Welcome to Midterm Week - your exam is due Sunday at the end of Week 5 by 11:59pm. See the syllabus for the late work policy.

Week 5 Lecture:

 

 

Week 5 Movie: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (John Hughes, USA, 1987)

Week 5 Reading: Moving Pictures, Chapter 6: Editing

 

Midterm Exam

For the midterm exam you will have a week to write two short essays of 500-700 words each. I will provide you with a range of prompts to choose from. Pick two prompts and write two essays. For each of your two essays, develop your own answers but support them with references to two specific passages from the textbook (with citation) and two specific scenes from assigned movies (with timestamps).  Feel free to reference the lectures, textbook videos, bonus features, and even your classmates discussion board posts to support your answers. The midterm exam is your opportunity to show me how close you are at this halfway point to being able to achieve our core learning outcomes by the end of the term:

 

Part A - Weeks 1-4 Prompts

Choose one of the following prompts and answer it in a 500-700 word essay. See the description above for essay requirements.

 

Part B - Week 5 Prompts

Choose one of the following prompts and answer it in a 500-700 word essay. See the description above for essay requirements.

 

Part C - 5 pt bonus question