Effects of Monsters in Films on the Society

For this assignment, you will research a topic connected to Monsters you are interested in learning more about. You will read articles, books, and other materials outside of class, and may elect to interview people whose expertise or experience is relevant to your topic.

Your Task:

For this essay, you will pick a topic about Monsters to research. You could use Paper #1 or Paper #2 or any of your discussion posts and expand it with research.

The Steps:

Pick an issue related to monsters that interests you e.g something from the class or Frankenstein’s Cat.
Narrow down the topic to something you can cover in 6-8 pagesg. How have zombies movies influenced the conversation about global pandemics?
Read articles and books, and watch some media clips that interest you on that topic. Make sure to get sources you agree and disagree with
Put your sources on your source list. You must use thesources in Annotated Bibliography.
After doing a little research, develop your topic on your issue develop a hypothesis. Basically, take a stand on how your topic impacts the local community. This will turn into your thesis.
These project will culminate in Essay #4

Write a 6-8 page argumentative research paper, written in response to a research question of your choice about monsters.

PAPER FORMAT:

o 1800+ words (about 6-8 pages).THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WORKS CITED PAGE!

o All drafts must be typed and double-spaced.

o Size 12 Times New Roman Font

o Have: Name, Class, Date, Assignment, and Topic in upper left hand corner.

o A title that is not GENERIC

o Paper MUST follow MLA format and MLA citation guidelines.

WHAT A SUCCESSFUL ESSAY WILL HAVE

Introduction:

A title specific to the topic
An attention getter
Background on the topic (please make it clear which prompt you are answering)
End with your thesis
Include a clearly stated thesis (your opinion – your 1-2 sentence response to the essay prompt) which speaks to the “so what” of the issue and is not merely a list plan of development.

Body:

Topic sentence that is related to the thesis
Supporting evidence
Quotes from the text (Remember to cite the quotes)
Consideration of and rebuttal against the other side of the topic

Conclusion:

DO NOT bring up a new topic
A suggestion of the consequences of your position for society, individuals, what you want to happen in the future, etc.

Works Cited:

Please include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper.
Please make sure the Works Cited page follows MLA formatting rules.

Evaluation Criteria for Your Essay:

I will use the following criteria to evaluate your position paper:

Have you engaged the readers’ interest at the beginning and throughout the paper?
Have you chosen an arguable position and defined it carefully (e.g. placing the issue in its historical or cultural context, citing specific instances to make the issue seem less abstract, or establishing or redefining the terms of the debate)?
Have you organized your paper into an introduction, body (containing several paragraphs), and conclusion?
Have you included at the end of the introduction a thesis statement that asserts a clear, unequivocal position on the issue you have chosen and, possibly, forecasts the stages of the argument, identifying the main reason or reasons that you will develop and support in the essay?
Have you given reasons why readers should take your position seriously?
Have you organized your reasons into a logical order (e.g. placing the strongest reason last and the second-strongest reason first, with the other reasons in the middle)?
Have you supported each reason with examples, facts, analogies, statistics, anecdotes, or quotes from authorities?
Have you anticipated readers’ questions and their positions on an issue, counterarguing as needed?
Have you signaled explicitly the move from one topic to the next using forecasting statements, transitions, topic sentences, rhetorical questions, and/or summaries?
Have you cited at least 8 sourcesin your essay, using MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation strategies correctly?
Have you integrated the sources into your essay, using signal phrases to introduce long quotations or incorporating shorter quotations into the sentences smoothly?
Have you included an MLA Works Cited at the end of your essay?
Are the sentences clear and correct?

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REQUIREMENTS

grammar english description 6 pages, Double Spacing

Answer preview…………

The portrayal of monsters is ubiquitous in contemporary society. However, little has been researched on the effects of these increased portrayals on human perceptions of technology and monsters themselves. Monsters are commonly used in films to achieve several intentions among them scaring the audience, evoking an emotional response, and connecting with one’s fears in the society. Horror films have dominated the big screen with a few in the recent past being nominated for recognizable awards. The effects that the portrayal of monsters in films has in the society have long been questioned by scholars. The presentation of monsters in horror film recreate real-life monsters, criticize human behavior, evoke an emotional response to the fears present, and also present an opportunity for creativity in art and psychoanalysis………..
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