watch the movie Driving Lessons. It was released in 2006 and is PG-13. It stars Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, and Laura Linney. It is described as “A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.” This can be found on Netflix sometimes – you know how they rotate their availability. But you can definitely rent it on Amazon. And there is a DVD copy available in the FGC library for borrowing but don’t count on this as a sure thing because someone else might have it rented.
As you watch the movie, take some notes on things that relate to what we learned in this course. So for example, you might want to note the type of parenting style of Ben’s parents. Or maybe take notes on how Evie is adjusting to her age and career. Etc etc. Your essay should reflect that you can understand and synthesize the information we learned in the course and how it ties into the aspects of the characters. Your critical thinking skills will come into play here so be sure and show them off.
In the 1300 – 1700 word essay, you are not giving me a review of the movie. What you will do is compare 3 things in the movie to things we read about in the textbook. You need to be sure to identify the items clearly (hint: use headers in the essay). Additionally, you need 2 or more scholarly resources to support what you are saying. So if you, for instance, choose to discuss the parenting style used by Laura, you can use the book as a reference but maybe you found an additional source to help add more information/support to your claim. You will be using APA 7 formatting.