Due: Monday Sept 23. You will have class time on Thursday and Friday to work on it.
Media Analysis
Assignment
How does the filmmaker’s use of persuasive devices and story
elements demonstrate the presence or lack of bias in the film Rip! A Remix Manifesto?
Media Analysis Format
Your response should be in a 3 paragraph format and
approximately 250 words.
Paragraph 1:
State the author’s thesis in your own words. State your opinion as to whether
or not the film shows bias. Qualify your statement with a primary rationale or
sense of how your argument is shown.
Paragraph 2: Provide
examples of how bias is or is not shown by using 2 devices or story elements as
examples. Explain how each does or does not show bias. Make sure to use correct
terminology. For example, “The filmmaker uses appeal to authority by saying…”
Paragraph 3:
Summarize your essential argument. Provide a philosophical conclusion with a
view to social issues, the future, or overall judgement.
Basic overview:
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Author’s opinion stated in own words.
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Student’s opinion to question (bias)
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Example 1 from devices/elements
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Explanation 1
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Example 2 from devices/elements
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Explanation 2
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Conclusion logical, insightful and interesting
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Knowledge
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Level 4 (86-100%)
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Level 3 (73-85%
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Level 2 (60-72%)
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Level 1 (50-59%)
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Identifies the filmmaker’s thesis
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Thesis fully summarized in a sophisticated sentence
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Thesis summarized in a sentence
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Thesis summarized in a few sentences
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Thesis identified
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Strategies
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Level 4
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Level 3
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Level 2
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Level 1
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Identifies various techniques in text, including
story elements* or persuasive devices**
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Includes 2+ strong examples of different
techniques using specific details and correct terminology
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Identifies 2 examples of different
techniques using some details and correct terminology
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Identifies 2 examples of techniques using
appropriate terminology. May be the same technique or weak examples
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References 2 examples of techniques. May
not use correct terminology or lack sufficient details
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Thinking
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Level 4
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Level 3
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Level 2
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Level 1
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Evaluates how the evidence in the text demonstrates
the filmmaker’s argument & bias
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Makes insightful inferences about bias using
support from devices and elements
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Makes logical inferences about bias using
support from devices and elements
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Makes some logical inferences about bias using
some support from devices and elements
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Makes few logical inferences about bias using
limited support from devices and elements
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Communication
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Level 4
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Level 3
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Level 2
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Level 1
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Multi-paragraph argument shows organization and uses
transitions to create flow
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Organization is smooth and logical with good
transitions and flow
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Logically structured argument with explicit
connections among ideas/ sections
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Structure is logical but not explicitly
outlined in intro and/or connections
among ideas not always clear
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Limited organization or structure so connections
among ideas is unclear
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Paragraphs are effectively developed
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Individual paragraphs are effectively
developed. Conclusion leaves the reader with something to think about
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Individual paragraphs are logical. Conclusion
follows logically from thesis and development
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Logical paragraphing but may lack structure
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Paragraph formatting is weak. Conclusion
may introduce new ideas or contradict body
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Writing conventions (grammar, spelling, etc.)
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Few, if any, errors
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Few errors, do not affect meaning
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Noticeable errors are somewhat distracting
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Frequent errors may interfere with meaning
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*Story elements: atmosphere,
characters, conflict, plot, setting **Persuasive devices: allusion, analogy, anecdote, appeal to authority,
diction, hyperbole, parallel structure, rhetorical questioning
Assignments not yet meeting Level
1 expectations (50%) will be given an “I” for Incomplete.
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