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Hong Kong Films HongKong Cinema Through a Global Lens

Paper Writing Review

1. Read entire the paper carefully. 2. Read the argument / thesis set out in the introduction of the paper and evaluate the

following: o Does the introduction feature a well-defined and well-rounded thesis that can

actually be argued? In other words, would it be possible to argue against the argument? If the answer is yes, then it most likely is an actual argument?

o Does the author clearly state the primary sources he/she will analyze in this paper, and are these sources properly introduced (giving the title, author, year of publication, and other necessary contextual information)?

o Does the author present a clear “road map” for the reader in the introduction, which will allow the reader to understand the purpose, argument and methodology of the paper?

3. Read and evaluate the analysis of primary sources / films in the paper: o Does the author present a careful, well-organized critical reading of the primary

sources, in order to prove the central argument laid out in the introduction? o Does the author provide textual evidence and citations from the primary sources,

and are quotes properly analyzed and discussed? o Does the author critically examine the content and ideas within a given text, as

well as the narrative and/or cinematic techniques that are used in the literary and/or visual text under discussion? In other words, does the author focus on the “what” as well as the “how” of a text?

4. Evaluate the engagement of one or more secondary / scholarly sources in the paper: o Does the author engage with ideas or concepts in at least one secondary source?

Please note that this may be a scholarly article or book from our syllabus or another source that the author found by him or herself.

o Does the author properly cite this secondary source, and attribute ideas to the author of the source?

5. Read and evaluate the conclusion of the paper: o Does the paper have a clearly-defined and well-organized conclusion? o Does this conclusion present a concise overview of the central argument and the

textual evidence revealed in the paper, to underscore that the argument has been substantiated?

6. Evaluate the overall format of the paper: o Does the paper have an effective title and a cover page stating the author’s name

and course title?

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o Does the paper use correct MLA or Chicago Manual of Style format to give in- text citations or footnote citations?

o Are in-text citations / quotations properly formatted? Are longer quotations indented and single-spaced?

o Does the paper include a properly formatted bibliography of all primary and secondary sources used?

o Has the paper been proofread and spell-checked? o Does the paper have page numbers, which should begin on the first page of

written text, not on the cover page? o Does the paper have proper margin, font and spacing?