Directions:

As the culminating assignment for the course, you are being asked to Create Your Own Paper (CYOP). Specifically, this paper asks you to identify a theoretical framework learned in the course and apply it to a movie of your choosing that depicts criminal/deviant behavior. That is, you are to select a theory and use that theory to explain, interpret, and/or analyze the criminal and/or deviant behavior observed in the movie. When developing your paper, please present and support a thesis regarding the strengths/weaknesses of your chosen theoryàability to analyze the movieàelements.

Structure

CYOPs should include the following sections (or versions of, at minimum): 

Introduction: present your theory, include a thesis statement, and provide a roadmap for discussion.

Theory: present and describe your theoryàassumptions, tenets, concepts, variables, and relationships.

Movie: discuss the plot of the movie and the observed criminal/ deviant behavior in the film.

Connections: illustrate how the theory explains the criminal and/or deviant behavior in the movie.

Conclusion: summarize arguments for how the theory explains the filmàcriminal/ deviant behavior.

Checkpoint #1 heory and Movie Selection:Due during Lesson/Week 4Checkpoint #2 iterature Review and Connections: Due during Lesson/Week 8Checkpoint #3 utline/Rough Draft: Due during Lesson/Week 12every checkpoints be in singal