Thursday, January 6, 2011
Blog Post III part II
I was initially drawn to a Black Swan movie review because I have been wanting to see it since it was released. I was drawn to this specific article because the deck presents a mediocre opinion of the film, and I have only heard great things about it. Because of this, I was immediately interested and continued reading. I was also drawn to this review because of the intense, action photos used to break up the text. Strengths of the writing include the acknowledgement of the film’s positive areas, as well as its faults. Solid reasoning is given to backup each opinion, and the most important factors of a review are covered, including information on the plot, music, casting, and director. Technical aspects, including lighting design, that are often overlooked, are also mentioned in this review. Negative aspects include lengthy paragraphs as well as slightly informal and wordy language. Excessive use of first person also weakens the review. The writer fails to mention details about the film’s rating, running time, and cost, leaving some questions unanswered at the review’s end.
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1. Response thoroughly addresses elements of the article that effectively drew your attention. 10
ReplyDelete2. Response thoroughly addresses positive and negative aspects of the article. 9--I'd love to see what you meant by informal language. Example?
5. Response thoroughly addresses questions left unanswered by the review. 10!!!
6. Response includes additional observations. 10
_____________49/50
10-9-8-7 Writing in both responses is well-organized, supported and developed, and follows conventions of standard English. Writer uses paragraphs. 8--Proofread. Paragraphs?
Total blog score: _________95/100
Morgan--I messed up the points for this part. #2 should be two separate parts worth 10 points each, so you scored an 9 for neg and 10 for pos. (Total score is same.)
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