Step One: Choose one of the following films to watch:
-Lady Bird
-My Girl
-Stand By Me
Step Two: Write a 600-900 word response, double spaced, using at least 3 key terms from below:
Terms for film notes and analysis:
1. Theme
2. Motif
3. Foreshadowing
4. Dialogue
5. Style/mood/setting
6. Symbolism
7. Scoring and Soundtrack
8. Pacing
9. Carpe Diem
-Papers failing to meet the minimum length will receive no more than 70% for that assignment. Details for the responses will be provided on D2L.
-Remember to always italicize and capitalize major words of film titles
-Be sure to read the instructions on how to write a film response before attempting this paper
-An easy way to look at structuring your paper is: Have an Intro Paragraph with a thesis question, a body of at least three paragraphs (use one paragraph per key term to discuss how a key term is used in your film choice), and a conclusion paragraph to tie it all together
