The topic:
Discuss how Steve McQueen’s Widows subverts the formula of a heist movie
(In short, it is a heist movie, but it’s not Ocean’s 11. Spot the differences and analyze their meaning)
The essays that have been plagiarized (copied from somewhere or written by an AI, whether entirely or in fragments) will result in a fail and cannot be rewritten.
If you’re using additional sources, you needto indicate that in your essay (otherwise, it’s plagiarizing)
Guidelines:
– the rules of academic writing discussed during your text analysis classes do apply, so remember about a thesis in the introduction, topic sentences in main body paragraphs, formal register, proper linking words, proper punctuation, etc.;
– format guidelines: the essay should be submitted as a doc document; it should start with a title and the name of the author; font: Times New Roman 12, 1,5-spaced, justified; all paragraphs should be indented (start a new paragraph by pressing Tab; do not use spacebar to make an indentation for it will mess up the layout); the first impression matters, so make sure that your text looks neat
– send your essays via Teams. The official deadline is 22ndDecember, but if you want to spend some of your Christmas break on writing,, we can make it the end of the year.
Grading:
– the (down)grading system for the grammar/vocabulary/unity & coherence remains similar to the onefor the text analysis classes:
Grading Policy: Unity & Coherence
- No Thesis: -5/-15
- No Topic Sentence: -5
- Irrelevant Sentence: -2
- Missed Linking Phrase: -1
- Incorrect Linking Phrase: -1
- Unclear Sentence: -2
- Unclear Referent: -1
- Tense Change That Makes No Sense: -1
- Argument/logic (unclear, too general, makes no sense, etc.): between -5 and -10, depending on how severe the problem is
Grading Policy: Grammar
- Noun-Verb Complementation: -2
- Incorrect Tense: -1
- Incorrect Verb Form Used With a Tense: -1
- Incomplete Sentence: -2
- Comma Splice: – 0,5
- Missed Comma: -0,5
- Missed Comma When Using a Linking Phrase that Requires a Comma: -1
Grading Policy: Vocabulary
- Incorrect Word: -1
- Incorrect Collocation: -1
- Incorrect Preposition: -1
- Spelling: -0,5
- Register: -1
- “Kalka językowa”/Style: -1
Additional downgrading regarding content may be applied (for instance, if you discuss a particular difference but there is no analysis of that difference, it will affect your grade; a summary is not an analysis):1-5 points, depending on the severity of the problem.
Grading: 0-59: 2; 60-67: 3; 68-75: 3+; 76-83: 4; 84-91: 4+; 92-100: 5