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CFV 370 American Cinema
Grand Valley State University ! Fall 2008 ! Jennifer Proctor
FINAL ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 25 points (25% of final grade)

For this research and writing assignment, you will choose 2 - 3 films from the American
horror, science fiction or action genres (or combination thereof), and write a 6 - 8 page
essay in which you analyze these films representations of identity in the context of
theories we have studied in class. To further understand how representation is shaped
in these films, you will also research the production history of the film to bolster your
argument.
The films you choose must not have been shown in class.
You may choose your own topic, but to get you started, you could:
Look at films in a particular genre from different eras (e.g. horror in the 1960s, 70s, and
80s) to see how representation has changed
Examine how identity has changed (or stayed the same) over the course of a franchises
development (e.g. Indiana Jones, Aliens)
Investigate similarities and differences in representation of a particular category across
genres (e.g. race in 1990s action, sci-fi, and horror films)
Compare the merchandise or advertising generated for a particular franchise to the
characters in the film as a means for investigating representation
Deconstruct the representation of a character as s/he appears in a foreign original film
and its American remake

Research requirements:
Your paper must integrate at least THREE readings covered in class, as they pertain to
your particular topic. You may research additional theoretical material to bolster your
argument, but readings from class must be applied to your topic.
Your research must include at least THREE print sources on production
background/cultural history outside of course readings. What happened during the
making of the film that might have affected the representation of characters, or what
was happening culturally or in the film industry that might help us better understand
the film or your argument?
Use standard MLA format for in-text citations and bibliography (a guide is available
here: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html).
Be sure to assess the credibility of your sources; so no personal websites or Wikipedia
allowed except in unusual circumstances. Direct quotes should be integrated into the
paper as evidence for your claims.



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Timeline:
Wednesday, October 22nd: Topic proposal due (5 points).
Turn in proposal of the topic for your paper (1 full page, double spaced). In this
proposal, state your selected films and the topic of representation you will
discuss. Which theory (or theories) will you apply from what weve covered in the
course? What argument will you make about identity in this paper? Imagine you have
to convince a reader that this is a topic worthy of pursuit, and convince us as to
why. What will a reader get out of your paper? Also give an indication of a
preliminary thesis statement.
An important consideration here is: What question are you asking? What question(s)
will your research help answer? What questions is your paper going to seek to answer?
This proposal should also include a preliminary list of the course readings you will use
in your paper (listed in MLA Works Cited format).
PROPOSAL TOPIC MUST BE APPROVED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR
THIS STAGE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Wednesday, November 5th: Annotated bibliography due (5 points, 2 3 pages)
For this phase of the assignment, turn in a complete bibliography of the three (or more)
outside sources you will use, including a short summary of the content of each and a
description of how they are useful to your paper topic. What questions do they
answer?
Monday, November 17th: Rough draft due (OPTIONAL)
If you would like feedback on a rough draft of your paper, turn in a hard copy by this
date.
Monday, November 24th: Final draft due (15 points)
Hard copy: 6 - 8 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, 1-inch margins, with title page,
MLA citations, and bibliography attached. STAPLED.


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CFV 370 American Cinema
Grand Valley State University ! Fall 2012 ! Jennifer Proctor
FINAL ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 25 points (25% of final grade)

For this final essay assignment, you will choose 2 - 3 films from the American horror,
science fiction or action genres (or combination thereof) that we have not watched in
class. You will research, in-depth, these films representations of identity in the context
of theories we have studied in class. To further understand how representation is
shaped in these films, you will also research the production history of the film to bolster
your argument.
You may choose your own topic, but to get you started, you could:
Look at films in a particular genre from different eras (e.g. horror in the 1960s, 70s, and
80s) to see how representation has changed
Examine how identity has changed (or stayed the same) over the course of a franchises
development (e.g. Indiana Jones, Aliens)
Investigate similarities and differences in representation of a particular category across
genres (e.g. race in 1990s action, sci-fi, and horror films)
Compare the merchandise or advertising generated for a particular franchise to the
characters in the film as a means for investigating representation
Deconstruct the representation of a character as s/he appears in a foreign original film
and its American remake

This assignment is divided into two segments: research and writing.
Research (Research Proposal due October 22)
For the research segment, you will need to turn in a research proposal, complete with
an annotated bibliography. The sources that you find online must be scholarly articles.
We will be meeting in the Zumberge Library on October 8 (during our regular class
period), where we will learn more about scholarly articles, research strategies, citing
sources, and annotated bibliographies.
Research requirements:
Your paper must integrate at least THREE readings covered in class, as they pertain to
your particular topic.
Your research must include at least THREE scholarly articles found using GVSUs
Library databases (we will learn more about this during our class in the library on
October 8). The sources must be on production background/cultural history outside of
course readings. What happened during the making of the film that might have
affected the representation of characters, or what was happening culturally or in the
film industry that might help us better understand the film or your argument?
Your research demands that you watch and cite the entirety of your 2-3 films.
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Research Proposal Technical Details:
State your research topic and write a paragraph or two about what you have discovered
so far.
Use standard MLA format for your bibliography.
Annotations for the bibliography must each be at least three sentences long, covering
what is in the source and how you plan to use it in your paper.
The research proposal must be in a 12-point readable font with 1-inch margins, double
spaced.
Be sure to assess the credibility of your sources; so no personal websites or Wikipedia
allowed (except in unusual circumstances).

Once I have approved of your research proposal, you may begin writing your paper.

Writing (Research Paper due November 19)
Paper Requirements:
Your paper must be 6-8 pages in length, not including the cover page and works cited
page.
Use standard MLA format for in-text citations and works cited.
The final paper must be in a 12-point readable font with 1-inch margins, double spaced.

Timeline

Monday, October 1st: Topic proposal due (5 points).
Turn in proposal of the topic for your paper (1 full page, double spaced). In this
proposal, state your selected films and the topic of representation you will
discuss. Which theory (or theories) will you apply from what weve covered in the
course? What argument will you make about identity in this paper? Imagine you have
to convince a reader that this is a topic worthy of pursuit, and convince us as to
why. What will a reader get out of your paper? Also give an indication of a
preliminary thesis statement.
An important consideration here is: What question are you asking? What question(s)
will your research help answer? What questions is your paper going to seek to answer?
Monday, October 8: Mandatory class meeting in the Zumberge Library.
Monday, October 22: Research proposal and annotated bibliography due (5 points).
Monday, November 17th: Rough draft due (OPTIONAL).
Monday, November 24th: Final draft due (15 points).
Hard copy: 6 - 8 pages, double-spaced, 12-point readable font, 1-inch margins, with
title page, MLA citations, and works cited attached. STAPLED.
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Backward Design
Template



Identify Desired Results
What overarching understandings are desired? What are the overarching "essential" questions?
! 1he ublllty to use dutubuses ln order to
flnd scholurly urtlcles.

! 1he ublllty to determlne whlch seurch
terms to use ln order to flnd relevunt
urtlcles und other reseurch strutegles.

! 1he ublllty to clte sources ln MLA
formut.
! Eow do l flnd relevunt resources to wrlte
my uer?

! vhlch reseurch strutegles should l
emloy?

! vhlch dutubuses ure relevunt for me
whlle l'm wrltlng my uer?

! vhy do l need to clte my lnformutlon?






What will students understand as a result of this
unit?
What "essential" and "unit" questions will focus
this unit?
! Students wlll understund necessury
reseurch strutegles to enhunce the quullty
of thelr reseurch uers.

! Students wlll understund how to
formulute seurch terms whlle utlllzlng
reseurch dutubuses relevunt to thelr
tolc.

! Students wlll understund how to clte
thelr sources ln MLA formut und why lt ls
lmortunt.
! vhlch seurch strutegles cun l use ln
scholurly dutubuses to flnd lnformutlon
relevunt to my reseurch uer?

