Solved: INGL 3202 Character Analysis
Essay#1: Character Analysis
Instructions:
Write an essay analyzing one or two characters from the movie Coco (2017) OR A Whisper Away (2020). You will only write about one movie. Your essay should include an introduction where you present the character you will write about, and mention your main points of analysis; a body where you elaborate your main points; and a conclusion where you recap and restate your main ideas. In order to provide a deep analysis, you must use textual evidence from the film (quotes from the movie). This essay should be at least two full pages long and follow MLA format.
Five BONUS points: Briefly explain how culture (Mexican or Japanese) is shown in the movie. Write this in a separate paragraph at the end and title the section as “Bonus points”.
The essay will be due on March 4th via Canvas.
How to Watch:
Coco:
This movie is available on the streaming platform Disney+.
Here is the link to watch Coco on Disney+:
https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/coco/db9orsI5O4gC
If you don't have a subscription to Disney+, you can write about A Whisper Away instead.
A Whisper Away:
This movie is available on the streaming platform Netflix.
Here is the link to watch A Whisper Away on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81281872
If you don’t have Netflix, you can watch the movie here:
Steps:
- Select a movie (Coco OR A Whisper Away )
- Choose one or two characters from the same movie you will write about.
- Brainstorm and write your essay.
- Due Date: March 4th
- Total Value: 65 pts.
- Format: MLA
- Length: Two pages (Second page should be at completely full)
Rubric:
| Criterion | Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Score |
| Points 10-9 | Points 8-7 | Points 6-4 | Points 3-0 | ||
| Introduction | All intro expectations are fully met: Present the character you will write about and mention your main points of analysis | All intro expectations are partially met: Present the character you will write about and mention your main points of analysis | Only two or three of the intro expectations are met: Present the character you will write about and mention your main points of analysis | Only one of the intro expectations are met: Present the character you will write about and mention your main points of analysis | |
| Main Points | Body of the essay strongly supports your main points by providing convincing information from movie and analyzing it. | Body of the essay supports your main points by providing convincing information from movie and analyzing it. | Body of the essay somewhat supports your main points by providing convincing information from movie and analyzing it. | Body of the essay does not support your main points. | |
| Organization | The essay is very well organized. One idea follows another in a logical sequence. | The essay is pretty well organized. One idea may seem out of place. | The essay is a little hard to follow. | Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. | |
| Spelling and Punctuation | There are 0 - 3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final essay. | There are 4 - 6 spelling and punctuation errors in the final essay. | There are 7 - 9 spelling and punctuation errors in the final essay. | There are more than 9 spelling and punctuation errors in the final essay. | |
| Conclusion | Conclusion recaps all of your points and restates your main idea. The reader is not left wondering about anything. | Conclusion somewhat restates your points and main idea. | Conclusion vaguely restates your points and main idea. | Conclusion does not restate your points and main idea. |
| Criterion | Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Score |
| Points 5-4 | 3 Points | 2 Points | 1-0 Points | ||
| MLA Quotes | Quotes in MLA format. | Quotes are not in MLA format. | |||
| Title | Creative Title is provided. | Essay is titled Coco, A Whisper Away, Essay#1 or something similar. Essay has no title. | |||
| Formatting and Length | Essay is 2 full page long and follows MLA format | Essay is 2 full pages long but not follows MLA format OR/AND Essay is less than 2 pages long but follows MLA format | Essay is not 2 full pages long OR/AND Essay does not follow MLA format | Essay is not 2 full pages long AND Essay does not follow MLA format |
*Rubric adapted from http://www.readwritethink.org and www.gulllakecs.org/
Total: ______/65 pts.