering the topic's relationship to our regular readings and your own experience.
This is the list of possible articles:
Top 40: More Hits More Often
Download Top 40: More Hits More Often by Ben Fong-Torres
Live From...Woodstock
Download Live From...Woodstock by Graeme Boone
American Idol
Download American Idol by Norma Coates
Backstage Pass: Sub Pop Records
Download Backstage Pass: Sub Pop Records by Theo Cateforis
Rock Music in Video Games
Download Rock Music in Video Games by William Gibbons
Background Vocalists
Download Background Vocalists by Maureen Mahon
Rock Musicals
Download Rock Musicals by Elizabeth L. Wollman
Criteria:
- Student response thoughtfully engages with the article and relates it to the course and their experience
- Submission is of the proper length and follows proper writing style
Rubric
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