film religion

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All papers must comrpise an analytical commentary, an evaluative criticism of Arnheim’s argument(s). You have a single page to make a coherent, logical, concise, and incisive argument.

Read the assigned reading from Rudolf Arnheim (see the Module for Week III) and write a one-page essay in response. The response paper must comprise a response, i.e., some analysis and commentary. Find a main argument (or even the main argument) from the reading; introduce your point and contextualize it; analyze it; and make some commentary. An essay is always an argument, so your paper must contain an introduction which introduces and contextualizes your topic of interest from the reading; it must contain several premises; and it must contain a conclusion. The thesis must appear by no later than the last sentence of the first paragraph. The conclusion must be the same idea as your thesis. The purpose of the conclusion is to recapture the thesis without simply restating it. You must do all of this within one page. The topic is basically “open” – meaning, it is mostly up to you – but there are limited options to choose from. That is, you can only choose a topic which Arnheim speaks on at length, and which is the subject of some main argument from the book.

Specifications:

Length: one page, (~250 words). Do not write more than one page. If you find that you are writing significantly more than a page before you get to your conclusion, you must scale down your approach; boil it down to the bare bones and say only what absolutely needs to be said.
Double spaced. Never, ever use single spacing.
12pt font is preferred; never use smaller than 10pt font, ever.
Always use correct grammar and punctuation.
Always write in complete sentences.
Always use scholarly language only, absolutely no slang or “street language” or other vernacularisms.
Never use contractions in scholarly writing (I’m, you’re, she’s, we’ll, shouldn’t, won’t, etc.).
Write in English only. I do speak and read several languages proficiently, some of them fluently, but, here, we compose in English.
Submit PDF files only. You have access to the full Adobe suite for free through TUportal.
Include a title which explains something to your reader about the paper. The title cannot be “Response Paper #2”. That is a nomenclature reserved for the header; it is not a title.
Number every page, including the first page, in the bottom right-hand corner of the page, in the footer. Do not append names/surnames to page numbers. This latter is a pet-pieve of mine, which irks me to no end, and I do dock points for it.
You must use at least three citations, including one short quote. A short quote is one line of text and no more! Do not quote more than a single line of text. Your citations should all be from this reading.
Cite your sources according to one scholarly convention (AMA, APA, MLA, Chicago). You may use any style you like, but you must choose one and stick to it. For example, if you use parenthetical citations you may not also use Chicago footnotes.
Citations must contain author’s name, title of the work, and a page number. Every citation must contain a page number!
Do not consult any outside sources. None whatsoever. There is a purpose to this restriction which will become apparent as the semester progresses.
Use the following header. Include all of this information and only this information:

Name
REL-2007-701
Response Paper #2
Date

Do. Not. Put. The. Header. In. The. Body. Of. The. Paper. Do not put the header into the body of the paper! Use the “insert” function to place the header where it goes: in the preformatted header slot, at the top left-hand corner of the paper. A properly inserted header shows up on every page, including the first page, and it does not take away from the length of the paper’s body. This is another pieve of mine which irks me even more than surnames appended to page numbers.
These formatting specifications will be standard for every paper you write, so familiarize yourself with them now.

Things to Keep in Mind:

Remember that the text is about Film as Art, that we are not yet dealing with religion at this point.
Once again, the assignment is due February 7th by 11:59 PM.

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic dishonesty includes plagiarism, but it is not limited to plagiarism. See the syllabus for definitions.
We should not have to go over this, but, unfortunately, we do.
If you commit any act of acadmic honesty you will fail my course, automatically, without exception.