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    Documentary FILM REVIEW

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    This document provides the assignment sheet for a documentary film review. It asks students to write a review in 3 paragraphs - an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide basic information about the film. The body should explain the plot and provide an analysis and evaluation supported by examples. It should discuss the director's purpose, effectiveness of elements, and strengths and weaknesses. The conclusion should pull thoughts together and include a grade. It provides a rubric focusing on use of conventions, substance, style, content, and objective tone.

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    Documentary FILM REVIEW

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    This document provides the assignment sheet for a documentary film review. It asks students to write a review in 3 paragraphs - an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide basic information about the film. The body should explain the plot and provide an analysis and evaluation supported by examples. It should discuss the director's purpose, effectiveness of elements, and strengths and weaknesses. The conclusion should pull thoughts together and include a grade. It provides a rubric focusing on use of conventions, substance, style, content, and objective tone.

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    This document provides the assignment sheet for a documentary film review. It asks students to write a review in 3 paragraphs - an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide basic information about the film. The body should explain the plot and provide an analysis and evaluation supported by examples. It should discuss the director's purpose, effectiveness of elements, and strengths and weaknesses. The conclusion should pull thoughts together and include a grade. It provides a rubric focusing on use of conventions, substance, style, content, and objective tone.

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    Documentary FILM REVIEW

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    Carlito Doringo
    This document provides the assignment sheet for a documentary film review. It asks students to write a review in 3 paragraphs - an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide basic information about the film. The body should explain the plot and provide an analysis and evaluation supported by examples. It should discuss the director's purpose, effectiveness of elements, and strengths and weaknesses. The conclusion should pull thoughts together and include a grade. It provides a rubric focusing on use of conventions, substance, style, content, and objective tone.

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    Name______________________________________ Period__________ Due__________

    Documentary Film Review Assignment Sheet


    Description: A film analysis is not a review or summary of the plot, it goes deeper into analysis and reaction.
    IT MUST BE TYPED and double spaced using a 12 point, easily readable font.

    Introductory PARAGRAPH (not bullet points) – 5 points


    Provide basic information about the movie, and a sense of what your review will be about. Include:
    _____ Brief (1-2 sentences) introduction to the movie.
    _____ Title (underlined)
    _____ Director
    _____ Publication Information: year released, length of movie
    _____ Genre-i.e. comedy, animated, drama
    _____ Movie's thesis / theme / purpose?
    _____ Subtotal

    Body -20 points


    There are two main sections for this part. The first is an explanation of what the movie is about. The second is
    your opinions about the movie and how successful it is with examples used to support your opinion.

    _____ Explanation – 10 points


    Give a brief summary of the plot in which you identify the main characters, describe the setting,
    and give a sense of the central conflict or point of the movie. Don’t give too much away. Include
    what we have studied so far with examples where pertinent:
    o Opening
    o Plot

    _____ Analysis and Evaluation – 10 points


    In this section you analyze or critique the movie. Write about your own opinions; just be sure that
    you explain and support them with examples.

     ___How did the director achieve his or her purpose?


     ___Describe the effectiveness of the interviews/visual design/music/sound.
     ___What are the strengths and weaknesses of the movie?

    Conclusion – 5 points

    _____ Briefly conclude the review by pulling your thoughts together. You may want to say what
    impression the movie left you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.
    Be sure to include a grade, A-F, in your review with a recap of why it earned that grade.

    _____ Language Competency – 10 points


     Spelling and grammar count.
     Write in a logical and coherent manner; it should be easy to read.
     Proofread it before turning it in.
     No plagiarism!
    Name______________________________________ Period__________ Due__________

    _____ TOTAL

    Exceptional-5 Skilled-4 Proficient-3 Developing-2 Inadequate-1

    Use of The text The text The text The text The text
    Conventions/Mechanics expertly uses skillfully uses proficiently somewhat inadequately
    The text demonstrates standard standard uses standard accurately uses
    standard English English English English uses standard standard
    conventions of usage and conventions conventions conventions English English
    mechanics along with the of usage and of usage and of usage and conventions conventions
    language of critique. mechanics. mechanics. mechanics. of usage and of usage and
    mechanics. mechanics.

    Substance, Style and The text The text The text The text The text
    Content: expertly skillfully proficiently somewhat inadequately
    The text presents a formal, presents an presents an presents an accurately presents an
    objective tone and uses engaging, engaging, engaging, presents an engaging,
    precise language and formal, and formal, and formal, and engaging, formal, and
    topic-specific vocabulary objective tone objective tone objective tone formal, and objective
    to manage the complexity and utilizes and utilizes and utilizes objective tone tone and
    of the topic. topic-specific topic-specific topic-specific and utilizes utilizes topic-
    vocabulary. vocabulary. vocabulary. topic-specific specific
    vocabulary. vocabulary.

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