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Research Paper 1 Grading Rubric and Guidelines 10/5/11. Com 320 : History of Moving Image Fall 2011. Grading Rubric. (8 points) Scholarly Sources (citation, usage) (8 points) Form—Organization (4 points) Form—Mechanics (e.g., grammar) (16 points) Substance (4 points) Filmography
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Research Paper 1Grading Rubric and Guidelines 10/5/11 Com 320: History of Moving Image Fall 2011
Grading Rubric • (8 points) Scholarly Sources (citation, usage) • (8 points) Form—Organization • (4 points) Form—Mechanics (e.g., grammar) • (16 points) Substance • (4 points) Filmography _____________________________________ • 40 points TOTAL (20% of your grade) • -8 points, each missing scholarly source
Scholarly Sources (8 points) • Carol Zsulya—Communication Librarian
Form—Organization (8 points) • What is form? • How important is organization?
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An Organized Paper • Main Idea: “Maintaining a car is easy as ‘1-2-3’.” • Section 1: “First you need several tools...” • Section 2: “Next you check all the fluids...” • Section 3: “Finally, clean the outside of the car...” • Conclusion: “To summarize...”
An Organized Paper… 1.) Keeps related information together. 2.) Puts this information into a logical order. 3.) Does all of this to prove a point!
1. Keeps related info together. 2. Puts info into a logical order. An organized paper… 3. MAKES A POINT!
Sample Outline (corresponds to sample paper on class web site—”The French New Wave’s Influence on Richard Linklater”) • Introduction to Main Idea: “French New Wave cinema influenced Richard Linklater.” • What is French New Wave cinema? • Who is Richard Linklater? • What do they have in common? • Autobiographical style 1. Linklater films a. Dazed and Confused b. Waking Life 2. French New Wave cinema a. Genevieve Sellier comment The 400 Blows • “Pastiche” • Youthful protagonists
Linklater Paper • Organized • Sources used correctly • All about substance
Form—Mechanics (4 points) • “Hook”/ Presentation—NOT the way to go in a research paper of the type we are doing • Contact the CSU Writing Center for assistance • Info on handout from Carol Zsulya • Make sure to show them a copy of our assignment
Substance (16 pts.) • For Paper #1: • “Connections” – identification of commonalities between contemporary auteur and his/her “influence” • Original insights/analyses • Based on • Scholarly sources • Other possible sources (not required) • Viewing of films or other content by contemporary auteur and influence
Filmography (4 pts.) • List all films or other moving image content viewed and used for paper • Use separate Filmography page: • Can use APA style • Or general list
APA StyleFilmography--Films Viewed Fellini, F. (Director). (1963). 8 1/2. [Digital Versatile Disc]. Italy: Cineriz. Fellini, F. (Director). (1973). Amarcord. [Digital Versatile Disc]. Italy: F.C. Produzioni. Fellini, F. (Director). (1969). Fellini Satyricon. [Digital Versatile Disc]. Italy: Produzioni Europee Associati. Lynch, D. (Director). (1986). Blue Velvet. [Digital Versatile Disc]. USA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lynch, D. (Director). (1976). Eraserhead. [Digital Versatile Disc]. USA: American Film Institute.
NOT APA Style—Also OK for Filmography pageFilmography—Films Viewed Auteur: Charlie Chaplin • Easy Street (1914) • City Lights (1931) • Modern Times (1936) • The Great Dictator (1940) Auteur: Michel Gondry • The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) • The Science of Sleep (2006) • Be Kind Rewind (2008)