The paper must be a minimum of 1600 words, not counting references or a cover page. Any paper that does not meet this minimum word criteria will be subject to a penalty. Papers need to be any longer than 2200 words. 

While these papers need to be scholarly in tone, they will consist mainly of your own original ideas and thoughts. 

You are virtually unlimited as to what you can write about. Some suggestions could include, assassing whether the movie provides a realistic depiction of serial murder based upon what you have learned in class. You might also decide to describe, in detail, whether or not the serial murderers exhibit certain paraphilia. Is the film fictional or is it based on actual characters? If it is based on actual characters, is it an accurate portrayal, in your opinion? You may discuss any aspect of the film, so long as you integrate some of the concepts that you have learned in the reading and online discussions throughout the semester. 

You are welcome to use outside sources (e.g. scholarly articles, books, appropriate internet sources), however, do not quote verbatim at any time from the sources. Since this is a rather short assignment, it must be in your own words. Paraphrasing is o.k., but do not have long quotes from outside sources. Also, if you use an outside source, be sure to cite this in the reference section of your paper. You may either use MLA or APA style. 

I will allow you to quote the movie if you feel that it illustrates an important point. However, a quote can be no more than 100 words. And, you may only quote your film a maximum of three times. No exceptions.