What is the overall message of the film?

Princes of the Yen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Ac7ap_MAY
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR W3 REFLECTION EXERCISE
This week, we want to get you engaging with each other while integrating the analytical skills you’ve been applying to class readings, lectures, and films. Please note that unlike previous reflections, this one is graded as three separate parts. You will get 5 points for your analysis and 5 points for each of your two comments, totaling 15 points.
Please note that you must complete all three parts: one analysis and two comments. For example, if you were assigned to group 2, you would write an analysis for group 2. You would also make one comment in group 1 and another comment in group 3. It is essential that you contribute to each of the film groups so incomplete assignments will not be graded if, for instance, a person makes two comments but does not submit an analysis of their assigned film.
In this film discussion group, you are either writing an assigned film analysis OR making one thoughtful comment to your peers. Please make sure to double-check that you know if you should be writing an analysis or comment for this film by checking the “People” section of our class canvas page.
ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS
Write an analysis of the documentary using questions 1-3. Don’t forget ask your peers one question at the end.
1) What is the overall message of the film?
Choose a topic/theme you found to be important to the film’s message. Topics can include but are not limited to: gender, politics, religion, culture, inequality, etc.
2a) How did the filmmakers portray that topic? Give specific details.
2b) Do you agree with how they represented the topic? Why or why not? Anything else you’d like to add?
3) What question would you ask you peers about the film?
COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write one engaging comment to other students about this film that explores an assigned reading or lecture. This comment should be in conversation with your peers and class materials so make sure you clearly and correctly draw on one assigned class reading or lecture you think is relevant and interesting. If there are already three comments on a post then try to comment on posts with less replies.
TIMELINE
Submit your analysis and two comments by Thursday, July 8th at 5pm.
IN-TEXT CITATION FORMATTING
You do not need to create a bibliography. However, you are required to provide in-text citations so we can see how you are utilizing class readings and lectures. As standard in publishing and academic writing, citing is mostly done by paraphrasing and verbatim quotes are used sparingly. So just one or two verbatim quotes max if you have a longer discussion. We want to read your unique voice. Show us that you can identify, define, and apply key terms paraphrasing your citations as much as possible.
Citing readings
Example: paraphrasing an author’s work (Chang 2014)
Example: using verbatim quotes (Chang 2014: 8)
Citing Professor Yolmo’s Lectures
Example: (Yolmo 6-21-2021) or Professor Yolmo (6-21-2021) explained that……
*Make to clearly identify the day, month, and year of the lecture.
EDITING YOUR WORK FOR FLOW AND GRAMMAR
The most effective writing style in academia and the workplace is precise and concise. After performing a spelling and grammar check with whatever writing software you are using, read your reflection aloud before you submit. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to catch errors the software might have missed. Reading aloud can also help you eliminate redundant words and refine sentence structure, especially in sentences over two lines. Once a sentence gets to about three lines, it’s often cluttered with information that confuses readers. Instead of cramming everything into one long sentence, consider how it can be broken down into smaller sentences that build on one another so readers better follow your ideas.
Free editing software that can be used in addition to Word, Google Docs, etc.:
https://www.grammarly.com/
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PLAGIARISM
This is an individual assignment and each reflection should be unique. We will deduct points from reflections that duplicate the work of other students or fail to quote and credit authors. As instructors, we love when you cite your sources because it helps understand how you are engaging with the class!
Credit must be given for every direct quotation, for paraphrasing or summarizing a work (in whole or in part) in one’s own words, and for information that is not common knowledge. It is the writer’s responsibility to ensure that submitted papers are free of plagiarism. Be aware that because each student has his or her own writing style, and because convenient software exists to match online texts, plagiarism is relatively easy for instructors to detect, and the consequences can be devastating to a student’s academic career. Submitting work that you did not write with your name on it is grounds for failure in the course. UCI takes academic honesty very seriously, and instructors are required to report any instances of plagiarism to the student’s academic dean who keeps a permanent record of the offense.
The most common offense.
The most common form of plagiarism that I have come across is when students use the exact words of someone else, do not put quotes around those words, and then end the phrase with the author and year in the parentheses. While I appreciate the ATTEMPT at citing the source (putting the author and year at the end), if you have used the exact words of someone else and those exact words are not in quotes, you have committed plagiarism. To be more specific, the rule I will be using is: if you have used 6 or more words from another source and those words are not in quotes, this constitutes plagiarism and you will, at the very least, receive a 0 for the section of the assignment in which the plagiarism occurred. I don’t know how to be any more clear about this. Not your words + not in quotes = plagiarism. If you plagiarize, we will catch it, and there will be unpleasant consequences. Writing tip. When summarizing the work of others without using direct quotes, you should read their work (e.g., journal article), study it a bit, and then PUT THE ARTICLE AWAY. Only when it is not in front of you, tell us what the article was about IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Only then is it okay to cite the author & year without quotation marks around the words.
“Recycling” papers/comments. Also, it is NOT OKAY to use sections of a paper that you have already turned in for another class, as this puts you at an advantage over other students who have written their assignment100% from scratch for this class. Turning in work that you already got credit for in another class may not technically be labeled plagiarism, but it still definitely falls under the category of “academic dishonesty,” and it is not allowed; please see Item #3 under “dishonest conduct” in the UCI Academic Honesty Policy: http://senate.uci.edu/academic-integrity/Turnitin.com. To help minimize (and catch) instances of plagiarism and paper recycling, you will be required to upload your written assignments to CANVAS, which is automatically linked to turnitin.com.
Here are some links to additional resources that explain how to paraphrase and avoid plagiarism:
Plagiarism and Best Writing Practices
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/avoiding_plagiarism/best_practices.html (Links to an external site.)
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Plagiarism and Best Writing Practices for ESL students
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_students/plagiarism_and_esl_writers.html
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