Your overall purpose here is to examine the ways in which a specific stereotype or assumption is propogated and/or challenged/subverted in popular media. In other words, we are examining the specific ways in which particular texts carry, create, reproduce, or perhaps even challenge social power structures (such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, and so on).
The structure of your analysis should support that overall goal, and your discussion of evidence should be as detailed as possible in order to “prove” your point. Also remember that your “text” should be very specific, should be included in the analysis via screenshot or quotation, and should be discussed in detail.
Standard thesis establishing similarity:Example: “Republican Erika Harold: Wrong for Illinois”, “What Erika Harold Believes“ and “Anything” use written font and verbal narration to create a sense of fear and condemnation about the opposing candidate.
Standard thesis establish difference:
• Although [text 1] and [text 2] use [feature 1] and [feature 2] to [verb][effect], [text 3] uses them to [verb][effect].
Example: Although “Republican Erika Harold: Wrong for Illinois” and “Anything” use written font and verbal narration to create a sense of fear and condemnation about the opposing candidate, “Picasso” uses them to reinforce confidence and competence in the sponsoring candidate.