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CHESAPEAKE
COLLEGE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER
FILM
240
ASSIGNMENT
The instructor requires two critiques of films seen outside the
class.
OUTCOMES
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Students
will become familiar with
LRC services
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Students
will be introduced to information sources pertinent to assignment.
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Students
will be introduced to evaluation standards for information.
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Students
will introduced to MLA format and
methods to avoid plagiarism.
ACTIVITIES
Physical
tour of Learning Resource Center- show Reference, Current periodicals, ASC,
main collection , and Computer Lab.
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Provide
instruction in searching ChesCat catalog discuss appropriate LC
headings:go to an entry and show other subject headings to lead to
other sources(broaden or narrow search subject )- check for videos as
well as books.
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Check
for FILM-REFERENCE and show several titles to the class and discuss
their information- Chronicle of the Cinema, Magill’s Survey of
Cinema, A Biographical Dictionary of Film, International Dictionary of
Films and Filmmakers, Encyclopedia of Novels into Film The World
Encyclopedia of the Film, Horror Shows, etc.
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Make
sure they search the catalog for videos and the general collection
in the LC heading PN 1997 ACRL
Standard 1.1
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Show
current periodicals we have in hard copy- ARTFORUM has
section of film reviews, Cinema Journal
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Take
them to electronic databases and search Academic search elite and
Proquest. .Lead them to Recommended websites
from homepage main menu and select FILM. Discuss evaluation of
sources in library as well as online. ACRL
3.1-4
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Discuss
searching with a search engine and the need for evaluation of sites
generally mention the importance of site production, authorship, kept
up to –date easy to navigate and search .ACRL
Standard 2.1-5
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Generally
mention the issue of plagiarism when dealing with criticism of films.
.Make sure credit is given to author and use MLA format for works
cited page to be included with critique. ACRL
Standard 5
HANDOUTS include Database sheet and MLA documentation
EVALUATON
based
on instructor’s rubric for critique assignment
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