Class Blog 1/17- Film & Academia/Drafting

Today, we continued to go in depth in classifying the differences between characteristics of film and academia. Eventually, we went into explaining how the two correlate, and how we must combine the two in order to compose an effective paper. We learned to compare film and academia as if they were middle school students at a dance, with one group on one side, and one on the other. Our writing must allow for the two to pair up, just as eventually the groups of people would cluster during a middle school dance.
Secondly, we went into how to transfer information from an article to our papers, while citing and making sure credit is being given to those who deserve it, and putting our own spin on that information. One way to attack this problem is to go out and do more research, but the better option would be to just cite the source, whether it be one person or a group of people. We must make it clear that it is the author's work because we don't want their ideals to be stolen. Rather, we want to evaluate their substance. Before including the quote, we must introduce our take on it, then include the speaker's name after.
Thirdly, we were asked to read over the review and comments on our three act structure letter. The three act structure includes act one, which is the setup, and includes the exposition and inciting incident. Act 2 goes into the rising action, and act three is the resolution.
For the rest of the class, we were granted time by Mr. Rivers to work on our synthesis papers for our senior papers. I elected to write about the film, 42, and I am writing it from a historical lens. To start my synthesis paper, I am going deep into the idea that early African American activists inspired people around the world, and further advocated for not only the equal rights of black people, but the equal rights of all people. While using the proper MLA citation guidelines, I brought in an example of a famous choreographer in today's drafting session to show the effect of early civil rights activists on the current black population. The black choreographer was inspired by black history, and looks to guide the youth to greatness by teaching them the great things she knows, while inspiring simultaneously.