historical accuracy in modern media

Paper instructions:
analyze historical accuracy in modern media. The topic area is learning about the Mormons via the television program “South Park”. The creators of “South Park” are well-known for their bias against most groups in society, while not sacrificing historical facts to make their point. Based on what you have learned concerning the facts of Mormonism, I am asking the following questions:

1. Is the episode entitled “All About the Mormons” historically accurate according to the teachings of the Mormon church?
2. Are there any parts of this series of short videos that do NOT offer historical accuracy?
3. How can using this video as a tool of historical accuracy in our course benefit you, as a student?
4. Are you surprised by what you’ve learned?
5. How does using satire help the educational process?
6. Do you have any other suggestions for fun, satirical video clips that could be used in this, or any other, history class?
7. What is your overall feeling toward this video? Is “South Park” successful in conveying an accurate portrayal of the Mormons and their experience?

here are the links to the episodes you must watch them before writing this paper!
PART 1 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104253
PART 2 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104256
PART 3 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104257
PART 4 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154257

History 201 Jennifer B. Capani
Spring 2014 York College
Quiz #3 and 4
For your 3rd quiz, I would like you to analyze historical accuracy in modern media. The topic area is learning about the Mormons via the television program “South Park”. The creators of “South Park” are well-known for their bias against most groups in society, while not sacrificing historical facts to make their point. Based on what you have learned concerning the facts of Mormonism, I am asking the following questions:

Listed below are the video clips, which are also posted in Ch. 13 on Blackboard. Compare historical accuracy with the powerpoint on the 2nd Great Awakening and the textbook as well as www.mormon.org. Please give citations in your essay. You may ONLY reference the above said sources in this assignment. This is a formal essay, so please maintain 12 point font and your standard grammatical parameters.
THIS QUIZ IS DUE Tuesday, April 29th, without EXCEPTION!!!!! This is worth 100 points and MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 500 WORDS!
PART 1 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104253, PART 2 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104256
PART 3 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104257, PART 4 http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154257
Grading Rubric
A/B = Excellent B/C = Good C/D = Fair D/F = Unsatisfactory
• Demonstrates a clear argument with supporting research material • Demonstrates knowledge of the topic • Does NOT demonstrate a clear argument or knowledge • Does NOT demonstrate any grasp of the assignment
• Has properly cited the required sources • Has not cited or used the required materials • Has an argument with unsupportive materials • Has no clear argument or sources
• Is spelling and grammatically correct • Has some minor grammatical errors • Has many grammatical errors • Contains too many grammatical errors to make sense
• Submitted on time • Paper is late • Paper is very late • Paper is TOO late to submit

• Remember that this assignment is an INDIVIDUAL effort and NOT a group project
• Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated under any circumstance…
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