English 100 Annotated Bioliography (150 words) 2 student response

Student Response (150 words)

In your responses to this students' initial posts, comment regarding this student analytical ideas and structure and offer any positively-phrased constructive criticism that you find appropriate.  Feel free to quote a small portion (1-3 sentences) of the student’s post and comment on that. (Be respect and understand)

Brandon Villaganas

Science fiction films: History and criticism

1. Identify your broad topic from the document attached to the Week 10 Overview in the Course Content section of the class (Approved Topic List English 100).

a. Science fiction films: History and criticism

2. Be sure that you have a popular culture angle.  What is the impact on society AND is this a popular trend, or does it have something to do with the media, etc.?  Check the list.

a. Popularity of Star Wars films and its moral and ethical impact.

3. Ask yourself the 5Ws in regards to your topic.  Be specific.  Consult Google/Wikipedia for general information on your broad topic.  Really.  It’s okay for now.  Just don’t use anything non-scholarly for your actual research.  List your brainstorming answers.

i. Who?

1. Movie goers

a. Age group (children, youth, teenagers, young adult, middle aged)

b. Gender (male versus female)

c. Social status (Star wars as social niche)

d. Economic status (purchasing power, educational background)

2. People who grew up on the original trilogy.

3. People who grew up with the prequel.

ii. What?

1. Science fiction as a new reality.

2. Star Wars conventions as socialization.

3. Star Wars Land as a niche.

4. Star Wars as dogma to follow.

iii. When?

1. Current day (Disney as keeper of the Star Wars future)

2. History (First Star Wars movie)

3. Comparison between time frames (First Star Wars movie and new Disney produced movie The Force Awakens.)

iv. Where?

1. USA

2. Europe

3. Asia

v. Why?

1. Causes (Why is the make-believe universe of Star Wars so appealing?)

2. Results (What are the societal implications of living in an alternate world?)

3. Trend (With Disney now owning the Star Wars franchise, what does this mean for the future of the franchise?)

4. Mix and Match the Ws to develop a narrowed topic to transform into an open-ended research question.

a. Examples of Narrowed Topics:

i. Effects of living in the Star Wars world versus trying to fit into popular mainstream trends.

ii. Popularity of Star Wars and why does it continue for older adults.

iii. Popularity of science fiction genre since World War II.

iv. Impact of Star Wars on society and how gender and ethnicity is portrayed.

5. Compose two or three open-ended research questions to select from when you begin your research next week.  Make sure your research questions begin with “what,” “how,” or “why.”  No yes/no questions!  Remember: your thesis statement will eventually answer your research question.  If you are stuck, ask yourself what the impact is on society regarding your topic.

a. Examples of Research Questions:

i. What are the effects of living in a Star Wars centered world versus trying to fit into popular mainstream trends.

ii. What is the popularity of Star Wars and why does it continue for older adults.

iii. How has science fiction as a genre grown since World War II?

iv. What is the impact of Star Wars on society and how gender and ethnicity is portrayed?

Student Response (150 words)

In your responses to this students' initial posts, comment regarding this student analytical ideas and structure and offer any positively-phrased constructive criticism that you find appropriate. Feel free to quote a small portion (1-3 sentences) of the student’s post and comment on that. (Be respect and understand)

Ariel Martinez

1.  Topic.  Movie – Star Wars

2. Impact on the imagination of the youth present and future generations

3. Ask 5 W’s

a. Who?

i. All age groups

ii. Male and Female

iii. Rich and poor

iv. Well known around the world

b. What?

i. Star Wars creative fiction stories

ii. Religion

iii. Marriage

iv. Video games, spin off movies

c. When?

i. Year 1977

ii. Present and future

iii. From the very first movie to the newest coming out December 2017

d. Where?

i. USA

ii. Worldwide

e. Why?

i. Expanded universe from the movies creates numerous conclusions

ii. Disney having the rights for the movie, endless possibilities

iii. Movie can affect people to live in a “fantasy” world

iv. Enjoyable movie, can create people to implement /quotes movie scenes into their life’s

4. Mix and match W’s

a. The impact a fictional movie can lead to people life’s

b. Increase in popularity in the franchise

c. Star Wars has good morals to be learned

5. Research Questions

a. How did the movie gain popularity?

b. When the movie first came out, was it set to be a disaster at the box office?

c. Who shot first, greedo or han solo?

d. Is Star Wars or Star Trek better?