Web Project
Proposal
Due Date: Friday, February
9, by 4:00 p.m. via Web form or email
Assignment
For this assignment, you will submit
a one- to two-page proposal for the Web project. The proposal should
have the following sections:
Statement of Topic and
Film(s)
This section lists the film(s) under
study and describes the types of analysis you plan to include in the site.
Tentative Site Design
Describe how the site will be organized;
you can draw a chart that shows how the site’s pages will connect to each
other. Specify how you want viewers to proceed through the site.
Research
Describe the type of research you
plan to do (for example, research of newspaper and magazine articles contemporary
to the film(s), recent contextual analyses of the film(s), director autobiography,
lists of other films from the period, etc.)
Links
List the links you plan to include
on the pages. If you have already viewed some of the links, briefly
describe how they apply to your project.
Questions
List any questions you have about
your topics, Web authoring, or research. If many class members ask
the same sorts of questions, we will discuss the answers in class.
Grading
Since the purpose of this assignment
is to articulate and receive feedback on your ideas in progress, I will
grade this assignment credit/no credit. A proposal that receives
full credit has the following qualities:
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Includes all of the required sections
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Has a substantive description of the
site’s proposed analysis
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Contains clear descriptions of the planned
organizational format, links and research plans
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Uses visual aids effectively (if visual
aids are used)
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Expresses ideas clearly
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Has a sophisticated style (remarkable
variety of sentence patterns, smooth transitions between ideas, superior
control of diction)
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Has few, if any, minor errors in grammar,
usage or mechanics
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