! Eow do l clte my sources?
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Determine Acceptable Evidence
What evidence will show that students understand...

Performance Tasks, Projects
l huve u worksheet thut students wlll record thelr reseurch rogress on (see uge ).
Cn thls worksheet, they wlll stute thelr tolc, formulute c seurch terms, und
document three relevunt sources, ln MLA formut, thut they found uslng
recommended llbrury dutubuses.

l wlll look ut these worksheets us they ure comletlng them und when they ure
comlete ln order to determlne lf students ure uslng efflclent seurch terms und
flndlng relevunt results ln the dutubuses.
Quizzes, Tasks, Academic Prompts
l wlll not huve u qulz or test, but us l um lnstructlng l wlll be usklng students to
volunteer thelr seurch terms so l muy demonstrute dlfferent wuys to seurch for thelr
tolcs.
Other Evidence (e.g. observations, work samples,
dialogues)
Student Self-Assessment
l wlll encouruge oen communlcutlon
throughout the lesson to ensure thut ull
no questlons ure left ununswered. l ulso
wlll rovlde contuct lnformutlon so they
cun contuct me wlth questlons ufter the
lesson.
1he exected outcome ls thut students
wlll huve three relevunt sources by the
end of the lesson. lf thls goul ls not
reuched, they need to work wlth me on
reflnlng thelr seurchlng skllls.


Plan Learning Experience and Instruction
Given the targeted understandings, other unit goals, and the assessment evidence identified, what
knowledge and skills are needed?
Students will need to know... Students will need to be able to...
! Eow to formulute seurch terms

! vhut mukes u dutubuse credlble

! vhy cltlng sources ls lmortunt
! Utlllze reseurch strutegles leurned ln
cluss to flnd relevunt sources.

! Letermlne whlch sources ure relevunt
und why

! Access credlble dutubuses uslng the
llbrury's webslte

! Clte thelr sources ln MLA formut
What teachings and learning experiences will equip students to demonstrate the targeted
understandings?
! l wlll teuch the students ubout seurch terms und how to formulute the rlght ones
uslng vurlous sources, such us the dutubuse thesuurus.

! l wlll show the students how to uccess the correct dutubuses for thelr reseurch
uer uslng CvSU's llbrury subject guldes.

! l wlll show students reseurch strutegles, such us 8ooleun loglc und Comblned
Seurch 1erms, und Lxuct 1erm Mutchlng.

! l wlll show students how to clte thelr sources ln MLA formut und dlrect them to
resources thut wlll hel them correctly slte thelr sources.

! l wlll hel them us they work on thelr worksheets to flnd thelr three sources und
offer my contuct lnformutlon to hel them ufterwurds.

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vhut ls the tolc of your uer?



ln order to flnd sources thut ure relevunt to your tolc, lt ls necessury to formulute seurch
terms thut wlll yleld relevunt results thut wlll hel you wlth your uer. 1hese seurch terms
wlll be used ln the llbrury cutulog und dutubuses. Remember: there ure muny dlfferent wuys
to deflne u term thut you ure reseurchlng, you muy use the dutubuse thesuurus to flnd
dlfferent seurch terms. Ask me lf you need hel formulutlng terms!

Pleuse llst c seurch terms for your reseurch uer:
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_______________________ ________________________

Lnter your seurch terms uslng the seurch strutegles we leurned ln cluss (8ooleun Loglc,
Comblned Seurch 1erms, und uslng urentheses for exuct terms) utlllzlng the followlng
dutubuses. l wlll show you how to uccess these uslng the fllmjvldeo llbrury subject gulde.

lllm und 1elevlslon Llteruture lndex - L8SCChost
MLA lnternutlonul 8lbllogruhy - ProQuest
Elstorlcul Newsuers: 1he New York 1lmes (8zcc8) - ProQuest

Cnce you huve found three relevunt resources, clte them ln MLA formut below. 8e sure to
rlnt the urtlcles so you cun use them whlle wrltlng your uer.

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