Rubric for Movie Argument Analysis

Rubric for Movie Argument Analysis

Do you have an Interesting Title – hints at what is to follow?

In Your Opening Paragraph(s) do you

·  Identify the movie, director, the type of movie, the structure of the argument

·  Identify the issue and the claim(s) made by the director

·  State or hint at your evaluation of the argument presented in the movie

·  Get the reader interested in the way you introduce the essay

In the Body Paragraphs of Your Essay, do you

·  Summarize briefly the movie’s argument

·  Analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the movie’s argument(s) in terms of elements we have discussed (use the pink analysis sheet)

·  Cite specific examples from the movie to demonstrate your fairness in capturing the tone and content of the argument

·  Stick to a clear organizational structure with clear topic sentences and controlled paragraphs

·  Take into consideration the unique argumentative techniques of a movie: sound, images, visuals in general/editing techniques

·  Avoid appearing too biased – your evaluation is supposed to be based on the merits of the argument, not on previously held prejudices

In the Concluding Paragraph(s), do you

·  Remind your reader of your overall evaluation of the movie

·  Leave your reader thinking about the argument either in terms of its content or the manner in which the argument was developed.

Overall

·  Is your style interesting and concrete

·  Does your style demonstrate that you can accurately use terms of argumentation – logical fallacies, inductive vs. deductive structure, logos, ethos, pathos etc.

·  Did you avoid “is” and “it is” and “it is…”that”

·  Did you vary your vocabulary and sentence structure

·  Did you proofread for grammar and punctuation errors

·  Did you cite correctly

·  Do you have a title page and a works cited page?