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1. Define hegemonic masculinity as it relates to this film. 2. Your claim should claim something. What is this new way of thinking? 3. Use an analytical description to demonstrate that he is the agent of power in this sequence. Don’t rely on the reader to look at the time stamp and see what you see. It’s up to you to prove the point. Also, Mike is not so much expressing sexual desire as enacting desire. He’s playing a role on stage. 4. This isn’t really an argument but a simple description. Rather than engage superficially with several peer-reviewed texts, engage substantively with two. 5. What is Tsai’s argument? 6. These are all generalizations without support. 7. What is Waling’s argument? 8. This is all so generic it could describe any film. You need analytical descriptions to demonstrate what you see at work in this film. 9. I’m not sure what you mean here. 10. What are Ettari and Burt’s arguments? 11. What is Messerschmidt’s argument? 12. Use the they say/I say approach that we covered in class. 13. What is Tasker’s argument? 14. Follow the style guide I distributed. It is available in canvas. 15. What is Dyer’s argument? Needs an argument that is supported by analytical descriptions of specific sequences. Needs to substantively engage with two peer-reviewed articles, using the they say/I say technique we covered in class. Often unclear what you are saying.