ASSIGNMENT:
How do superheroes reflect the cultural values important to our society today? In current superheroes in film and TV today, we see the importance of a variety of cultural values, such as:
- justice
- freedom / independence
- responsibility and duty
- team building
- multiculturalism / diversity
- feminism / female strength
- leadership
- honor
- friendship / family
For this investigation, select ONE film, TV show, or comic book based on a superhero. In your paper, explain how the superhero(es) in the text reflect and illustrate ONE cultural value that is important to American society today. You may choose from the list above, or identify a different cultural value.
To be more specific, using Superheroes Decoded: American Rebels and our discussion of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as a model, construct your own essay in which you create a clear thesis statement that shows your understanding of how a superhero in a film, TV show, or comic book demonstrates the importance of ONE specific American cultural value or belief in today’s society.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Your investigation into superheroes should be a direct response to the prompt outlined above. You essay should be in MLA format and style, including a Works Cited page; a minimum of 4-6 pages in length (1,500 words); and it should include at least 4 sources. You are required to use ONE film, TV show, or comic book as your primary source that represents a superhero and at least three secondary sources (outside research that might include the historical or biographical context for the text; critics of the film or TV show, etc).
***You may not use Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as your primary source since we will use the film as a model text.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4-6 pages (at least 1,500 words)
- MLA format. 12-point font, Times New Roman. Works Cited Page
- A creative title that hints at the subject matter. 

- Indicate a clear focus in a well-written thesis statement that includes a focus on how the superhero reflects ONE cultural value.
- Your essay should be well-structured with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
- Concrete evidence properly cited and integrated.
- Include at least 4 sources (1 primary source and 3 secondary sources). The evidence should clearly support the topic sentence and the overall thesis statement.
- Each body paragraph should have at least 2-3 sources (primary source + 1 to 2 secondary sources)
- Provide a conclusion which states why your argument is significant

- Implement proper stylistic conventions to include: sentence variation, college-level vocabulary, complex sentence structure.
- Write the paper as if addressing a scholarly audience.
- Demonstrate thoughtful revision and editing/proofreading