Film Assignment

SOCI 1002D
Film Assignment – Due February 25 by Midnight (12AM, Feb 26)
Worth 30%
This assignment is a means of assessing your ability to review and critique a body of work. We will
watch the film, The Yes Men Fix the World, in class on February 4th. You will then be required to
produce a review of the film that is four to six pages long, and includes references to the textbook
or other courses readings.
Your film review should answer the following questions:
• What was the film about?
• How did the film use comedy as a means of social critique?
• Did it do this well?
• What could the film have done better?
As this is a review, you should make sure to come to some sort of conclusion about the film. In
other words, make sure to take some sort of position as to your opinion on it—do not simply
describe it.
The Details
Your assignment should:
– Be 4–6 pages long
– Be double-spaced
– Be written in essay style (i.e., not point form)
– Include in-text citations and works cited list in APA format
– Be written in 12 point, Times New Roman font
– Be in .doc or .docx format (no PDFs)
– Be handed in on cuLearn February 25 by Midnight (12AM, Feb 26)
Late Assignments Lose 5 Marks Per Day
1
2
Grading
Rubric
The F’s
F = Below 50
The D’s
D+ = 57–59
D = 53–56
D- = 50–52
The C’s
C+ = 67–69
C = 63–66
C- = 60–62
The B’s
B+ = 77–79
B = 73–76
B- = 70–72
The A’s
A+ = 90–100
A = 85–89
A- = 80–84
Completeness &
Depth
• Incomplete
• Does not follow
directions
• Zero analysis
• Incomplete
• Does not follow
directions
• Superficial level of
analysis
• Complete
• Not all directions
are followed
• Analysis requires
more depth
• Complete
• All directions are
followed
• Analysis provides
good depth
• Complete
• All directions are
followed
• Analysis provides
excellent depth
Comprehension • No use of
sociological
concepts/terms
• No use of
course materials
• Improper and/or
sparse use of
sociological
concepts/terms
• Little reference to
course materials
• Difficulty using
sociological
concepts/terms
• Some use of
course materials
• Demonstrates
understanding of
sociological
concepts/terms
• Adequate use of
course materials
• Displays keen
understanding of
sociological
concepts/terms
• Uses both course,
and non-course,
materials in
creative ways
• Demonstrates
independent
scholarly research
Structure &
Organization
• Argument is
impossible to
follow
• Unorganized
• Zero flow
• Argument is very
difficult to follow
• Unorganized
• Argument is
unclear
• Relationship
between points is
unclear
• Organization is
lacking
• Argument is
somewhat clear,
but tends toward
description
• Organized in a
logical way, but
the segue between
points could be
stronger
• Argument is clear
• Easy to follow
• Points flow
effortlessly from
one to another
Writing &
Format
• Numerous
spelling/
grammar
mistakes
• No in-text
citations
• No works cited
list
• Numerous
spelling/grammar
mistakes
• Numerous in-text
citation errors
• Incomplete or
improperly
formatted works
cited list
• Some spelling/
grammar mistakes
• Some in-text
citation errors
• Improperly
formatted works
cited list
• A few spelling/
grammar mistakes
• A few in-text
citation errors
• Works cited list
formatted
correctly
• No spelling/
grammar mistakes
• No in-text citation
errors
• Works cited list
formatted
correctly