4.7 Film Essay Plan (Assignment)

Step 1:  Before you begin, examine the rubric to see how you will be assessed on this assignment.

Step 2: Read Lola's student example to give you a sense of how to complete this assignment, though please note that while Lola completed her assignment on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, you must write about your film from the Approved Film List.
Step 3:  Study the assignment page.  You’ll notice it is set up exactly like a Literary Exploration assignment page from the diploma exam.  On scrap paper, quickly jot down some initial ideas you have that connect the topic to the film you chose to study from the Approved Film List. 

Step 4:  Read the excerpt from Michael J. Fox’s book Always Looking Up.  It should look familiar to you.  You read the same excerpt in your Literary Exploration Diploma Exam Prep Tutorial earlier in this course.

REMEMBER:  The text excerpt from Always Looking Up is provided to deepen your understanding of the essay question.  You are not required to discuss the excerpt in your essay.  You are required to refer to literature you studied in the course.  In this assignment, you must refer to the film you chose to study from the Approved Film List.

Step 5:  Review the Transformation Tutorial to help you in planning this essay.

Step 6:  Download the 4.7 Film Essay Planning Worksheet (in Word, Google doc, or PDF).  NOTE:  If you would like to discuss completing a shortened version of this plan, please contact your teacher.

Step 7:  Plan.  Complete the 4.7 Film Essay Planning Worksheet based on the film you chose to study.

Step 8:  Save your assignment in the following way:  Your Full Name 4.7 Film Essay Plan.

Step 9:  Submit your assignment in the space provided.