Analytic Essay,
(1) Watch and take notes on Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990).
(2) Read Armond White’s review of Wild at Heart from 1990.
(3) Place the Lynch movie and the White review in a conversation. Enter the debate with a specific vantage point (side) of the controversy… Write a five paragraph 1,400 word essay based around your original thesis.
(4) Proof read your essay, follow MLA
POSSIBLE ESSAY OUTLINE:
PARAGRAPH ONE – INTRODUCE THE MOVIE AND THE REVIEW, ENTER THE CONTROVERSY WITH YOUR ORIGINAL THESIS, FOREGROUND YOUR THRU-LINE ARGUMENT
PARAGRAPH TWO – START WITH A STRONG TOPIC THAT FRAMES WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THE THIS FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH, INTRODUCE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS CLAIMS (TEXT SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE MOVIE AND THE REVIEW), REACH A SUB-CONCLUSION THAT BUILDS AND ADVANCES YOUR ARGUMENT
PARAGRAPH THREE – START WITH A STRONG TOPIC THAT FRAMES WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THE THIS FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH, CONNECTING IT TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH WHILE BUILDING TO A NEW POINT, INTRODUCE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR NEW CLAIMS (MORE TEXT SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE MOVIE AND THE REVIEW), REACH A SUB-CONCLUSION THAT BUILDS AND ADVANCES YOUR ARGUMENT
PARAGRAPH FOUR – START WITH A STRONG TOPIC THAT FRAMES WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THE THIS FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH, CONNECTING IT TO THE LAST TWO PARAGRAPHS WHILE BUILDING TO A NEW POINT, INTRODUCE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR NEW CLAIMS (MORE TEXT SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE MOVIE AND THE REVIEW), REACH A SUB-CONCLUSION THAT BUILDS AND ADVANCES YOUR ARGUMENT
PARAGRAPH FIVE – YOUR CONCLUSION
