Topic: How does the film influence your perception of Prophet Mohammed?
This writing is not a summary of the film but your reflection on the given topic.
There are three components in this prompt.
“This” specific film (not general information or summary)
It is the references for you to include in your argumentation; specific scenes and/or scholars’ comments. Do not copy and paste the transcripts from the video)
2. “Your” perception (not AI or websites)
3. “Influence” (“After’ watching this specific film, how it has influenced your opinion)
“Influence” can refer to one of the followings: how your opinion is “formed,” “changed,” “modified,” “challenged,” or “reinforced.”
Guidelines:
Make a title of your essay indicating your thesis (“Reflection on the Film” cannot be a title. “Ex. Prophet Mohammed: A Peacemaker”)
Include introductory and concluding sentences.
Not recommended: Writing background information in introduction.
Recommended: In introduction, you signal the thesis of your essay.
Not recommended: Summarizing your previous statements or repeating introduction in conclusion.
Recommended: Clearly state your thesis in conclusion.
Make paragraphs by organizing your ideas.
Not recommended: Summarizing the content in the first half, and writing your opinion in the last half.
Recommended: Your opinion is supported by the content of the film. You state your opinion straight forth, and then provide its justification.
Provide concrete references to the scenes and narrations in the film in your discussion.
Avoid over-citation in this short essay by making a long direct quotation from the film.
Note: Please do not include general information about religion of Islam or the film itself.
(300 words)
Format guideline for academic writing
Please make paragraphs. I suggest two paragraphs in this assignment—no more than three.
One sentence usually does not make a paragraph in academic writing.
The first and the last sentences can be combined with the following or previous paragraphs.
Please make indent in the beginning of each paragraph.
Please remove extra space between paragraphs. You can fix this by clicking “Format,” then “Paragraph,” and then “don’t add space between paragraphs.”
Please do NOT underline or italicize the title.
Please capitalize title: ex. Capitalize My Title
Please use double space
Please remove extra space between paragraphs. You can fix this by clicking “Format,” then “Paragraph,” and then “don’t add space between paragraphs.”
Avoid contraction in academic writing. Ex., “isn’t” can be written as “is not.”
Font size 12 is the standard.
Avoid colloquial expression in academic writing.
11. Please avoid using / in academic writing. It is not a standard form.
Ex. “loved/cared” can be written as “loved and cared”
“influence/relation” “influence or relation”
