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The style parameters for your paper are as follows:
Length should be a minimum of two pages.
Format should include one-inch margins (top and bottom, left and right); double-spaced lines; 12-point Times New Roman or 10-point Arial font. Do not quadruple space between paragraphs.
On the first page of your paper, include your name, the assignment title, and the date. Include the name of the film, song/poem, or article as the title of your assignment. For example, the title might be “Worldview in Culture Analysis of the Film Bicentennial Man.” No coversheet is necessary.
Follow these instructions as you prepare your Worldview in Culture Analysis assignment:
Select ONE of the following worldview in culture topics: (1) Worldview in Film, (2) Worldview in Song, or (3) Worldview in News Media.
(1) Worldview in Film: Watch one film and analyze it from the perspective of discerning worldview ideas. The film must be selected from the list below and must be watched as part of this assignment, even if you have previously viewed the film. (You will watch the film from the fresh perspective of discerning worldview ideas.) Answer the Worldview Analysis Questions. Your answers should reflect clear and critical thinking on worldview ideas expressed in the film. You may choose any one of the following films. The film’s year of release and MPAA rating are noted:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, PG)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)
Bicentennial Man (1999, PG)
Tuck Everlasting (2002, PG)
Spider-Man 3 (2007, PG-13)
The Hunger Games (2012, PG-13)
A Quiet Place (2020, PG-13)
(2) Worldview in Song: Select one song (cannot be a Christian song) and analyze it from the perspective of discerning worldview ideas. The song you select should contain sufficient meaningful content in order to facilitate your analysis. Answer the Worldview Analysis Questions. Your answers should reflect clear and critical thinking on worldview ideas identified in the selected song. Important: The song lyrics (copied and pasted or typed at the end of your paper) or a working link to the song lyrics must be included with your analysis.
(3) Worldview in News Media: Select one news article from a current publication (magazine, newspaper, journal, etc.) and analyze it from the perspective of discerning worldview ideas. An Internet publication is fine but select your article only from a credible source. The article you select should contain sufficient meaningful content in order to facilitate your analysis. Answer the Worldview Analysis Questions. Your answers should reflect clear and critical thinking on worldview ideas identified in the selected article. Important: The article text (copied and pasted at the end of your paper) or a working link to the article must be included with your analysis.
Worldview Analysis Questions
Once you have viewed the film, listened to the song, or read the article you selected, you are ready to answer the Worldview Analysis Questions. Be sure to answer ALL parts of each question. Do not delete the questions. Leave the questions in your paper. Do not use any outside sources.
Answer the following questions for the film, song, or article you analyzed for this assignment. Your answers must be thorough and must reflect clear and critical thinking and analysis of worldview ideas identified in the selected film, song, or article. I suggest you review your selected film, song, or article at least twice. This should help you complete a more thorough analysis. Important: DO NOT simply prepare a summary or a synopsis of the film, song, or article. This is not a “book report”; rather, it is an analysis of the content of the film, song, or article with the goal of identifying worldview ideas. Answer ALL parts of each question using complete sentences. Leave the questions in your paper.
1. Think about your reaction to your selection (film, song, or article).
a. What was your initial reaction?
b. What specific things in your selection caused you to react in this way? Provide at least two specific examples from your selection that explain why you reacted as you did.
2. Think about the main worldview depicted in your selection.
a. Which of the worldviews discussed in Sire’s The Universe Next Door is the main worldview of your selection? b. Describe how each of Sire’s worldview questions is depicted in the main worldview of your selection. Provide at least one specific example (a scene, a lyric, a quote) for each of Sire’s worldview questions. Remember, you are answering this question from the perspective of the main worldview of your selection.
What is prime reality—the really real of the main worldview of your selection?
What is external reality—the world around us?
What is a human being—do humans have significance?
What happens to a person at death?
How is it possible to know anything?
How do we know what is right and wrong?
What is the meaning and purpose of history?
What core commitments are consistent with the main worldview of your selection?
3. Think about how the main worldview of your selection compares to and contrasts with the Christian Theistic worldview.
a. How does the main worldview of your selection compare to the Christian Theistic worldview in Sire’s The Universe Next Door? Provide at least one specific example where your selection is similar to the Christian Theistic worldview.
b. How does the main worldview of your selection contrast with the Christian Theistic worldview in Sire’s The Universe Next Door? Provide at least one specific example where your selection is different from the Christian Theistic worldview.
4. Think about how this assignment has affected you personally.
a. List and discuss two specific examples of how you think this assignment on discerning worldview in culture has changed or impacted the way you view culture and the world around you.
b. List and discuss two specific examples of how you have experienced personal growth as a result of this assignment on analyzing worldview in culture.