Critical Essay On The Movie “Losing Isaiah”

Utilizing seven to ten outside scholarly sources students are to write critical essays documenting an essential issue(s) regarding course material and their assigned film. Students may also include official and organizational research reports as part of their allotted references too1. These essays are positional in nature (you’re arguing a stance using scholarly evidence), and will be written in an academic and scholarly tone. Arguments must be cogent, logical, and supported by facts (which will come from one’s research). APA citation and reference lists are required. These essays will be well proof-read before submission (see chapter five in Ferree). Font: Times New Roman, 12. The essay should be double-spaced and numbered. Below are instructions regarding the formatting:

1.The assignment requires a traditional APA title page. Students may assign the essay its own title, be creative. The title page and references are not counted in the seven-page requirement.

2.The first page of the essay should begin with the title of one’s assigned film as a heading.Following the heading write a comprehensive but concise 1-2 page recap of the film. Explain the plot line and the relevant points(of one’s choice) from the film that will be critiqued/explained in the following pages. See this section as an introduction. Moreover, engaging the reader here is important. Engage by explaining the scope of the issue(s) identified, and making use of stats and other relevant info to help explain the scope will be most helpful.

3.The proceeding pages should be well structured by sections which will correspond to your three themes. For example, if one has chosen to focus on class, gender, and race, then each section will be separated based on those themes and the information contained in each respective section will include a meshing of content from the film, your scholarly sources, and something from the course text. This part of the essay will become more refined as one continue to engage in research and correlate his/her findings to points noted in the course text. Remember, all points/arguments explained in these pages must be cited and backed by evidence, and the analysis will include, among other sources, key points notated in the course text. Essentially students are meshing together the film, seven to ten outside scholarly sources, and the course text to write the essay.4.The final pages of your essay will be your references which are to be done using APA.Key suggestions:Regarding number three above, students may want to review their assigned film ASAP to gain consensus on the issues presented in the film. This will allow one to scan for relevant materials in the course text as we cover the chapters. Simultaneously, one should be searching for the seven to ten scholarly sources that he/she will use in the essay (this is