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For this paper, you want to limit your focus to a topic narrow enough to
be addressed in three to four pages, like the handling of a character--or
a set of characters--or the depiction of a particular chapter or
scene as they are expressed similarly or differently from book to film
or a specific aspect of the rules or physical results of how magic is
used in the texts you are comparing.
You
should certainly quote from both primary texts you are using to make
your points, but you should notice that quotations from films are
handled a bit differently than quotations from books in MLA. You
want to follow the directions for quoting from a drama, but you will not
need to include act, scene, or line numbers. Again, the
suggestions in the revision flow charts from the text will likely help
your essay's quality. Likewise, you may still have your essay read
by a reader in the Writing Center on campus, but if
you do so, as always, make sure you bring in a copy of this assignment sheet with
your draft and remember that the lab requires a 48 hour turn around
time, so plan ahead. As always, having your paper at the lab is not a valid
excuse for attempting to turn it in late.
The
main difficulties you may have in this paper will be in narrowing your
focus enough and in linking the comparison and contrast to a specific
significant point.
Format: This
essay should be double-spaced, laser-printed, carefully edited and
proofread, and stapled before you turn it in. You should have a heading
with your name, my name, the course title and section number, and date
on it. You must give the paper number and the title a line of their own, and
your last name and the page number should appear at the top right of
each page, after your first page. This paper should be three to four
pages in length with one-inch margins, not including the Work or Works
Cited page.
Your rough draft
is due at the beginning of class for peer review
the class prior to the due date.
Potential Paper Topics
Harry Potter in the films is more arrogant and self-centered than he is
in the books.
The theme of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone changes
significantly from book to film.
The Harry Dresden novels are more compatible with Christian religious
philosophy than the Harry Potter novels.
The Fading Lands novels are compatible with Christian philosophy.
Note: For this paper, I
would like to see at least three quotations from each source, and of the
quotations from a film, at least one must be a dialogue exchange.
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