What is music and what is the role it plays
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Purpose: To present an argument on the nature of music and defend it with appropriate examples
Prompt: What is the nature of music? Present an argument on what the nature of music is and support with illustrative and appropriate examples. This topic can be addressed from a number of different angles. There is no right or wrong answer, but all arguments need to be defended with compelling examples.
You may want to consider any of the following questions to craft your argument:
What makes music music?
What examples support your definition of music? What are some counterexamples that define your boundary of music?
What is music’s role in society? Why is this role important?
What is music’s role in culture? Why is this role important?
In what ways can music create meaning?
How does music help craft one’s identity? What specific role does music play in creating an identity?
Content and Skills to be Evaluated (see rubric):
Organization: Paper presents a clear and effective introduction and conclusion, progression of ideas, paragraph cohesion (topic sentence, supporting sentences, structure), and stays on topic
Evidence: Paper uses specific examples from the text to support claims (including quoted material in the case of a written text) and properly cites those examples
Analysis: Paper offers the student’s perspective on the nature of music by making deep connections between their perspective and the content covered in the class.
Content Knowledge: Paper demonstrates the student’s familiarity, comfort, and agility with the specific core information and knowledge that attends the topic of their paper.
Overall Writing Quality: Paper exhibits a clean and clear voice, demonstrating proper grammar, syntax, and word usage.
