Applied Sciences COM 3417- Movie Clip Reflection Assignment 1

COM 3417 Communication in Film Abstract Checklist

Abstract

Have I mentioned the director and film under review?

Have I avoided summarizing the film?

After reading my abstract, will a reader have an idea of what my reflection will argue?

Body

Does my introduction set up the reflection?

Have I avoided summarizing the film?

Have I written strong topic sentences that announce to readers what the paragraph will argue?

Have I avoided first-person (I, we), second-person (you), and references to “the audience” and “the viewer”?

Have I omitted evaluations of the film? Have I cut adjectives like “extraordinary” and “beautiful” and descriptions like “masterpiece”?

Would a reader have an idea about the scene I refer to after I describe and analyze it?

Do I refer to the PowerPoints and secondary essays when necessary?

Have I capitalized proper names and nouns?

Have I italicized film titles?

Have I proofread for spelling mistakes?

Have I written a conclusion?