Due: April 22, by the end of the day (11:59pm)
Format: 12-point Times New Roman font; double-spaced, paginated;
one-inch margins; 1000 words (approximately four pages) – you may go 10% above
or below the word count
For this assignment, you must
write a 200-word analytical essay responding to the prompt below. The essay should effectively engage with the
film and any course materials that relate to themes in the movie. Ensure that you offer analysis rather than
assertion or opinion, meaning that you should base claims in the essay on
evidence. Be sure to clearly answer the
prompt and to demonstrate your reasoning through use of the course materials.
The primary purpose of this
assignment is to write an effective essay, which will include a thesis
statement built on evidence and analysis.
Each essay should have a clear argument (in this case, an answer to the
prompt that is then explored in the body of the essay), robust analysis
supported by documentary evidence (rather than assertions or opinions), and an
indication of this topic’s importance (ideally, this could be done in the
conclusion).
When using course materials as
evidence, please cite them parenthetically, with the last name of the author or
the title of the document. For example,
you should cite something like this (Assignment Guidelines, 1) – you only need
to cite specific documents as evidence, so please avoid citing general
knowledge (this event happened as demonstrated in lecture x) or using citations
in every sentence.
How to Write a Good History Essay
The History Student’s Handbook (University of Calgary,
but useful for everyone)
Chicago Manual of Style
Prompt:
Please view the film, The Seventh Seal, and consider how it
relates to material from this course.
There is a high degree of flexibility as to how you approach this
prompt, so feel free to be creative, but you should effectively integrate
evidence from the course materials to make your points.
