Saturday, April 12, 2008

Movie Journal (or research paper): the Writing component of the course

You will maintain a journal in which you write some comments, thoughts, reactions, questions, things you didn't understand, and other writings about the films that you watch. You can write about the characters, the future world which was created, almost anything as long as it is directly related to the film and your reactions to the film. I would expect about 100-150 words commentary about each film. You may write more for some films, and less for others. Write in paragraphs! Your film journal can be a paper notebook, or a blog on the internet. If you write on a blog, let me know, and we can set it up to be private (or public).

I think a film journal is easier, better, and more appropriate than writing a research paper for this course. A research paper may be difficult for many students in this field. However, if you would prefer to write a research paper about topics related to artificial intelligence, I welcome your efforts! This should only be attempted by students who want to practice academic English and more challenging assignments.

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