Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Weaving in Course Concepts

Upon review of the assignment sheet, it is easy to see that there are some pretty interesting course concepts that you should apply to your paper. On the assignment sheet there are 12 categories listed. You should choose 6 of these categories to analyze in your paper.

I suggest that you review these course concepts prior to watching the movie of your choice in order to allow the concepts to really sink in. Take notes if possible on the course concepts listed on the assignment sheet, then apply them to the movie of your choice.

As the assignment sheet states, subhead your paper as you see fit. But keep in mind that the paper must act as a whole. For some this will be review, so bear with me here. In your Introduction Paragraph, you should introduce the ideas or categories covered in your paper. In other words, you should Forecast or Preview each major section of your paper in a single sentence in your introduction paragraph. Also, in your conclusion you should summarize or review each major section that you have covered in the body of your paper in your last paragraph. This will round out your paper nicely.

Transitions.....you should develop a justification to shift from paragraph to paragraph. Doing this will ensure that your paper is linked together at all transition points (from paragraph to paragraph and section/category to each other).

More tips to come....

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