Essay Plan

"An investigation on how UK grime music influence and has an impact on teenagers"


ALWAYS LINK BACK TO QUESTION OF MY CRITICAL INVESTIGATION


Introduction

• Define what UK grime music actually is and how it mainly attracts teenagers. Then go onto giving a brief definition about the difference between 'Underground' grime music and 'Mainstream' grime music. (Showing a wide range of research which i will then investigate in detail in the main body of the essay with examples from my bibliography). 
• Show an open discussion by Showing that i am going to focussed from both sides of the argument. To what extent the media portrays these artist?

Paragraph 1 

• The positivity of grime music which i found from my research using my main three artist as examples (Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder and Wretch32). Interviews they've done on radio 1, twitter post and charity music videos can be used as examples of positivity which is all in my folder from my research. 
• Then talk about these three artist above and how they have become 'Mainstream' from 'Underground' and just talk about the benefits of 'Mainstream' music meaning the type of music their doing now.
• (Shows understanding of the critical debates, research skills and media terminology about my CI)

Paragraph 2 

• The things that these artist have done outside the music industry and how as grime artist they are doing other things which influences teens in a positive way. 
• Chipmunk doing his A levels and posting his GCSE results on twitter. Also revision tips on radio 1 (Live lounge)
• Add theory by talking about how these 'Mainstream' grime artist are the dominant ideology to teenagers because of how they represent success in their videos. Also argue how they may be showing success in the wrong ways.
• The fact that females are getting involved in the grime genre shows their doing something positive! (Shows understanding of the chosen investigation with research skills)

Paragraph 3 

• Counter argue the other two paragraphs by talking about the negative ways that grime music influences teenagers. Grime Daily shutdown (Knife crime).
• Talk in detail about the 'Underground' grime music and the things that they do which may affect teens in a negative way. Rapping about knives, guns and a struggled life teens think you have to do this to be a grime artist. 
• However then argue how even 'Mainstream' artist went through the 'Underground' stage (Wide range of arguments from different ways one thing can have so much meanings to it - 'Mainstream' and 'Underground')