Essay 3: Analyzing Images (Graphic Novel); A Group Project
For this assignment, select a single page from Blue is the Warmest Color and show how it develops a central theme (or, the relationship between themes) of that work in particularly interesting ways. Your thesis should clearly articulate the theme(s) which you perceive at work on the page; the discussion that follows the introduction will illuminate how the page develops the theme(s), connecting each individual frame, and the page, to the work as a whole.
Treat each frame on your chosen page as its own individual painting by examining it using the Strategies for Understanding Visuals. You will need to answer each of those questions for each frame and ultimately explain how each of these works together as a group to communicate one central idea/theme.
PURPOSE: To argue your interpretation of the theme communicated by your chosen page.
AUDIENCE: You are writing to a general audience that has also read the text and is familiar with its contents.
I will explain in class how to effectively and fairly share the workload for the project.
Note that the group will earn one grade for the one paper that you compose together, and each group member will earn individual points for their separate contributions. This score is determined by your classmates in your group.
IMPORTANT: GROUPS MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIRE ANYONE IN THE GROUP AT ANYTIME THAT THEY FEEL IS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD. THIS MUST BE BY MAJORITY VOTE.
IF SOMEONE IS FIRED FROM A GROUP, THEY FORFEIT THE INDIVIDUAL POINTS THAT THEY COULD HAVE EARNED HAD THEY SIMPLY COMPLETED THEIR SHARE OF THE WORK AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT ON THEIR OWN.
Format
Your
essay should have a title. It should also be typed, double spaced, with
one-inch margins all around, Times New Roman Font, & 12 pt. Your
paper should be 3 FULL PAGES up to 4 FULL pages and have a works cited page. Refer to OWL at Purdue for questions about MLA format and citations.
Your grade for this essay will be determined as follows:
Total Possible Points: 40/
Individual Scoring ( 12 points):
Score for individual score for contribution to in-class drafting/invention and overall contribution to project (graded by group members).
Group Scoring (28 points) for paper completed as a group:
Focus (7.53 points): Does essay have a clear purpose (show how the page advances a clear theme or show the relationship between multiple themes? Provide the images/story line on the chosen page? Present a clear meaning/interpretation?
Development (7.53 points): Are there detailed descriptions of how artist's use of style, space, size/shape, line, transitions, and design advance the theme? Does the writer use this knowledge to create a basis for breakdown with the purpose and audience squarely in mind? Help others understand the image as they do?Does the writer avoid giving detail without illustrating importance? Does the writer break the work down into individual components and discuss their importance to the work as a whole?
Organization (7.53 points): Do ideas and paragraphs proceed in logical and apparent sequence or pattern? Does writer use sufficient audience cues to let the reader know what has been discussed, what is being discussed, or what will be discussed? Does writer use attention-getting title and lead-in, paragraph hooks, transitional words and phrases? Does writer guide the reader from beginning to end?
Style (2.8 points): Is language clear direct and readable? Are sentences clear, concise, and easily read by intended audience? Is word choice appropriate for audience? Do sentences reveal and sustain appropriate voice and tone?
Mechanics (2.7 points): Are there obvious errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar? Are there patterns of error?
NO INVENTION WORK (-3 POINTS)
NO 1ST DRAFT ON DUE DATE (-3 POINTS)
NO PEER CRITIQUE (-3 POINTS)
NO REFLECTION (-3 POINTS)
NO PROCESS=NO GRADE
Grading scale:
A 36-40
B 32-35
C 28-31
D 24-27
F 0-23
