Showing posts with label Film Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film Review. Show all posts

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Consuming Kids: The commercialization of childhood

The Assignment: Students submit ONE 5 page paper, double-spaced. All papers should be in Times New Roman 12pt, with standard default margins.

Page count DOES NOT include cover page or bibliography

Value: The paper is worth 30% of the total course mark

The Topic: Students will watch the documentary Consuming Kids. They will address the following issues: Do you think that the marketing to children is a social problem? Why? What must be done about it, if anything? Use examples and a detailed argument.

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Content:

All information must be properly cited in APA format. The paper will include information from:

1) The Film “Consuming Kids” must be used. It is viewable online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtFMZ7U8DY
The course text must be used as a source. You may use any number of chapters you would like.

2) AT LEAST two peer-reviewed, academic journal articles must be used as a source (from UOIT library website). To find this, go to http://www.uoit.ca/sites/library/, click on the “Articles” tab, search, download the article/articles that best suit your paper.

3) You MAY use government websites, news, or magazine articles only if the information used is not already available in peer-reviewed journals.

4) NOTE: Lecture notes are NOT acceptable as a source.

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Mandatory Guidelines:

1) Style: May be written in either first or third person depending on student’s preference

2) Title Page: Must contain a title, professor’s name, date, and course code.

3) Page Numbering: All pages must be numbered EXCEPT the title page – the page with your intro paragraph will be page #1. (in Word, start page numbering at 0 and suppress page numbers on the title page to do this). Numbers may appear anywhere on pages as students desires.

4) Intro Paragraph: Must have an introductory paragraph which contains the following elements, in ANY ODER that you feel comfortable with:

a. The sell: A sentence or two that convinces the reader that the paper is addressing and important topic (i.e. make the reader care about your paper). Example: “poverty rates, as baker (2011) has shown, are rising dramatically in Canada, it is important, then, to explore the causes of poverty in this country.”

b. Topic Statement: A statement about WHAT your paper will explore: Example: “This paper will explore the causes of poverty in Canada”.

c. Theses Statement: A strong stance that you will be arguing with regards to the topic – often contains the word “THAT.” Example: “I will ague THAT poverty in Canada is caused by a lack of opportunity available to those with lower incomes” (Yes, you will be giving away the ending of your paper here).

d. An Outline: A very brief (one or two sentence) explanation of the form that your argument will take in the paper. Example: “In the first part of the paper, current thinking about [the topic] will be explained; this will be followed by a critical reflection on the issue”.

e. IMPORTANT: Be concise. A good introductory paragraph should be between ½ and ¾ of a double-spaced page and must NEVER exceed one page in length.

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5) Body Paragraphs: A paper this size should contain 4-8 body paragraphs that are approximately ½ to ¾ of a page in length. If you are writing a paragraph that exceeds one page, you should break it down into two separate paragraphs.

6) Topic Sentences: Each body paragraph should have a clear topic sentence (usually the first sentence) that relates directly to every other sentence in the paragraph. It is like either a thesis or topic statement for just that paragraph. It may not have to be cited if it is just your indication of the content of the paragraph to follow.

7) APA In-Text Citation: Cite properly, according to APA guidelines ALL INFORMATION YOU WERE NOT BORN KNOWING. You must cite information whether is in your own words, or is a direct quotation. Examples of APA in-text Citation are here: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0001.html

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Everything must be cited except:

a. Your topic sentence: Since this is just a statement of what you want to explore. You also may not need to cite topic sentences of each paragraph if they are just your indication of the content of the paragraph to follow (you will have to use your common sense to decide when a topic sentence needs a citation and when it doesn’t)..

b. Your thesis sentence: Since this is by definition YOUR FINDING after critically considering all information..

c. Your Conclusion: The conclusion paragraph should be a summary of your entire paper and especially your findings. NO NEW INFORMATION should appear. Therefore there should be no need to cite anything. It is your own very concise summation of the issue.

