1500 words, including Works Cited (+/- 10% = 1350-1650 words)
Discuss how any ONE of the following films engages with genre:
Singin’ in the Rain
Sorry To Bother You (I want you to discuss about this film)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
In your answer, consider the relationship between film form, the codes of film genres, and themes in the narrative.
Guidelines
Aims and Criteria
This essay is designed to develop and test your ability to construct a clear and convincing argument about a selected feature film, based on detailed close analysis and drawing on ideas from the course and secondary research sources.
As we mark your essay, we will be looking for the following things:
Engagement with key concepts
Insightful close analysis
Well-defined central argument
Clear and coherent structure
Concise and fluent expression
Integration of secondary sources and use of appropriate referencing
Format
Your first page should include your name, student ID number, the question number(Question 1 in this case) and title of the film (This time, “Singin’ in the Rain” ) you have chosen to write about. Number your pages. Type double-spaced in a plain 12-point font with 2.5 cm margins on left and right. Note the total word count at the end of your essay.
Referencing and Academic Integrity
You must reference any sources you have used in MLA8 style. All direct quotations must include quotation marks. All written assignments are checked on turnitin.com for plagiarism. You are expected to comply with the University of Auckland’s policies and guidelines on academic integrity for staff and students.
*I have also attached the essay rubric. Please follow the marking rubric.
*2 sources is the minimum you can use more if you need
*write this essay using: an introduction, 3-4 main paragraphs, and a conclusion
*please cite in sentences as well.
*Please use MLA8 style for referencing.
*Please watch the film I chose and start working on this essay.
Sorry for being demanding. Thank you.
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