Watch one of these films: Elysium, Avatar,
The Hunger Games, or District 9
While watching the film, you should keep a critical eye
toward the concept of tribes, values, moral worldviews, and culture. In other
words, you should draw on material that is talked about in the class(I will post class notes here), to gain a
better understanding of the ways that culture and socialization can affect,
change, and react to social structure.
Whether you like, dislike, agree, or disagree is not the
point of the discussion.This
is not a movie review, you are, in fact, conducting critical qualitative
research, and thus your answer should focus on the sociological aspects of the
movie.
Remember, you should be conducting a critical analysis of
what you see in the film. Therefore, you will be giving your analysis and
supporting your analysis with social and moral theories from the readings and
lectures so far.
Your analysis should be supported by the concepts and
theories covered so far this quarter.
Structure of your paper:
1.
State the main thesis
2.
Summarize the
interaction of the movie with the theory that you are applying
3.
Critical Discussion:
This is the main body of paper where you explain your analysis of the film;
this should include sections supporting your main thesis (2 or 3 points
usually–however, one strong argument can suffice) and your analysis should use
theories covered in the course.
4.
Conclusion: Reframe
your thesis and argument, explain significance (“so what?”). End your essay by
throwing a spear through the center of the target. Show how you have made a
plausible and powerful argument.
5.
Length: Approximately
600 words.
Your
grade will be based on how well you:
1. Follow these
guidelines;
2. Make a clear and
plausible argument;
3. Provide supporting
evidence from the film and use theory from class readings and lectures;
4.Organize your paper
clearly;
5.Use these bolded subheadings to structure your paper: Thesis, Synopsis, Critical Discussion, Conclusion;
6. Write clearly and
effectively
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