| 1) Choose
a film to research. You may choose any film you want provided that it
was made before 1960 and can be called a film noir. You may look at the
previous readings for class to get ideas.
2) View the film and take notes. 3) Begin researching your film and narrowing your topic to form a thesis statement. 4) Your paper analyze how the film reflects the qualities of film noir or varies from the qualities typical of film noir. 5) Consider how such an analysis helps you gain a greater understanding of the film or film noir as a whole. 6) Assume your audience has seen the film but has not examined it closely, and, thus, you should include any needed information to prompt memory. 7) YOUR PAPER MUST BE ORGANIZED AROUND A STRONG THESIS STATEMENT. 8) You should cite at least five sources in your paper. (If you need to cite five sources, you should collect at least ten, so you need only use the best and most appropriate sources in your paper.) Only one of the five can have originated as a web source. At least two of the five must be scholarly sources. 9) In your research, you should locate a review from when the film came out. You need not cite the review in your paper, but you should make a copy and include it with your final paper. 10) Your paper should end in a strong conclusion that places your thesis in a larger context, affirms its significance, says something further about the subject, in other words, a conclusion that does more than just repeat the thesis. 11) Your paper should include an annotated works cited page. 12) Pay attention to proper citation forms. You may use either MLA or APA documentation form. Whichever you choose, make sure you document correctly and consistently. 13) Pay attention to tense. Remember, when describing events which take place within the film, to use present tense. 14) Your paper should be about 1500 words. Due: Wednesday, March 16 |