C. your reaction paper

  1. Each week a students must write a reaction paper about a film he or she has seen recently.
  2. This reaction paper is maximum 2 pages long.
  3. It must include the following:
    1. A brief summary of the plot (4 lines).
    2. Relevant information about the director, or the stars, or the studio producing it.
    3. A link to the relevant page on http://www.imdb.com
    4. An explanation of what the film is about.
    5. An analysis of how the film achieved (or not) its goals: techniques used, target audience, reaction of the audience in the theater, themes, mood, your personal reaction, etc.
    6. Your reaction paper must be about your reaction to the film, and how the film achieved that reaction.
    7. Your reaction paper will be posted on the class website.