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Shall We Dansu?

• How does Mr. Sugiyama typify the stereotypical
  salaryman?
• How does Mrs. Sugiyama typify the stereotypical
  housewife?
• What is and example of tatemae (superficial
  appearance) that you saw in the film?
• What household (ie) is being passed on in this
  film?
• How would you describe the change in attitude of
  the main actor towards ballroom dancing?

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Film Analysis Essay

• Using your understanding of the evolution of
  behavioural patterns in Japan explain what is
  going on in the film.
• More specifically, explain why people are acting
  the way they do.
• How do the needs for group orientation,
  individual expression, and to act according to
  universal values shape the behaviour of the
  people in the film?
• What tensions are there between these different
  needs? How are the tensions resolved? What are
  their interrelationships?

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Film Analysis Essay cont

• What activities are these needs expressed
  throughat school, at work, in the family, in
  sports clubs, where?
• How are institutions, such as the educational
  system, womens roles, religion, the media,
  employment system, and political rights reflected
  in peoples behaviour?
• Are traditional patterns of behaviour more
  powerful or are newer forms taking shape and
  changing the way the people in the film act?
• What authors agree with you? Why? Which authors
  disagree? Why?
• Is what the director saying about Japanese
  society true? To what degree? What is he or she
  saying about Japanese society, politics or the
  economy?

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Film Analysis Essay cont

• A list of feature films available in the media
  resources of the library can be seen by searching
  the library media resources subset under Motion
  pictures, Japanese. You can choose from this
  list or any other Japanese feature film (not
  documentary).
• Use your textbook and the additional texts placed
  on reserve to backup your thinking and
  statements. The use of other references is
  highly recommended.
• Remember, you dont have to do a film analysis.
  Instead, you can do an essay on a topic of your
  choice. However, check your topic out with me
  first.
• Approximately 1500.
• Film analysis essay (research essay option) 30
  November 29

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Film Analysis Essay

• Practice using information creatively by
  developing your own arguments and supporting them
• Develop a more insightful and appreciative
  understanding of society
• Gain a greater appreciation of Japanese society

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Essay Formats

• An argument (or series of arguments) explaining
  the behavior in the film using theory and
  evidence from the film to support your viewpoint
• Introduction tell the reader what you are going
  to do, i.e. what your argument (or analysis) is
  and how you are going to support it
• Body a logical expression of your argument with
  supporting evidence, e.g.
• Chronologic or sequential
• Separate groups of evidence or arguments
• Main topics
• Conclusion summary and brief tying together of
  sub-arguments and evidence to support main points
  or conclusion.
• For more help Jerry, Thung-hong, and the Writing
  Center at the Language Center

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Referencing why

• To add supporting arguments and evidence to your
  own
• To let the reader now you are combining,
  comparing, or contrasting other peoples thinking
  with your own
• To tell the reader when you are using other
  peoples ideas, when you are using your own, and
  therefore telling the reader what type of
  thinking you are capable of
• To give credit where credit is due.

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Referencing how

• Scientific Notation (parenthetical references)
• In text (authors last name date page)
• On reference page
• Book-- Author last name, first name Date. Title
  of book. Place of publication Publisher.
• Buckley, Roger. 1998. Japan Today, Third Edition.
  Cambridge Cambridge University Press.
• Article-- Author last name, first name Date.
  Title of article. Journal name volume pages.
• Komamura, Kohei 2002. Social Security for a
  graying Japan.  Japan Echo 29 47-51.

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Referencing how

• Footnotes
• In text blah, blah, blah.1
• On reference page
• Book-- Author first name last name, Title of book
  (Place of publication Publisher, year).
• Roger Buckley. Japan Today, Third Edition
  (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1998).
• Article-- Author first name last name, Title of
  article. Journal name volume (year) pages.
• Kohei Komamura, Social Security for a graying
  Japan.  Japan Echo 29 (2002) 47-51.