Select a movie that focuses on a particular stage of development. Your task will be to identify concepts/theories that are discussed in the text and indicate the extent to which the movie has accurately portrayed your developmental stage of interest.

Movie Report Instructions

Movie Analysis PaperSelect a movie that focuses on a particular stage of development. Your task will be to identify concepts/theories that are discussed in the text and indicate the extent to which the movie has accurately portrayed your developmental stage of interest.

Paper Instructions:

Select a film and get permission to proceed to watch the film. Submit your movie for approval via Canvas

View the Movie

Summarize the storyline and main characters (1 page Max)

Identify three concepts that are covered in the text regarding your selected stage of development (Hint: create a header in your paper for each theme, e.g., Parenting Style, Attachment, Friendship in Adolescence)

For each concept briefly summarize what psychologists empirically know about this concept (cite the text or other sources for the information) and then discuss how each theme was portrayed in the film. Were they accurate depictions of the concept?

View the movie againDid you miss anything?

Write a conclusion. Include what you would add or change about the film to reflect the empirical understanding of development. Also note whether or not you are left with any questions about the concepts you chose. If not, tell why not and if you are, what questions remain?

Avoid Plagiarism! Create a reference page and make sure that you cite your work throughout the paper, following APA format. (NOTE: You may simply use your textbook and the movie. Using additional sources is not required)

FORMAT     

The report should be typed in black, 12-point, Times New Roman font

Include an APA-formatted title page.

NO abstract is required.

Reports should include headers for each of the 5 required section

Movie Summary

Concepts/Theories (one for each; there should be 3)

Conclusion (Include proposed changes/Remaining Questions).

Paraphrase! Do not include any direct quotes from your references unless you are defining a term.

APA-style References

At the end there should be a reference page (include at least the movie and your textbook)

For every citation in the text, the source should be on the reference page.

Do not include any sources on the reference page that you did not actually cite in the paper.

The paper should be 4-5 pages (the title and reference pages do NOT count toward the page requirement). There will be a penalty for papers that are too long (more than 5 pages) or too short (fewer than 4).

Use 1” margins

Double-space the paper

Your writing should be formal and professional. Your work should not read like a casual conversation you would have with a friend.

Avoid using contractions (e.g., write “cannot” instead of “can’t”)

Paper should be in APA format. For more style help, visit this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 

Suggested Movie List: Select one of the movies below or propose your own

Tuesdays with Morrie

Parenthood

Look Who’s Talking : One or Two

Nanny McPhee

Matilda

Under the Same Moon

To Kill a Mockingbird

Little Giants

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Big Daddy

The Game Plan

South Central

Three Men & A Baby

Water

High School Musical

Ghost World

The Breakfast Club

Easy A

The Hunger Games

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Dead Poet’s Society

The Breakfast Club

Juno

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Mean Girls

October Sky

Thirteen Going on Thirty

Remember the Titans.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Bucket List

Antwone Fisher

 

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