final draft for paper 3
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Overview
Choose any film (a feature-length, short, or animated work) and write a 6 to 8 page analysis of your subject using any combination of the critical strategies discussed in this class, such as the issue, conclusions, and reasons you feel are presented in the movie.
The paper should demonstrate your ability to balance close textual analysis with MLA style research on a broader topic supported by the texts under analysis. Your thesis should forward an arguable interpretation and/or evaluation of the text’s value, impact, or significance according to the criteria of any of the critical strategies covered so far.
Guidelines
Your essay should:
- Have a compelling, original title.
- Put forward a thesis that asserts an arguable claim about the text based on any of the critical strategies we have discussed.
- Include at least four reliable, scholarly or professional sources that support your observations/analysis about the text.
- Be 6-8 pages in length, submitted in MLA format with in-text citations and a separate Works Cited page.
Examples of Critical Strategies
For a documentary, analyze for any of the following:
- Soundness of Argument
- Issue
- Conclusion
- Reasons
- Evidence
- Ambiguous Language
- Context
- Logical Fallacies
- Misleading Information
- Credibility of Data
- Focus of paper: An argument about the movie’s impact or value based on the soundness of its arguments.
For a fictional movie, analyze for any of the following:
- Film’s Significance
- Figurative Language
- Literary Elements
- Plot Structure
- Mood/Tone
- Characters
- Any element of literary criticism
- Any element of literary analysis
- Focus of paper: An argument about the movie’s significance or value based on the power of its figurative and literary elements.
These are just examples. If you want to talk about issues and conclusions in a fictional movie, that’s fine, too.
Analyze, Don’t Summarize
Remember, this paper is not about summary. It is about analysis. Figure out your argument, and then use certain specific examples to support that argument. That will help you stay on track!
