Artistic and Studio Motivations on Hip Hop Essay Final Paper — This a formal paper and 600 words minimum are required. Your paper must meet academic guidelines with a thesis, justifications, citations and new research.
Review the writing guidelines in the content section. This paper can be turned in to the drop box at the student’s convenience any time during the final exam period.
Using course material and your new academic source(s) you have researched, select a hip hop film that is not required during the course. You can use the optional films in panopto but NOT documentaries. The film can be any hip hop film, national or international. Such a film must have a significant hip hop soundtrack or theme.
The purpose of the paper is to critically analyze a film that is NOT listed as a required course offering, to situate it within course ideas, theories, and history. It is also to evaluate the content, mise en scene, and hip hop cultural/musical influences. This is an also good opportunity to research hip hop films from other ethnicities and races for example if you are interested in this area. You can pick from the fictional films listed as optional in the module summary of activities. These films are in Panopto.
Develop a thesis after picking one or two ideas from an academic article as the starting point for analysis. Reference this primary source(s) in your first paragraph which will include your thesis. Throughout the rest of your paper, you will use in-text citations referencing course ideas and including your new research.
Structure your paper so that your thesis and sub assertions are supported by analysis of the narrative, themes, scenes, and mise en scene academic sources — use nonacademic sparingly, most for director/actor quotes etc. academically supported historical and cultural context
Consider as appropriate artistic and studio motivations for the film (research directors, studio, etc. as appropriate) who the film is intended to appeal to– its audience(s) and larger meanings for them how the film relates or does not relate to hip hop’s theoretical concerns and issues how it addresses or does not address African Americans, hip hop origins and what that suggests
This paper must also be uploaded into the dropbox for a plagiarism check in order to receive credit.
Use the Rubric as a guideline for writing the Final Paper.
PAPER FORMAT
This is generally the format of what your paper should look like.
Paragraph 1 — introduction to tell me where you are going. This paragraph includes or starts with a specific distinct thesis that states exactly what you plan to argue. It does not say “I will discuss…” Instead, state your argument and move on to prove it. If I have to wait until the end of the paper to figure out what your point is, you have already failed. Some students put the thesis sentence in italics or bold it. If you want to do this that’s fine. It helps me zero in immediately on what you will argue and may help you keep track of your focus.
Paragraphs 2-5 — justifications. Each subsequent paragraph proves some part of your thesis. They start with and include sub assertions. These sub assertions introduce related bits of evidence and are in effect a mini-thesis that makes a refined point about SOME aspect of the thesis. In other words, it pinpoints a specific part of the thesis and explains why the information you present is relevant. After the sub assertion, include your evidence — an example, quote, and citation, for example. You must include examples from the narrative. You can combine justifications in paragraphs as long as they relate to the sub assertion, which on a larger scale connects to the thesis. Start each new paragraph with new sub assertions and justification that highlights another different part of the thesis. Continue until all parts of your thesis are illustrated and justified. Adjust your thesis if need be.
Final Paragraph — add some deeper insight. You started with a thesis — what additional intellectual points can you add that both reflects the original thesis but seems to carry your initial concept further?
It is important to realize grading will start with a look at the thesis. Does it make sense? Does it reference theory? Is it complicated enough or merely trite? From there I will look at each paragraph to see how they support parts of the thesis. Are you just rambling, trying to fill up space or is this part of a thoughtful analysis? Look at the links in this section and others if you need help. I look for textual and visual/scenic proof, for academic support and for logical arguments. Is the information inaccurate? If not, this tells me you did not read the material or view the video. Did you use in-text citations including the URLs? I actually look much of this up and I check your works cited to see if you used a style that provides enough information. There is a 300 level course and everyone is expected to step up to the plate. Look into the various university sites that offer to tutor if necessary. Links to UA sites are provided in the content section.\
Final Paper — This a formal paper and 600 words minimum are required. Your paper must meet academic guidelines with a thesis, justifications, citations and new research. Review the writing guidelines in the content section. This paper can be turned in to the dropbox at the student’s convenience any time during the final exam period.
Using course material and your new academic source(s) you have researched, select a hip hop film that is not required during the course. You can use the optional films in panopto but NOT documentaries. The film can be any hip hop film, national or international. Such a film must have a significant hip hop soundtrack or theme.
The purpose of the paper is to critically analyze a film that is NOT listed as a required course offering, to situate it within course ideas, theories, and history. It is also to evaluate the content, mise en scene, and hip hop cultural/musical influences. This is an also good opportunity to research hip hop films from other ethnicities and races for example if you are interested in this area. You can pick from the fictional films listed as optional in the module summary of activities. These films are in Panopto.
Develop a thesis after picking one or two ideas from an academic article as the starting point for analysis. Reference this primary source(s) in your first paragraph which will include your thesis. Throughout the rest of your paper, you will use in-text citations referencing course ideas and including your new research.
Structure your paper so that your thesis and sub assertions are supported by analysis of the narrative, themes, scenes, and mise en scene academic sources — use non-academic sparingly, most for director/actor quotes etc. academically supported historical and cultural context
Consider an appropriate artistic and studio motivations for the film (research directors, studio, etc. as appropriate) who the film is intended to appeal to– its audience(s) and larger meanings for them how the film relates or does not relate to hip hop’s theoretical concerns and issues how it addresses or does not address African Americans, hip hop origins and what that suggests
This paper must also be uploaded into the dropbox for a plagiarism check in order to receive credit.
Use the Rubric as a guideline for writing the Final Paper.
PAPER FORMAT
This is generally the format of what your paper should look like.
Paragraph 1 — introduction to tell me where you are going. This paragraph includes or starts with a specific distinct thesis that states exactly what you plan to argue. It does not say “I will discuss…” Instead, state your argument and move on to prove it. If I have to wait until the end of the paper to figure out what your point is, you have already failed. Some students put the thesis sentence in italics or bold it. If you want to do this that’s fine. It helps me zero in immediately on what you will argue and may help you keep track of your focus.
Paragraphs 2-5 — justifications. Each subsequent paragraph proves some part of your thesis. They start with and include sub assertions. These sub assertions introduce related bits of evidence and are in effect a mini-thesis that makes a refined point about SOME aspect of the thesis. In other words, it pinpoints a specific part of the thesis and explains why the information you present is relevant. After the sub assertion, include your evidence — an example, quote, and citation, for example. You must include examples from the narrative. You can combine justifications in paragraphs as long as they relate to the sub assertion, which on a larger scale connects to the thesis. Start each new paragraph with new sub assertions and justification that highlights another different part of the thesis. Continue until all parts of your thesis are illustrated and justified. Adjust your thesis if need be.
Final Paragraph — add some deeper insight. You started with a thesis — what additional intellectual points can you add that both reflects the original thesis but seems to carry your initial concept further?
It is important to realize grading will start with a look at the thesis. Does it make sense? Does it reference theory? Is it complicated enough or merely trite? From there I will look at each paragraph to see how they support parts of the thesis. Are you just rambling, trying to fill up space or is this part of a thoughtful analysis? Look at the links in this section and others if you need help. I look for textual and visual/scenic proof, for academic support and for logical arguments. Is the information inaccurate? If not, this tells me you did not read the material or view the video. Did you use in-text citations including the URLs? I actually look much of this up and I check your works cited to see if you used a style that provides enough information. There is a 300 level course and everyone is expected to step up to the plate. Look into the various university sites that offer to tutor if necessary. Links to UA sites are provided in the content section.\
