HST 108    Film Review

Assignment: Following the guidelines listed below, write a review of ONE of the films shown in this class.

Guidelines
1. Source for your review: the main source for your review MUST be the film about which you are writing.  You may use supporting information from the textbook and lecture, if necessary.  You should NOT use online sources, especially other film reviews.  Borrowing information from other film reviews will result in a failing grade.

2. Type of review: your review must be a critical analysis that includes the following:
            a. brief summary of the information presented in the film
                    [Prove to me that you paid attention during the film.]
            b. brief analysis of the information presented in the film
                    [Prove to me that you have thought critically about the issues discussed in the film.]
            c. your judgment of the film
                    [Let me know what you thought about the quality of the film.  Was is good, bad, mediocre?
                        Was it highly entertaining or ridiculously boring?  Was it just too dramatic? 
                        Would you recommend that I continue to use the film in this class?]

3. Length of review: 1-2 pages.

4. Format of review: Typed and double-spaced in 12-point font.

5. Due date: reviews must be turned in at the beginning of the class IMMEDIATELY following the class in which the final film was shown.  See your class schedule for the exact date.  (Reviews may be turned in early.)

6. Late reviews: these will NOT be accepted and no extensions will be given.

7. Plagiarism: as indicated on the syllabus, plagiarism will not be tolerated.  If you plagiarize, you will be referred to the Dean of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences for disciplinary action.  Such action will likely include failing the course. You are plagiarizing someone's work (book, journal, newspaper, magazine, webpage, film, etc.) when you take their work and put it into your own work (either paraphrased or word-for-word) without citing it (i.e., telling me where you got it).  The rule of thumb for verbatim usage of someone's work is the following: if you are taking four or more words in a row, you must enclose them in quotation marks.