Film
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ResponseTemplate.docxLast Name 2
My Name
Course Name
Date
Title
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Introduction
The first sentence identifies the focus of the response. The second sentence introduces the text that will be discussed and offers a statement about how it is centrally concerned with the idea introduced in the first sentence. If a second work will be discussed, the third sentence introduces it and its connection to the central focus. A following sentence will further elaborate on the idea. The fourth or fifth sentence is the thesis statement. The thesis statement identifies an argument specific to the work(s) that will be supported by the close readings that follow. The thesis statement should go beyond summarizing the text’s central ideas (i.e., a book jacket description) to offer a theory about how the text ultimately represents a specific issue.
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Body Paragraph 1: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph and supports the main thesis statement. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of the text (for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
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Body Paragraph 2: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph and supports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition from the previous paragraph. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of the text (for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
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Body Paragraph 3: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph and supports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition from the previous paragraph. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of the text (for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
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Conclusion
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that connects the ideas presented in the previous paragraphs. Rather than restate the thesis, offer an argument about why these issues are important to consider in the work and, by extension, other texts. This should serve as the answer to the “So what?” question as it highlights the significance of this argument in the context of the history of the field and/or culture.
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General Guidelines
-Following MLA guidelines, responses should be in an easily readable typeface (e.g., Times New Roman) in which the regular type style contrasts clearly with the italic, 12-point font, and double-spaced.
-Paragraphs should be around 1/2-3/4 of a page. (1/4 of a page is too short and 1 page is too long.)
-Writers’ and directors’ full names should be noted at first reference. After the first reference, use the writers’ and directors’ last names only.
-Titles of works should be italicized or in quotation marks according to their medium. For example, titles of novels are in italics while titles of poems are in quotation marks; titles of television series are in italics while episode titles are in quotation marks.
-For print mediums (e.g., novels, short stories, and poems), cite passages from the texts and analyze them. Quotations should be in MLA format (parenthetical in-text citations). All quotations should be introduced and analyzed. For example,
Toni Morrison writes, “124 was spiteful” (2), highlighting how the past haunts the characters in the present.
-For television series and films, discuss the visual composition of scenes and individual shots rather than merely focusing on plot and dialogue.
-For further information about MLA format, consult the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL):
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
-MLA sample paper:
Last N
ame
1
Your Name
My Name
Course Name
Date
Title
Introduction
The f
irst sentence identifies
the focus
of the response.
The s
econd sentence introduces the
text
that will be discussed and
offers a statement about how it is centrally concerned with
the idea
introduced in the first sentence
. If a second work will be discussed,
the
third sentence introduces
it
and its connection to the central focus.
A following sentence will further elaborate
on the idea.
The f
ourth or fifth sentence is the thesis statement.
The th
esis statement identifies
an
argument
specific to the work(s)
that will be supported by the close readings that follow.
T
he thesis
statement
should go
beyond summarizing the text’s c
entral ideas (i.e., a book jacket description)
to offer a theory about how the text ultimately represents a specific issue.
Body Paragraph 1
: Close Readings
The p
aragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents
a thesis statement for the paragraph
a
nd supports the main thesis statement
.
The sentences (~3
-
4) that follow offer close readings of
the text (for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
Body Paragraph 2
: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence
that presents
a thesis statement for the paragraph
and
supports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition
from the previous paragraph.
The sentences
(~3
-
4)
that follow of
fer close readings of the text
(for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
Body Paragraph 3
: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence
that presents
a thesis statement for the paragraph
and
su
pports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition
from the previous paragraph.
The sentences (~3
-
4) that follow offer close readings of the text
(for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the
central argument.
Last Name 1
Your Name
My Name
Course Name
Date
Title
Introduction
The first sentence identifies the focus of the response. The second sentence introduces the text
that will be discussed and offers a statement about how it is centrally concerned with the idea
introduced in the first sentence. If a second work will be discussed, the third sentence introduces
it and its connection to the central focus. A following sentence will further elaborate on the idea.
The fourth or fifth sentence is the thesis statement. The thesis statement identifies an argument
specific to the work(s) that will be supported by the close readings that follow. The thesis
statement should go beyond summarizing the text’s central ideas (i.e., a book jacket description)
to offer a theory about how the text ultimately represents a specific issue.
Body Paragraph 1: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph
and supports the main thesis statement. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of
the text (for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
Body Paragraph 2: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph
and supports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition
from the previous paragraph. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of the text
(for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
Body Paragraph 3: Close Readings
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that presents a thesis statement for the paragraph
and supports the main thesis statement. This topic sentence offers a connection to and transition
from the previous paragraph. The sentences (~3-4) that follow offer close readings of the text
(for example, specific scenes, quotations, and images) to support the central argument.
