Lesson: Part 2

Assignment 2

ASSIGNMENT (100 marks)
Open a new Word document. Label it E101U2L5.2surname 
In this document, write the good copy of your personal response to text as outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U2L5 Truman Essay

Write a personal essay in response to the film The Truman Show and the two websites you have explored. Your essay will address the question "How similar is our world to that of The Truman Show?"

Within your essay, you should discuss reality TV, product placement / advertising, security cameras, and the cult of celebrity.

Your essay must be at least five paragraphs long.
Be sure that EACH body paragraph in your essay follows the pattern below, ensuring that you are following the "principle of thirds": (NEXT)

  • New idea - answer the question and provide a statement of theme (thesis) for the paragraph
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Transition - provide a transition from this paragraph to the next