English 200H Autumn 2013 !

Assignment for Paper 2

As part of the W requirement for the course, this paper provides you a chance to synthesize and further develop the writing and thinking you have done over the quarter. In lieu of a final exam, this paper counts for 20% of your overall grade for the course. In this paper of approximately 5-pages, you will be developing a definition of documentary. To do so, you will need to present your definition in conversation with existing definitions of documentary, as they appear in sources such as Aufderheides Documentary: A Very Short Introduction or any other sources that you find in your research. You will also need to support your definition of documentary with close analysis of the elements of form in at least two works of cinema or poetry (or possibly, some type of new media). At least one of the works that you focus on in your paper must be one of the works that we have read or screened in class (other than Rankines Dont Let Me Be Lonely, since it was the focus of Paper 1). The other work that you focus on in this paper must be a work of poetry or cinema (or new media) that we have not read or screened in class but that shares at least some of the elements of documentary form of the work from class that you are focusing on. While the focus of your paper should be on these two works, you may also discuss other works either from class (including Rankines Dont Let Me Be Lonely) or from outside of class. You should assume that the audience for your paper has some familiarity with documentary forms but has not necessarily seen or read the works you are discussing. Therefore, you should provide some background information on each work. However, the paper must go beyond summarizing and should develop a detailed analysis of the elements of form that make up each work. The introduction of the paper should inform the reader how you will be approaching the task of defining documentary. The body paragraphs of the paper should discuss your definition of documentary in relation to existing definitions of documentary and in relation to particular elements of form in the works you have selected to write on. The body paragraphs should incorporate relevant details from the works as well as outside research, with quotations and paraphrases cited in MLA format. The conclusion of the paper should summarize how you have defined documentary, how and why it might differ or concur with existing definitions, and what evidence you have for the definition based on the formal elements of the works you have analyzed in the paper. (It is possible that one or more of the works you discuss in the paper will fall outside of the definition of documentary that you develop. In that case, the paper should discuss why that is so.) Research: The paper must present at least two existing definitions of documentary from a scholarly source such as Aufderheides Documentary: A Very Short Introduction. You are highly encouraged to also consult and cite other scholarly sources as part of developing and discussing your definition. You are also highly encouraged to incorporate and discuss relevant research on what others have written about the works that you are focusing on in your paper. All sources should be cited in MLA format in the text of the paper and in a works cited section at the end of the paper.

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English 200H Autumn 2013 ! Formatting:

Assignment for Paper 2

The paper should be formatted as a Word document in 12-point, Times New Roman, doublespaced, and with 1-inch margins. The paper should be approximately 5-pages. You are encouraged to incorporate photos, drawings, or other visual forms into the paper, but they will not count as part of the 5-pages. The paper should have a title. On the top right corner of each page after the first page, include: Lastname, Page number. On the top left corner of the first page of the paper, include:
Your Name English 200H Autumn 2013 Date Paper 2, Draft Number

Proposal due on November 18th: Before writing the paper, you will write a proposal for what works you are thinking of writing your paper on, why you are thinking of selecting those works, what research you have done so far, and what research you are planning to do. The proposal is also a chance to ask the instructor any questions you have about the paper assignment. The proposal must be submitted to Canvas by 2:30 pm on Monday November 18th. The proposal counts as a homework writing assignment. You will receive instructor feedback on your proposal by the end of the day on Friday November 22nd. Draft due in class for peer review on Monday December 2nd: As part of the revision component of the W requirement, a completed draft of the paper must be brought to class for in-class peer review. You will be exchanging your paper with at least one peer and posting feedback to Canvas as a required in-class writing assignment. Paper due in class on Wednesday December 4th: You will be submitting a printed copy of your paper on our last class. Early or late papers will not be accepted. On finals week, you will receive on Canvas your grade for the paper as well as instructor feedback in each of the rubric categories. You may request to pick-up your paper, with written comments from the instructor, at the beginning of the next quarter. Utilizing Homework Assignments: In writing your paper proposal and in writing the paper, you are encouraged to utilize what you have already written in your homework assignments and in-class writing assignments.

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English 200H Autumn 2013 ! Before Submitting the Paper:

Assignment for Paper 2

Before submitting your paper, you are encouraged to seek feedback on drafts from one of the writing centers or by setting up an appointment to meet with the instructor during office hours (Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Padelford B5N). Information about the Odegaard Writing & Research Center in Odegaard Undergraduate Library can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/owrc. Information about the CLUE Writing Center in Mary Gates Hall can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/aspuw/develop/writing-center/. Grading: The paper will be graded on a scale of 0-40 points. You will receive a grade and instructor feedback in each of five categories: definition, analysis, research, organization, and style & creativity. Does the paper successfully develop a definition of documentary? How thoroughly does the paper discuss the up to 12 points definition in relation to existing definitions? How well does the paper support the definition? How well does the paper analyze the elements of the form that make up each work discussed in the paper? How well does the paper analyze works in relation to each other? How well does the paper incorporate relevant research on definitions of documentary and on the works discussed in the paper? Does the paper accurately cite all sources in MLA format? Is the paper effectively organized so that a reader can understand it? Does the introduction effectively introduce what the paper will discuss? Does the conclusion effectively summarize what the paper has shown? Is the paper carefully written so that it can hold the readers attention and so that the reader can understand it? Does the paper offer some creative, original, or thought-provoking ways of defining documentary and analyzing the formal elements of particular works?

Definition

Analysis

up to 12 points

Research

up to 6 points

Organization

up to 6 points

Style & Creativity

up to 4 points

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