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Material Type: Assignment; Class: Wr Sem:Femininity & Perceive; Subject: Interdepartmental; University: SUNY at Geneseo; Term: Fall 2006;
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Writing Seminar: A Century of Science Fiction Dr. Pogo Short Assignment #
Assigned: Monday, September 18, 2006 Due: Friday, September 22, 2006 Submission: Pogo’s inbox only Filename: movie####.doc Format: Word document, 10 point times roman font, double spaced.
Requirements: Write a one page movie review of any science fiction movie you’ve seen, as if for a newspaper.
Your thesis will be either to persuade people to see it, or to persuade people to not see it.
In a movie review, the thesis usually comes at the end of the review. Also, movie reviewers need to be careful to not reveal too much of the plot.
Also, remember that in good persuasive writing, you are communicating with people who do not necessarily share your own personal tastes. You need to try to anticipate the preferences of the potential moviegoers who will read your column for advice, rather than just focusing on your own likes and dislikes.
Finally, please be aware that the “two thumbs up” cliché requires at least two separate reviewers.
For examples of professional reviews, see:
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/archive/
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage