College of Professional and Continuing StudiesUniversity of Oklahoma LSTD 3003 – Interdisciplinary InquiryUnit 1.2 Humanities (HM) Reflection Essay WRITING ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Humanities discipline: MUSICWrite a 500-word interdisciplinary reflection essay your favorite kind of music. This reflection essay is NOT a research paper. You do not need to go online or to the library to find information about this topic. You will not need to cite references at the end of your paper or make in-text citations. A reflection essay deals with information from your personal experience, observations of the world around you, your workplace, and your community. We want to hear your voice and your words on this topic. For the essay to be interdisciplinary, it must include more than one discipline, so you will be asked to reflect on different disciplinary aspects of the music that you love the most. Those disciplines are specified in the instructionsbelow. THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY (INSTRUCTIONS)When writing this essay, please use the five-paragraph approach. In this case, each paragraph should be approximately 100 words long. This is by no means the only formula for writing such essays, but for this assignment, it serves our purposes well. This method consists of:1.Add a title page with all the information that is highlighted in yellow on the title page of the “APA Sample Paper” that is provided.2.Do NOT include an “abstract” page. An abstract it not necessary for the purposes of this essay.3.PARAGRAPH 1 (100 words) – An introductory paragraphInclude an introductory paragraph which clearly and concisely states the paper’s purpose, which is engaging, and thought provoking.a.Set the context –provide general information about the main idea, explaining the situation so the reader can make sense of the topic and the claims you make and supportb.State why the main idea is important –tell the reader why he or she should care and keep reading. Your goal is to create a compelling, clear, and convincingessay people will want to read and act uponc.State your thesis/claim –compose a sentence or two stating the position you will support4.Three evidentiary body paragraphs (paragraphs 2- 4) a.PARAGRAPH 2 (100 words) – (Humanities) Reflect on why this is your favorite kind of music. Who introduced you to it? What was the first album you bought? What is your story as it relates to this kind of music? Etc. b.PARAGRAPH 3 (100 words) – (Psychology and Sociology) Reflect on the role this type of music plays in your psychological and social life? Does it help you relax? Does it help you figure things out? Are you moved by it in some way? Do you listen together with friends or with ear buds only? Etc.c.PARAGRAPH 4 (100 words) – (Business and economics) Reflect on the business and economic aspects of this type of music, both from the industry

side and the listener side. How are new artists discovered? Do you think the emergence of streaming technologies such as Spotify, Pandora, SoundCloud, Tidal, iTunes, etc. have hurt sales of this type of music? Do you buy albums anymore or just the songs you like? Do you attend concerts regularly? Etc.5.PARAGRAPH 5 (100 words) – A conclusion paragraphIn your conclusion, reflect on what you see as the positives and negatives for both theindividual and society in regards to your favorite kind of music. Reflect on what you have learned that you did not know before and perhaps what you can use in your personal and professional life based on your reflections.6.No citations page is needed. Citations pages are required when you are acquiring information from outside resources. In a reflection essay, the information is coming from within. It is information from your personal experience, observations of the world around you, your workplace, and your community.FORMATTING: Double spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point text, and one-inch page margins. College-level writing is expected. The paper will be graded, in part, for content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure