Introduction
• Brief overview of the major purpose/plot or themes in the film
• Thesis statement about how you believe this film approaches issues facing culture/identity
• Take a stance/have an opinion! (w/out using first person language)
• APA style
Notes:
Body
Choose 6 themes (from what you have learned in class) to evaluate in your paper.
Include a BRIEF description of how the plot contributed to each theme.
How do the processes you chosecontribute to the overall picture of how culture, race, ethnicity,identity, or other intersectional factors are portrayed in the film? PLOT? PORTRAYAL?
Conclusion
• Take a position.
• Based on the 6 themes you evaluated, how has the film portrayed culture/identity?
• What other factors are important to consider?
• What broader impact does might this film and its portrayal of culture/identity have on society?
• APA Style
Notes:
Film Critique Assignment: You will complete one topic paper over the course of the semester. Your grade will be based off of content and writing mechanics.
A copy of the grading rubric will be posted on iCollege. Students are expected to write grammatically correct, proofread, non-plagiarized, APA-style papers.
Students will select a film of interest relating to Cross-Cultural Psychology. Students may choose to write about any film that relates to critical study of culture (approved by the instructor), whether or not we discuss that particular topic in class.
Your final paper will be between 7-8 pages, written in APA style. Check in with me if you have questions about whether or not a particular resource is appropriate for use in your paper. The film critique is worth 100 points. This assignment must be submitted via iCollege.