Assignments & Grading
Attendance and class participation (including field trips and peer evaluations) will constitute 30% of your grade. The remaining 70% will be determined according to your performance in each of the following assignments.
Film & Reading Responses: For each film screened and each non-Bordwell reading, students must turn in a one-page, typed (double-spaced) paper summarizing the theme and primary argument(s) of the assigned author, or the notable narrative and formal qualities of the film screened. On a date for which we have more than one assigned reading, you may choose one of the writings. These papers will be due at the beginning of class and must pose a discussion question. 15% of grade (Note: Because these are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis, poor performance on reading responses can result in the lowering of your grade by as much as one letter-grade.)
Diagnostic Essay: All students must turn-in a diagnostic essay at the beginning of the semester, for evaluation. While these will be ungraded, they are mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade. The essays will be 3-4 page papers on one of the films watched, thus far, in class.
Oral Presentations: Once during the semester, a student must give a five-minute presentation on a film or reading. These presentations will be advanced versions of the response papers, offering summary, analysis, and points of discussion. Creativity is encouraged!
5% of grade
Prospectus for essay #1: This will be a 1 paper proposal, outlining your topic, thesis, the main points you anticipate making in support of your thesis, and two potential research references, both of which must be from outside of the syllabus and not from the internet (though appropriate internet references are encouraged--we will discuss this.) Ungraded, but mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade.
Essay #1: (6-8 pages). This critical essay will require students to reflect critically on a film, offering a coherent thesis in relationship to the interpretation of the work. Formulation of this argument should be dependent upon a close reading of the formal qualities of the film and an integration of secondary sources.
20% of grade
Prospectus for essay #2: This will be a 1-2 page paper proposal, outlining your topic, thesis, the main points you anticipate making in support of your thesis, and three potential research references, at least two of which must be from outside of the syllabus and not from the internet (though appropriate internet references are encouraged—we will discuss this.) Ungraded, but mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade.
Essay #2: Research paper (10-12 pages). A more advanced paper addressing two films. Details will be discussed in class, as the semester progresses.
30% of grade
Students should keep original copies of all course work turned-in and all edited and graded assignments. Please consult the course schedule for due dates.
Texts:
Required: Course Reader
Recommended: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers; Strunk and White's Elements of Style
Film & Reading Responses: For each film screened and each non-Bordwell reading, students must turn in a one-page, typed (double-spaced) paper summarizing the theme and primary argument(s) of the assigned author, or the notable narrative and formal qualities of the film screened. On a date for which we have more than one assigned reading, you may choose one of the writings. These papers will be due at the beginning of class and must pose a discussion question. 15% of grade (Note: Because these are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis, poor performance on reading responses can result in the lowering of your grade by as much as one letter-grade.)
Diagnostic Essay: All students must turn-in a diagnostic essay at the beginning of the semester, for evaluation. While these will be ungraded, they are mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade. The essays will be 3-4 page papers on one of the films watched, thus far, in class.
Oral Presentations: Once during the semester, a student must give a five-minute presentation on a film or reading. These presentations will be advanced versions of the response papers, offering summary, analysis, and points of discussion. Creativity is encouraged!
5% of grade
Prospectus for essay #1: This will be a 1 paper proposal, outlining your topic, thesis, the main points you anticipate making in support of your thesis, and two potential research references, both of which must be from outside of the syllabus and not from the internet (though appropriate internet references are encouraged--we will discuss this.) Ungraded, but mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade.
Essay #1: (6-8 pages). This critical essay will require students to reflect critically on a film, offering a coherent thesis in relationship to the interpretation of the work. Formulation of this argument should be dependent upon a close reading of the formal qualities of the film and an integration of secondary sources.
20% of grade
Prospectus for essay #2: This will be a 1-2 page paper proposal, outlining your topic, thesis, the main points you anticipate making in support of your thesis, and three potential research references, at least two of which must be from outside of the syllabus and not from the internet (though appropriate internet references are encouraged—we will discuss this.) Ungraded, but mandatory. Failing to turn one in will effect your participation grade.
Essay #2: Research paper (10-12 pages). A more advanced paper addressing two films. Details will be discussed in class, as the semester progresses.
30% of grade
Students should keep original copies of all course work turned-in and all edited and graded assignments. Please consult the course schedule for due dates.
Texts:
Required: Course Reader
Recommended: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers; Strunk and White's Elements of Style
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