Reading Journal Assignment

Due dates Nov 1^st/Dec 6^th/Jan 10^th.

Write a 300-word reading journal (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and 1” margins all around; refer to CMS format style) focusing on assigned reading for the previous month.

Please submit the Journal to the lecturer’s email address maran@lit.nagoya-u.ac.jp with the subject “IFH reading journal I/II/III”. I’d send out confirmation email once your assignment is received. Late submission is not accepted unless emergency happens.

All assignments are preferably submitted to the teacher in Word Doc (if you haven’t installed Microsoft, PDF is fine). The Word file should contain “IFH”+ the student’s name in its file name.

Format

Include the following information at the top of each assignment:

Your Name Course Title Submission Date Reading Journal Essay # [you should write either 1 or 2 here; not just #!!!]             Title of article (do think of a title)

In a reading journal for this course, you do NOT have to review all the topics covered in the previous weeks. Try to focus on ONE specific topic/argument (for instance, “Georges Melies is a French filmmaker” is NOT an argument; “Melies is perhaps one of the most important filmmakers in the early years” is an argument).

You are expected to review, evaluate and even critique certain discussions/arguments regarding part of the film history we have covered; you could look at film movements (like montage); could turn to filmmakers (their achievements; contributions), or aspects of film culture, and so forth. Besides paraphrasing the authors' ideas/notions/concepts/arguments, you should be able to present your own interpretation and viewpoints.

You should engage with at least 1 reading as listed in our syllabus. Secondary resources are welcome. Put them in the Notes/Bibliography per CMS (I have uploaded a document on how you could work with CMS).