Movie Critique
Paper
Assignment:
Review/critique a movie that has education as its central focus. Your paper
should be no more than 7 pages based on the APA style. Provide a brief summary
of the film that includes a discussion of the movie's theme, the central
conflict/issue, characterizations, symbolism (if any), and what you think would
be the typical reaction to the movie by first the educators and then the public.
(See the model paper provided in course documents.) Possible movies for
consideration might be the following:
Conrack, Blackboard Jungle, The Principal, Up the Down Stair Case, Dead Poets'
Society, Remember the Titans, Teachers, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Substitute, To
Sir with Love, Dangerous Minds, etc.