The effect of music on people with autism (1200 words) Can you please write this paper using the following sources: Adeola?s

Unit 12, Assembling the Draft

Paragraphs Assembling the final paper should proceed outward from where you left off in the previous assignment. You should have between five and ten paragraphs ready to go, even if some of them still reside in your imagination. Work towards the introduction and conclusion. As you move from one paragraph to the next, remember to revisit your transitions between paragraphs, to make the reading smoother and more engaging. Conclusion Read this excerpt from Purdue University’s OWL site about writing a good conclusion: It is important to have a strong conclusion, since this is the last chance you have to make an impression on your reader. The goal of your conclusion isn’t to introduce any new ideas, but to sum up everything you’ve written. Specifically, your conclusion should accomplish three major goals:

• Restate the main idea of your essay, or your thesis statement • Summarize the . . . sub-points of your essay • Leave the reader with an interesting final impression

The paragraph below is an example conclusion. As you read, think about what each sentence accomplishes within the paragraph. What sentence(s) restates the essay’s thesis statement? What sentence(s) summarizes the essay’s three sub-points? What sentence(s) leaves the reader with an interesting final impression? Getting a better job is a goal that I would really like to accomplish in the next few years. Finishing school will take me a long way to meeting this goal. To meet my goal, I will also prepare my résumé and search for jobs. My goal may not be an easy one to achieve, but things that are worth doing are often not easy. Notice that the first sentence restates the thesis. The second and third sentences summarize the essay’s sub-points. Finally, the fourth sentence leaves the reader with an interesting final impression. Introduction Finally, compose your introduction. Think about an introduction that involves the reader – t hat makes them want to continue to the next paragraph. This is the ‘hook’ so common to pop songs. In professional songwriting, we have about 30 seconds to ‘set’ that hook. Try to do it even more quickly in an essay. Read here, from the University of Maryland: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/learning-resources/writing-center/writing-resources/parts-of- an-essay/introductions.cfm?noprint=true Don’t sweat the fine writing in your intro. Instead, let your writing appeal to the human brain’s desire to know what happens next. Use your imagination now to its fullest extent. Make us want to turn the page. The introduction is usually the hardest part to write, unless your previous assignments have given you a clue to how the intro must work. It may take you several different starts to find the right ‘tone’ your introduction needs. Good luck! I will review your draft and post some criticism for the second attempt.

Unit 10, Scaffold step 4

One paragraph completed Unless it is the introduction or conclusion, a typical paragraph has three parts:

• topic sentence, or claim • body sentences, or proof • conclusion, or summatione

Here’s a clear explanation of paragraph structure from Hamilton College For this scaffold step, submit one complete paragraph, but it should not be the introductory one. Choose an interior paragraph instead. Save writing the introduction for last, when you have a better grasp on your own ideas. If you are a musician, imagine writing a piece of music from the beginning to the end, just as listeners hear it. This never happens. You usually find a hook line, or a chorus, then a verse or two and work on the chorus again, then to the bridge, or the ending. Last, the intro. Follow this formula. It works for your essays, too. Here’s an example of paragraphic flow by the greatest teacher of clear, coherent writing I know, Gary Provost. Interestingly, when he begins to teach us how to write good flow, he chose music as the topic of the paragraph. The colors refer to the relative length of the sentences, and also their sense of flow and dynamic. Compare the engagement of the red section with what follows.

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Unit 10, Scaffold step 4

Gary Provost was an extraordinarily gifted teacher of writing coherence in the professional writer’s world. You can pick up a copy of his book 100 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power for pennies at used book stores online or at used book stores near Fordham, NYU or Columbia.

Unit 09, Outline of Topic Sentences

Outline and Topic Sentences The outline and topic sentences are probably the most important step to writing a coherent and effective paper. A 1500 word paper will have about 6 to 8 long paragraphs. The way to create a good flow from paragraph to paragraph is to plan them out using an outline and then deriving topic sentences that guide each paragraph to conclusion. Eight paragraphs should generate eight topic sentences. If you are unfamiliar with this process, or if you need to review, go here first: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/learning-resources/writing-center/writing- resources/getting-started-writing/prewriting-and-outlining.cfm Here’s an example of an earlier student’s outline for “The Origins of Punk”. The “o” symbol indicates topic sentences for a much longer paper than hours, but the process should remain clear. The phrases after the numerals could function as topical umbrellas, or in a book, chapters. As you read this, notice the logical flow. 0. Introduction 1. The origin of punk music

• Punk began in the 1970’s. • Punk’s origins lay in rock, albeit more stripped down and sped up.

2. The popularization of punk

• Punk music was not only a musical genre, but also a subculture. • Punk was a political and sociocultural movement and mostly young people were swept up by it. • College radio helped popularize small bands.

3. Punk “look”

• Punk emphasized the DIY ethic and had a “signature” look. • The punk stereotype differed depending on which side of the Atlantic you were on. • The punk uniform eventually became a leather jacket, shrunken tee, and sneakers.

4. The downfall of punk

• With most of the punk bands disassembled, the new music in the genre startedto sound different.

• Punk split into hardcore and new wave. 5. Popularization of new wave

• Originally new wave was used as a catchall term but then became narrowed. • New wave was the form of punk that leaned more toward pop music. • New wave became popular and stayed alive because of MTV.

6 . Downfall of new wave

• New wave eventually died out in the 80’s when guitar oriented bands took over college radio. 7. Conclusion

Music 101: Music Appreciation Major essay: Popular music in the New World Worth: 20% Our music survey has covered several centuries of popular music studies. Our popular music is based on a syncretism of three predominant cultural heritages: Western African, Western European, and Iberian. In an artistic survey such as ours music appreciation class, your essay needs to touch upon issues critical to the art and the culture it reflects and describes. Topic of Essay (Thesis) Your essay must address some aspect of this creative amalgamation. You have two choices in selecting a topic:

1) choose a pre-selected topic from the next page, adapting the thesis sentence only slightly to suit your research, and submit for approval; or,

2) choose your topic freely, formulate a thesis sentence, and submit it for approval.

In either case, you will need to narrow your choice somewhat more than you might expect. Be flexible, consider your options, own your scholarly work. It is a critical statement of who you are. Formal requirements and details

 Minimum of 4 pages, plus a cover page and a list of sources  Times New Roman font, double spaced, 12 point font size, 1 inch margins  Left justification only  Minimum of 6 sources, 4 of them must be from published or academic sites  Use a variety of sources: books, journals, websites  APA formatting, demonstrating footnotes or endnotes

Pre-selected topics (Option 1) The music of slave cultures in the Caribbean and the US Popular music of Central America Popular music of South America Popular music of the Caribbean Popular music of rural US cultures Popular music of urban US cultures The evolution of popular dance in the US The music of protest in US culture: Anti-war music The music of protest in US culture: Civil Rights The music of protest in US culture: Equal Rights The effect of sound recording on popular music The effect of the computer on popular music The evolution of spoken word, hip hop and rap The use of popular music as music therapy in autism The use of popular music as music therapy in dementia Radio and music in the US Film and music in the US The evolution of music for video and computer games Independently chosen topics (option 2) Here are some previously approved topics in similar classes (2013-2016) to stimulate your thinking: Music therapy for children with learning disabilities

The affect of the internet and digital downloading on the music industry

Music piracy

How does music influence someone’s driving performance

The rise of grunge and punk rock in the 90s

The effect of music on people with autism

The Influence of Music Technology on Hallyu K-Pop

Pop Music’s Nationalistic Representations and Clichés

Musical Inspiration in African American Slave Communities

Mainstream Hip Hop Music in the 2000s

Music in the War in Iraq

Audio Data Compression and its Musical Affects

Digital Audio Workstations

Social Injustice in Hip Hop

Music Structures Within Animal Calls and Songs

Rap Music in the Christian Church (Katrinka W)

Riot Grrrl Bands in the 90s