Final Paper 10 points
Hi folks. For the final essay, you’ve just got to answer the following question.
1.) What is Noir? How has it influenced a more recent filmmaker in their work? Give specific examples, back up with scholarly articles.
Write at least 1000 words or four pages, but no more than 1250 words or five pages, 12 pt. type, double-spaced. This assignment will be graded on the basis of thoroughness and depth of your analysis, and the overall quality of your writing.
The more specific grading criteria will be carried over from the first two assignments.
Introduction 1.5 points
- Set the context
- State why the main idea is important
- State your question or assertion
Body Paragraphs 5 points
- &Body paragraphs should discuss the inquiry process you followed to research your problem. These paragraphs should include the following:
o Introduction of source (film, and then scholarship you’re pulling from–title, author, type of media, publisher, publication date, etc.) and why you chose to use it in your analysis.
o Important information you found in the source regarding your question or assertion
o Build a relationship between your source material and the screening, along with personal introspection. Here you can use subjectivity in relation to your sources to fuse your own thoughts on the material— a word of caution. Avoid using ‘I’ and avoid using such words as ‘to me, personally’ as this is not well regarded in academic essay writing. We, the readers, will understand that you are infusing this material with your own perspective.
Conclusion: 1.5 points
The conclusion should restate the what you explored, outline some of its possible causes and sources. If you still have any questions about your thesis (and it’s ok to have some), you will discuss them here. Talk about why you think you still have questions regarding the problem you explored, where you might look to answer these questions, and what other forms of research you would have to do.
Spelling and Grammar: 1 points
MLA or APA Citation style: 1 points
