Project requirements
Media Review Project (125 points, 25%) – due end of Week 5
- Select a film that depicts domestic violence. Alternatively, you may select a book or television show instead of a movie. Some film suggestions follow:
| · A Cry for Help: The Tracy Thurman Story (1989)
· Affliction (1999) · American Beauty (1999) · Bastard Out of California (1996) · Black and Blue (1999) · Burning Bed, The (1984) · Carousel (1956) · Color Purple, The (1985) · Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (1993) · Crimes of the Heart (1986) · Dangerous Intentions (1995) · Dead by Sunset (1995) · Deadly Matrimony (1991) · Defending Our Lives (1983) · Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) · Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) · Enough (2002) · Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story (1995) · Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O’Hara Story (1994) · Final Appeal (1993) · For Colored Girls (2010) · Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) · Gaslight (1944)
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· Independence Day (1983) – (not the movie about aliens!)
· Getting Out (1994) · Goodnight, Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990) · Great Santini, The (1979) · If Someone Had Known (1995) · In a Child’s Name (1991) · In My Sister’s Shadow (1996) · La Strada (1954) · Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994) · Men Don’t Tell (1993) · Oliver! (1968) · Once Were Warriors (1994) · Perfect Guy, The (2015) · Petulia (1968) · Promise, The (1999) · Provoked (2006) · Shattered Dreams (1990) · Sleeping with the Devil (1997) · Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) · Streetcar Named Desire (1951) · Unspoken Truth, The (1995) · Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · What’s Love Got to Do With It? (1993) · When No One Would Listen (1992)
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- Identify one character (victim of domestic violence) who will be the focus of your paper.
- Compose a 6-8 page paper (not including title or reference page) which addresses the items listed in the following rubric:
| Item | Criteria | Scoring | Possible Points | ||
| Title Page | On a separate title page, center and type the name of the film, the character you have selected, your name, and the course information like so:
Movie Title: Character Name Your Name BEHS453 (section) |
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| Plot Synopsis | Summary of plot – provide enough detail that a reader who has never seen the film will understand the story line, but be concise and limit the description to a few paragraphs (limit to one page) | 20 pts: Excellent summary of plot
15 pts: Good summary of plot, some details missing 10 pts: Poor summary of plot, major details missing 0 pts: No summary provided |
20 | ||
| Identify and describe the type(s) of domestic violence in the film. Identify the victim and the abuser, specifying the relationship that exists between the two. | 10 pts: Clear description of violence in film, key characters and their relation to one another
7 pts: Adequate description of violence in film, key characters with some details missing 4 pts: Poor description of violence in film, key characters with major details missing 0 pts: No description of violence or characters in film |
10 | |||
| Impact of domestic violence on character | List and evaluate the symptoms the character is demonstrating using your eLearning Resources. | 20 pts: Excellent analysis of symptoms and their causes, using citations from eLearning Resources to support response.
15 pts: Good analysis of symptoms and their causes using citations from eLearning Resources to support response. Some details missing or slight errors in citations. 10 pts: Fair analysis of symptoms and their causes. Major details missing. Citations may be incorrect or missing. 5 pts: Poor analysis of symptoms and their causes. Serious omission of detail. Citations may be incorrect or missing. 0 pts: No analysis of symptoms and their causes. |
20 | ||
| Theoretical explanations of domestic violence | Explain the domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective, drawing upon theories discussed in class and in your eLearning Resources | 20 pts: Excellent explanation of domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective, using citations from eLearning Resources to support response.
15 pts: Good explanation of domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective using citations from eLearning Resources to support response. Some details missing or slight errors in citations. 10 pts: Fair explanation of domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective. Major details missing. Citations may be incorrect or missing. 5 pts: Poor explanation of domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective. Serious omission of detail. Citations may be incorrect or missing. 0 pts: No explanation of domestic violence in the film from a systems perspective. |
20 | ||
| Intervention/
Treatment |
Identify any pivotal moments in the film where intervention made or might have made a difference for your character | 15 pts: Excellent analysis of intervention opportunities
10 pts: Good analysis of intervention opportunities; missing some detail 5 pts: Poor analysis of intervention opportunities: missing major detail 0 pts: No analysis of intervention opportunities |
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| 1. Identify a strategy for helping the character, grounded in research and theory mentioned in course materials
2. Develop a comprehensive treatment plan 3.Identify real resources that could help the character and describe how these resources would be helpful |
25 pts: Addresses all three criteria in clear, comprehensive fashion
20 pts: Addresses all three criteria but lacks detail 15 pts: Addresses 2 criteria in clear, comprehensive fashion 10 pts: Addresses 2 criteria but lacks detail 5 pts: Addresses only 1 criterion in clear, comprehensive fashion 0 pts: Does not address any of the criteria |
25 | |||
| Reference Page | List all references on a separate page using APA format (Version 5 or 6). Need a total of six references. | ||||
| Mechanics | Tone | 5 pts: Formal and scholarly tone
3 pts: Minor lapses in tone 1 pt: Serious lapses in tone |
5 | ||
| Grammar and Syntax | 5 pts: No significant grammatical, spelling, or syntactical errors
3 pts: Several grammatical, spelling, or syntactical errors that are somewhat distracting 1 pt: Serious grammatical, spelling, or syntactical errors that detract from overall quality of the paper |
5 | |||
| Citations and References | 5 pts: In-text citations and reference list correct
3 pts: In-text citations and reference list have minor errors 1 pt: In-text citations and reference list have serious errors |
5 | |||
| TOTAL | /125 | ||||
