Prompt
Watch the film Network and take notes on the people you visit there. What do you notice about them? How and why? They are a diverse lot joined together to do a hard work in considering the news. Each in his or her own way comments and adds to the drama here. How so?
This should have you thinking about the film and the points you want to make.
The purpose or focus of this assignment is for you to look after the “human factor” of those people in the film who are caught up in the action presented and how their lives are affected.
Directions
Write an essay of 4-5 pages following the format presented you from the previous essays (this is a hint that you should read those directions in terms of this essay’s format). Your essay should take as its focus character development, focusing on the character(s) of the film and how they change. You want to follow the steps here
Watch the film
Take notes
Formulate a thesis you wish to discuss and prove
Research critics writing on Network as well as those sources you find on the film’s content, network news.
With this good hard done, select a character or characters from the film (there are six very notable people) and examine how they contribute in their own ways to the dynamic of the film.
This essay is not theme oriented as much as it is character driven. I expect you to examine character and ask after the relevance and importance of those characters provided.
Grading Rubric
40/100 work is turned in
50/100 work has been edited
60/100 work presents a suitable argument concerning the value of character in the film
70/100 your essay uses resources competently in supporting your argument
80/100 the film is used to illustrate your argument using scene description and quoted material
90/100 the analysis and conclusion parts of the essay shine in arguing for the value and importance of what is found
100/100 the essay is smart and creative in service to the good hard work done here