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8) Conclusion: All papers should have a short concluding/summary paragraph in which you (in any order you like):

a. Re-state your thesis

b. Summarize the main arguments

c. This should be little more than a summary of information and findings that you have already presented. Somebody should be able to read it without reading the rest of the paper, and know the main points you made.

d. Keep it very short – including only the most important information.

9) List of References: All papers must contain a proper APA-format list of References. Examples of a proper APA reference list are Here: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0002.html

10) Overall Outline: Given the information above, the paper should roughly follow this outline (the number of paragraphs for the body sections are up to the discretion of the student):

a. Title page

b. Introductory paragraph

c. 4-8 body paragraphs

d. Concluding/summary paragraph

e. Proper APA Reference Page.

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SAMPLE MATERIAL FOR GUIDELINES

1) Sample Essay: A sample essay has been provided for you on Web CT. This is a third-year essay of a different length and of a different topic, but will give you a very good idea of format, style, and citation requirements.

2) Grading Rubric: A rubric outlining the criteria we will use for grading this paper has been made available on Web CT, so you know exactly what we are looking for when we are marking.

3) Sample APA Citation: Samples of APA in-text citation can be found online. Here is a good one: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0001.html

4) Sample APA reference page:

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0002.html

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Write a paper on a documentary: “Consuming Kids”

Topic: Write a paper on a documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtFMZ7U8D

Additional Details:
-The Film “Consuming Kids” must be used. It is viewable online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtFMZ7U8D


-A rubric is also attached for marking details
-The 2 peer reviewed articles are provided within the attachments
-There is a sample paper attached to give you an idea of what is needed.
-Lecture notes are attached in the form of PowerPoint slides which should be referenced using the following text book information:
Tepperman & Curtis. (2013). Principles in Sociology, 3rd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press.

What is Sociology - Chapter 1 (covered in powerpoint lecture 1)
Culture and Socialization Chpt 2 (32-45) Chpt 3 (58-70) (covered in lecture 2 power point)
Inequalities of Class, Gender, Ethnicity Chpt 6 (126-129)
Chpt 7 (133-146)
Chpt 8 (158-164 ) (these 3 chapters covered in lecture 3 power point)
Mass Media and Communication -Chapter 17 (covered in lecture 4 powerpoint)

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Sabah - Film review

Critique the movie Sabah's religious themes and how these themes are portrayed in the movie. What type of questions has this movie raised for you? 
Note: Although the film review should totally be about the movie itself but if possible relate it to ideas or thoughts in these two books (but not in the entire review and if you are going to quote don't forget the page number and the author's last name please):

1. Ernst, C., Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
2. Siddiqui, M., How to Read the Qur’an (London: Norton & Company, 2008)

*there should be no other sources other than the movie and the two books no other sources is accepted*
Thank you

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Saturday, 18 January 2014

Confucius

A 500-word (maximum) response to the film Confucius (2010)
Primary Sources
•              Confucius on "Government" from Analects (excerpts available at: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/confucius_govt.pdf)
•              Shang Yang on "Making Orders Strict" (excerpts available at: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/book_of_lord_shang.pdf)
•              Han Feizi repudiates Confucianism (excerpts available on: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/hanfei_five_vermin.pdf)
•              Sunzi Art of War (excerpt available at: http://psi.mcgraw-hill.com/current/psi.php?editionId=47; search "Art of War")
•              Excerpt from Intrigues of the Warring States (available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/moerman/fall2000/edit/pdfs/wk3/theint1.pdf)

Based on the film, the textbook, class lectures, and the primary sources listed above, consider the Spring & Autumn / Warring States Periods as a set of historical context and contingencies. What was it like during the Spring & Autumn / Warring States Period? How did people -- like Confucius -- respond? How did China change in this era? How did the period's instability affect personal and political experiences? How did these responses, in turn, shape the era itself? In what ways does the film Confucius reflect the period?  

Your response should include specific references to both the film's plot and the primary sources.