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ANALYTICAL RESEARCH ESSAY

Conventions of Analytical writing:

 

• An appropriate topic (it must allow people to possess different opinions on the topic, though they might share a point of agreement. Non-arguable topics based on personal taste or preference, or they cannot be resolved with reasons appropriate for an academic context.)

 

• A clear position.  In academic writing, the stance is usually laid out in a thesis, though not always

• A set of reasons stating why your position is valid

• Evidence used to support the reasons. The evidence should be appropriate for the audience and context

 

Assignment:   Pick your favorite feature length film and analyze the following elements:

• How does the film meet the tropes (or stereotypes) of the genre? Or, how do does it not use the tropes/what is different? 

• Camera Angles

• Editing

• Lighting

• Sound

• Pick specific scenes to prove your position (you must include what time the scene appears on screen or an estimate). 

8 Paragraph minimum  Double space, MLA format, Works Cited page (if you use an outside source)