Research-Based Analysis
Final Project: Research-Based Analysis (Essay)
Description: 8-10 pages, plus a separate MLA-formatted Works Cited page
Sources: Your primary text(your film),“The Problem of Othering,” three class articles, and 5-8 secondary sources (including at least five scholarly sources)
Total Points:30%
Due Dates: Intro and thesis dueOct 15; Rough draft (3 copies) due Nov 5; final draft due Nov19 (last class)
Assignment:
Find a primary source(film you’d like to focus on) that reflects an interesting idea or concept connected to The Other. Design a question about this primary text. Use this question to explore the larger significance of the film. Bring in sources from your own research as well as articles we have read in class to develop a conversation about the implications of the primary text.Some of your sources can include media like a news article, YouTube video, novel, song, photograph, and so on.
Grading Criteria for the Essay:
- Does the essay have an evolving thesis that responds to a question about The Other generated by the primary text? Does it present an insightful interpretation of the primary text’s representation of an issue about the representation of The Other?
- Does the essay incorporate appropriate sources to support, complicate, and extend the thesis? Does the essay present a conversation among the sources about an issue in fashion?
- Does the essay analyze specific details from the primary texts (which is used to generate the inquiry question) and sources in order to develop the thesis?
- Does the essay exhibit coherence through a logical flow of ideas and the use of well-developed paragraphs, transitions, attributive tags, and strong verbs? Does it adhere to MLA format and citation standards and contain few, if any, grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors?
