The Documentary: "The Man Who Saved the World." It will be from 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, in 1090 Lincoln Hall
In order for us to be able to accept and grade your essay, you must sign the special sign-in sheet that will be at the back of the seminar room.
After attending this event, you must submit a report that summarizes it and assesses it critically. You will submit only one version (extra-credit essays are not revised).
Flims are a form of persuasive art, and as such each presents information in a unique and complex way. This essay will ask you to think critically about the film and analyze the arguments it makes.
Your report must be at least 1.5 pages but no more than 2.0 pages in length.
Your report should have the following structure:
Assume your audience is a typical University of Illinois student, but not a student in Physics 280. Begin each paragraph with a strong topic sentence and omit any information that is not essential for addressing the points listed above. Make your paragraphs clear, concise, and to the point. Avoid repetition and unnecessary words, especially adjectives and adverbs, and use active voice.
The Student Handbook provides complete guidance on how to format and submit an extra-credit essay and how the score you earn on an extra-credit essay is counted in computing your total course score. Be sure to review the writing assignment submission checklist in the Handbook before you turn in your essay!
In order to receive credit for your report, you must upload an electronic copy by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6th.