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We will be writing drafts of our analysis of Maxed Out this weekend.  You should write it as you would an article analysis, with a summation of the argument in the first paragraph, an analysis of the argument (not the topic) in the body paragraphs, and a concluding statement of the movie's persuasiveness.  This assignment is worth 80 points (think a month's worth of article analyses), so spend some time on it.  Here are our notes from the board:

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While we didn't get as far as I would have liked, this (coupled with your notes) should give you a good starting point.  Think of the above as an annotation of the movie; you won't necessarily structure your analysis this way, but it is a good summation of the movie's structure and the argued impact of many negative influences.

As always, if you have any questions please post a comment for the good of all or send me an email:image

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Anonymous said... October 11, 2008 at 11:03 AM

so its ok if we structure our analysis like that though?

JStallings said... October 11, 2008 at 11:25 AM

Certainly. I just didn't want to force you to follow our notes if you have a better way. Remember, these are just annotations. You should focus on how the author presents his argument, rather than a synopsis.

Anonymous said... October 11, 2008 at 5:54 PM

Oh and does the rough draft have to be typed or is handwritten fine for now?

JStallings said... October 12, 2008 at 11:55 AM

Handwritten is okay for now, but it's easier for me to give you suggestions on a typed page.

Jeff Daffern said... October 12, 2008 at 5:56 PM
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Jeff Daffern said... October 12, 2008 at 5:58 PM

Does the rough draft get a grade or just the final draft?

JStallings said... October 12, 2008 at 6:20 PM

Both.

Gwyn said... October 12, 2008 at 9:08 PM

can we use that thesis or do we need to write our own?

Gwyn said... October 12, 2008 at 9:48 PM

did we ever figure out what the ethos was in this??

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