Standard MLA style format 1,000 words plus works cited page. Works Cited page
Standard MLA style format 1,000 words plus works cited page. Works Cited page with one source citations must be included for a passing grade the assigned source that was annotated and discussed in Unit 1
Assignment – Structure and Development should reflect the descriptions below.
Essay #1 involves research on the assigned humanities topic. Refer back to Lesson 2.5 for the topic of the essay and the required reading.
In Corridor’s video “New Robot Makes Soldiers Obsolete,” Corridor video illustrates the combat skills of a robot through various tests and combat situations. In your essay, analyze the details of the following,
the humans’ actions and behaviors
the robot’s actions and behaviors
the text captions Grading criteria:
Strong analysis of the theme of robots replacing soldiers
Clear and concise writing style, using Grammarly Premium to edit and proofread
Proper citation and formatting, using MLA format
Depth and complexity of thought and analysis
The introductory paragraph should identify the author’s name and the title of the video being analyzed. Then, develop a brief five to six-sentence summary of the video followed by a thesis that expresses an interpretative conclusion about theme by analyzing the three elements of humans’ actions, robots actions, and the text captions. A thesis example: In the Iliad, Homer’s imagery and internal conflict for Achilles’ characterization reflect an ethical theme that revenge is self-destructive.
Body paragraphs (2 to 3) should have an explicit topic sentence that presents part of the analytical point from the thesis. You also must integrate evidence in the form of a quote, paraphrase, or summary from the work being analyzed. Last, the body paragraph development should include an analytical discussion explaining how the evidence supports your thesis.
The conclusion should NOT simply repeat the thesis, but it should also NOT continue to argue and present more evidence. Instead, the conclusion should bring the reader full circle on the importance of your analysis of the work and the points you have argued in the body paragraphs. Explain why the story is still relevant in the 21st centaury For the 1,000-word analysis essay, students will analyze the content of a video, showing the training and development of a robot.
On the next page, students will access the video using the social annotation tool Perusall. The video can also be viewed can using the link below in the full MLA citation.
Evidence from the video must be integrated and analyzed in body paragraphs for support.
As preparation for developing the essay, this assignment involves a group annotation to discover analytical and interpretative points that can be developed in the essay’s body paragraphs.
Be sure to annotate the required video by annotating the text for the characteristics of the theme of a theme that you will support.
In the development of the Analysis essay, you will create your own thesis that presents an analytical claim about the depiction of the robot’s actions.
The MLA 9th edition citation for the version that we are using is:
Corridor. “New Robot Makes Soldiers Obsolete (Corridor Digital).” Youtube.