Evaluate the quality of a text, visual, or film about Las Vegas, OR, if you can do so during the quarantine, you could also evaluate a service, organization, or product from a local, Las Vegas company or
organization. For example, you could review a local museum’s website, an article about Las Vegas (or some aspect of life in Vegas), an ad for a local college or university, a restaurant (in-house dining or delivered food),
an article in a local publication (like Desert Companion or Vegas Seven), a book about Las Vegas (fiction or non-fiction), or movie about some aspect of Las Vegas life. You may not review the same thing you analyzed
for your Analysis Essay. NOTE: If you choose a movie or work of fiction, one of your criteria should relate to the authenticity of the portrayal of Las Vegas. ALSO, if you choose a restaurant or business, it cannot be a national
chain that has locations across the country. It must be unique to Las Vegas. So, don’t evaluate Denny’s.
Instead, evaluate Jamm’s or The Egg and I or Hash House A GoGo. Don’t evaluate Star Nursery; evaluate
Cactus Joe’s instead.
Audience: CSN students–you are writing for an audience of locals, not of tourists.
Purpose: To provide a fair, balanced, and well-supported argument about the quality of the thing being evaluated.
Length & Format Requirement: Three to five pages in MLA Format PLUS a Works Cited page if required.
Research Requirements: Research should come from personal experience, fieldwork, and primary source research. A maximum of two secondary sources are allowed and should only be used to find factual or
contextual information that may enhance the author’s and the audience’s understanding. Researching reviews of your chosen topic is forbidden. Definitions of primary and secondary source research:
https://umb.libguides.com/PrimarySources/secondary
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