It has also been placed on the Core Blackboard site. Thus, you have an opportunity to review the film, and once you have picked your scene, watch it several times. Think about watching your scene at least once with the sound off, to become more aware of what's happening visually.

Your paper will need to include these elements, probably, though not necessarily, in this order:

• A brief synopsis or summary of the scene (assume your audience includes people who have not seen the film)

• A brief description of the characters, the setting, and where we are in the plot.

• A more in depth analysis of the scene, to give your reader a very close look at what happens, who says and does what, how it looks and sounds, what most important details stick with you and have the greatest impact

• Finally, and specifically, what the scene contributes to the film overall

When writing about particular characters, it is standard to use their character name and include the actor's name in parentheses. You would only need the actor's name the first time you mention the character. Here's an example from Roger Ebert's film review of Amreeka: "Her son Fadi (Melkar Muallem) finds an ally in Salma (Alia Shawkat), a cousin about the same age."

Review criteria:

• Writer sets up the review by identifying the film title, the year it was made, and the director.

• Writer summarizes or offers a concise and accurate synopsis of the scene for potential viewers.

• Writer articulates the scene's purpose, theme or argument

• Writer provides sufficient detail in his or her analysis, and gives good reasons for his or her claims on the scene.

• Writer controls language at the sentence lever, edits for punctuation, sentence structure, etc.