Final exam guidelines
The purpose of this assignment is to explore sociologically a movie in greater depth and demonstrate your sociological knowledge. At the completion of this assignment, you should be able to do the following:

1. Apply at least two of the sociological theories to a movie on the list on or another one that you choose to use.

2. Watch a movie and expand your knowledge on sociological issues.

3. Demonstrate your skills of critiquing a movie.

1. 5 points for attempting to do the paper

2. 5 points for the Introduction-In this section you will tell me what movie you picked. Why you picked this movie? Did you have an interest in this movie?

3. 15 points- Summary-Give a summary of the movie that you picked. When I am done reading your summary I should know what your

movie is about. Please do not type what is on the back of the movie cover.

4. 20 points Theory-What theories did you use to write your paper. Give a basic definition of the theories that you are using. You must use at least 2 theories from one of the three theories- the symbolic interaction theory, social conflict theory, and structural functional theory. You could also use all 3 if you would like to. Use examples in the movie that show that the theory that you picked for your movie is relevant.

5. 20 points -Literature Review Find at least 3 other sources to support the topic of your movie. You may discuss why these references are applicable to your movie or you can provide an actual detail discussion that you plan to use in your paper. These sources may be journal articles, reputable websites, other books, etc. to support your paper. NO WIKIPEDIA. Do good research, review the information and put all of the information together in the literature review section. For instance if your movie discussed the stigma attached to obesity, you would find three other sources that discuss obesity and the stigmas attached to obesity. This in not a review of how the movie was or what you thought about the movie.

6. 15 points- Critique- This is your section to state if you like your movie, if you didn't like your movie and why? What did you not like about the movie and why? Who would this movie be helpful to?

7. 5 points-Conclusion-restate what has already been stated in the paper. Conclude the paper.

8. 15 points paper structure-this includes paper length 4-6 pages. If you paper is shorter of longer there will be points deducted. Please look at the syllabus for basic information about the paper to include the margins, font, Times New Roman, MLA format. Incorrect format, font size, margins, etc, will result in points deduction. A reference page and a cover page are also required. Cover page should include your name, date, and title of the paper.