Popular Culture & its effects. Your essay should be a continuation of your textual analysis and screening reports, though it will entail further research and more examples to illustrate your point (those 2 papers concentrated on the above theme). All the writing you do in this class will be, to one extent or another, thesis driven, but your essay in particular will develop a thesis. Your purpose, specifically, is to demonstrate your ability to write a well reasoned, thesis driven paper focusing on a thematic issue of your choosing. You should demonstrate your understanding of the elements of fiction and film, your ability to write about film, and, of course, your critical thinking and analysis skills. Objectives for Essay Assignments: ? You will demonstrate your understanding of the elements of film. ? You will demonstrate your skills of analysis and critical thinking. ? You will demonstrate your ability to write about film using the appropriate terms and conventions. ? You will demonstrate your ability to combine all of these elements into a compelling, concise and coherent critical essay. Your task is to write an essay examining thematic elements of the film using the appropriate language and terminology for writing about film. Your essay should be in MLA format including a works cited page. You will need to cite at least two secondary sources, not the novel or the film.