REVIEWS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT NOTE: Before you begin the following assignment, study “Part 3: Developing a Writing Process” in your textbook. Those brief chapters give excellent information on how to write a strong paper. To the point, the suggestions will help you organize and construct your essays. REQUIREMENTS : The essay should be 2 to 3 typewritten pages, double-spaced, using Modern Language Association (MLA) format (see my sample essay showing the proper MLA style under Essay Examples). Remember to check the dates in the Course Calendar for the following steps: Discussion post closes on the Review Essay Due date. Prepare draft. Apply information from the “Reviews” Chapter DRAFT will be DUE to Canvas. You will receive one of the papers for peer review ONLY IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED A PAPER IN THE PEER REVIEW FOLDER before the deadline. Complete the peer review and submit to the peer review folder Refine your essay Study grammar and punctuation links ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Following are choices for your review essay. You must choose one topic on which to write. You will also need to research your topic (instructions for research follow the essay assignment). Writing Today offers outlines for you to follow in structuring your review essay. Your choices for a topic follow. a.Review a movie or a live performance that interests you. Situate the item for readers, offering background information (release dates, titles, directors, actors, running times for films etc.) For a live performance you could use a concert, a play, a dance performance, a symphony, the circus, or other performances (recorded live performances are allowed). For this choice you will find the essays in the “Readings” section of the “Reviews” chapter informative in the amount of detail you should use. Be careful. If you use someone else’s review, I will recognize the style. Your review must be your own. Use the sample papers to show you what kind of information to include. REMEMBER TO CITE EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT YOUR OWN IDEA. Any quoted material must be followed by the site of origin in parentheses. If you pick a movie, here are a few things to keep in mind: Movies follow specific genres (horror, romantic comedy, action, science fiction, documentary etc.). How well does this movie measure up to the genre and other movies in this genre? People have commonly held expectations (criteria) about what makes this kind of movie good or bad. What are these criteria and how well does the movie satisfy them? Your readers are college students, not the broader public. What expectations and interests do they have that might influence whether they would like or dislike the film? Pay attention to how movies use shortcuts and cultural stereotypes to introduce and shape characters. How do movies reinforce or challenge cultural stereotypes? b.Write a rant about something you despise. You could think of something you have experienced recently that you did not like at all. You coul ...