This is a two part assignment. This is the first part.  

Assignment: What topic have you chosen for your argumentative essay?  Identify it. Remember that you must prepare an essay based on a topic that is relevant to this course in communication (examples are in your syllabus). You need to find 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles to gather information for your essays.*  Cite the articles in APA style and submit the 5 citations as your assignment.

APA Citation example: Abraham, F. (2018). Histor(iograph)y and memory in `Post-Truth Era`. Towards a European public sphere? Some theoretical considerations. Journal Of Media Research, 11(1), 82-101. 

APA Style https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Recommended databases can be found in last module. 

*Below is the list to choose your topic from. All is needed for now is the topic and 5  scholarly resources. 

Essay Assignment There will be a major research and writing assignment for this course—the Argumentative Essay1 . Suggested topics for the essays include, but are not limited to:  Journalism in the movies  Literacy and social change  Public service radio  Religion and communication  Social impact of the telephone  The effects of printing in the Scientific Revolution  The radio and democracy  The role of local newspapers  The role of the telegraph in WW II 

 The role of the telephone in business  Types of literacy  Citizen journalism  Media as political discourse  The role of the cinema: entertainment v. social change  Reality television as social influence  Children and television viewing  Media and violence  National public television  Internet regulation  Social activism and the Internet  Social media as social discourse  Social media as political discourse  The use of social media in business  The digital divide  The laptop in the classroom  Soap operas as social influence