Discuss on the Sociology Concepts Movie Forrest Gump
All papers for all classes will be submitted as a Word document only. Nohard copies will be turned in. No google documents or shared documents can besubmitted. Your paper must be a Microsoft Word Document. Contact Distance Learningto get your Free copy of Microsoft 365.
Times New Roman, Verdana, Calibri – the 12-point font (yes, it has tobe typed)
CoverPage: name, class, and section (example: SOC 531-W1), title, date
Use APAformat (cover page, margins, citations – if your paper requires).However, youwill have no citations if you complete your paper using illustrations orapplications thatare YOUROWN (without providing concept definitions) If your work demands references,they need to be provided in APA format.
Double-spaced
Yourpaper will need to be 4- pages min. (not including the cover page)
Must be emailedto me or uploaded to Blackboard / Canvas by the due date.
The paper must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx). Icannot open a google document or any shared document.IMPORTANTNOTE:Do NOTeven THINK of looking at movie review websites for any part of your paper. Several students get a zero every semesterand fail the course using lines, phrases, or thoughts from a movie reviewwebsite. I will be checking, and doingthis is plagiarism. It could end yourcollege career, go on your permanent record, and cause failure in the course.
PointsAre Earned as Follows:
Introduction 10 points total:
10 points– Introduce the movie/paper – basic plot – in the context of sociologicalprinciples. You will synthesize –bring together – sociology and the movie plot.List thefour broad categories you will be covering.Integrate or weave in the list of categories within yourintroduction. It must be awell-developed paragraph with a depth of thought and good grammar.BodyParagraphs (20 points each – there will be at least four body paragraphs) – 80points total
Openwith your category in a clear topic sentenceWithinthe paragraph, apply three examples of entirely different concepts to amovie scene under that category’s topic.Forexample (1 paragraph would look like)
Category– socialization – described in the topic sentenceFivepoints – Develop example 1 (your first topic related to socialization,for example – family as agent of soc) from a movie relating to the familyas an agent of socialization. Donot define family as an agent of soc but apply a scene from the moviethat shows an example of the concept.Fivepoints – Develop example 2 (your second topic related to socialization,for example – nature vs. nurture) from a movie relating tonature/nurture. Do not definenature/nurture but apply a scene from the movie that shows an example of theconcept.Fivepoints – Develop example 3 (your third topic related to socialization,for example – The Looking Glass Self) from a movie related to The LookingGlass Self. Do not define TheLooking Glass Self but apply a scene from the movie that shows an exampleof the concept.Fivepoints – for paragraph development, communication of ideas, and grammar.
Each paragraph, like the example, would be worth 20 points, and youwill do 4 – based on four different categories.These will total 80 points.
Conclusion– worth 10 points totalTenpoints – Evaluate – present your defended opinion of how well (or not) themovie related to sociology.Integrate this into your paper’s concluding statements.Must be a well-developed paragraph with a depthof thought and good use of grammar.9479873 hours agoCorrection 4 pages not including cover letter
