film discussion

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCUSSION BOARD POST AND REPLIES: Focusing on Chapters 12, 13+ (You can use any chapters prior to 12 and 13 or after these chapters if you have completed the reading for chapters after):

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE SOURCE MATERIAL ON WHICH A FILM IS BASED, DO NOT USE THOSE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. YOU MAY USE OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS OR LATER CHAPTERS TO COMPLETE THIS DISCUSSION BOARD. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT ADAPTATIONS AND HAVEN'T READ THE SOURCE MATERIAL YOU COULD EARN ZERO POINTS FOR THAT QUESTION AND ANSWER.

• Choose a film, from the recommendations or personal preference
• Read, understand, follow, and complete all Assignment Instructions below
• Discuss your observations on your film choice (40 points)
• Respond to two of your classmates' posts. Begin your reply with their name. (5 points each for a total of 10 points)
• Click HERE for YouTube Video for how to view instructor feedback in Gradebook, including Grading Rubric.

Watch Dune (2021), or A Wrinkle In Time (2018), or a film of your choice. See link below to access these films and other free film options:

Below is a link to access many incredible free films. You can use any of these for your assignments, if they work for your boundaries, or you could choose any film of your choice for each assignment (including the films on your personal streaming services if you like).

• At the end of each chapter of The Art of Watching Films ebook Resource, there are extensive lists to choose from.
• Consider choosing one of the films on these lists at the ends of the chapter(s) for each of the assignments.
• Choose something that you might not otherwise have watched in your free time that could grow and stretch your imagination and experience.
• Finally--consider choosing a variety of genres and kinds for each of the assignments; mix it up as much as you can!-drama, comedy, classic film, black and white, musical, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, historical fiction, foreign with subtitles (not dubbed!), anime, etc.

Free Film Options for Discussion Board Assignments

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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND GRADING RUBRIC BELOW: (50 points total)

ASSIGNMENT BASICS:

1. Complete reading of Chapters 12 and 13.
2. Read through all of the questions at the ends of Chapters 12 and 13 before watching your chosen film.
3. Choose 3 questions out of the questions at the end of Chapters 12 and 13: You can choose the questions from one, or both chapters. And if you haven't read the source material you are trying to answer a question about, DO NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION! Use any other questions from prior or future chapters instead!
4. Watch the film in full, in all one sitting if possible, with the questions you have chosen in mind. Take notes while watching if that is helpful to you.
5. Post Format: At the top of your discussion board post write, either in title form, or in sentence form--the name of the film, year made, director of the film, and when you watched the film (examples: Hugo, (2011) directed by Martin Scorsese, watched on 9/3/2024, OR I watched Hugo, made in 2011, directed by Martin Scorsese on September 3, 2024).
6. Post Format: Type each of the 3 questions you have chosen into the Discussion Board in the following way.
   1. NOTE: The examples below are from the first discussion board, but are included as an example of how to type up your questions from the current chapters included in this discussion board assignment.
   2. Name the Chapter the question comes from, (2) the page number it comes from (you can also label the subtitle that the question falls under as well), and (3) then label the question exactly as it appears in the chapter questions.
   3. Example: (1) Chapter 3, (2) page 71, (2b-subtitle) On The Significance of Title, (3) Question 5: "If the title calls your attention to a key scene, why is that scene important?"
   4. Then you would answer all three questions in the manner described below in the section entitled HOW TO WRITE YOUR POST.

ADHERE TO POST FORMAT DESCRIBED ABOVE:

Follow the structure in bullet points 5-6 in ASSIGNMENT BASICS. (5 points)

HOW TO WRITE YOUR POST: (20 total)

***Scroll all the way down to the bottom of these instructions and click on the REPLY button to POST!***

1. LENGTH OF POST: Write a minimum of 100 words per question for a minimum of 300 words total. Going over the word count in the service of the content requirements below is encouraged. (5 points)
2. Answer the 3 questions fully and completely.
3. SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS: Support your answers through SPECIFICALLY described details and examples from the film. Be specific and paint a picture for your reading audience. The reading audience should be able to picture what you are expressing through how vividly you have described your specific examples. (10 points)
4. USE YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE: Write your answers from your own perspective, using the pronoun “I” throughout your writing. It is very important that the writing voice sounds like you and comes from your own perspective. What did you experience while watching the film? What are your thoughts and feeling about what you watched? (5 points)
5. If it sounds like AI wrote it as an essay about the film, it will not earn credit and may be investigated by the Dean of Students for Scholastic Dishonesty.

USE COLLEGE LEVEL WRITING SKILLS IN POST AND REPLIES: (7 points)

1. PROOF READ: Proof read all of your paragraphs—watch out for run on sentence, fragments, and coherency. (2 points)
2. ITALICIZE: Italicize all film titles. (2 points)
3. CAPITALIZE: Capitalize all proper names, including film titles, and whenever you use the word “I.” (2 points)
4. PUNCTUATION: Include proper punctuation throughout your writing. (1 point)

FOR DB ASSIGNMENTS 2-6 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST: (3 points)

*In order to earn credit for this part, you will need to include the following information at the top of your DB Posts 2-6. If this isn’t included at the top of all posts after DB 1, zero (0) credit can be earned for this part.

Films I’ve viewed for previous assignments:

DB 1: Film name, genre

DB 2: Film name, genre

Etc.

Be sure that all film titles are italicized in this area too.

VARIETY OF FILMS WATCHED THROUGHOUT DBs 1-6: (5 points)

1. Points will be earned by the variety of genres you choose throughout the 6 assignments. In order to earn full credit for each DB, you must choose a different genre for each assignment.
2. Full points will be earned on DB 1 for this section, since no other assignments will have come before it.

REPLY TO 2 CLASSMATE’S POSTS: (10 points)

1. Reply to 2 classmates (5 points each)
2. Minimum 50+ words for each reply.
3. Adhere to college level writing skills requirements above.