Title: “Selma: An Analysis through the Lens of Ethnic Studies”

In order to see your growth as an Ethnic Studies scholar, you will be required to turn in a movie analysis where you will be asked to watch a movie OR a documentary and analyze it with your new understanding Ethnic studies and the foundational theories involved with the discipline.  the movie i have chosen is Selma 
This will give you an opportunity to chose a movie/documentary of your choice. The format should look like this:
Introduction
In this section you will write an introduction to the assignment. You will provide a little bit of background on WHY you chose the movie/documentary that you watched. How does it relate to the course (which main topics) and what you will talking about in the rest of the paper.
1 paragraph
Summary
In this section you will have the opportunity to summarize the movie as a whole. Try to paint a clear picture so that I can understand the movie without watching it. You do not have to go into much detail but I should get a clear picture that you watched the whole movie/documentary.
Approximately 1-2 paragraphs
Analysis
This section of the paper will be where you connect the movie with terms/theories you have learned from the course. You should make a clear connection that shows me you understand how the material we are learning plays out in real social life. You should include at least 3 terms/theories and connect them with 3 examples from the movie/documentary.
Approximately 3-4 paragraphs
Conclusion
This section to wrap up your paper. You can write a few sentences to restate why you chose this movie/documentary, the summary, and the connections you made. You should not include any new information I’m this section.
Approximately 1 paragraph