Ten years after Queen Christina, MGM released another classic women’s biopic: Madame Curie, this time about the Polish-French physicist/chemist Marie Curie (1867-1934), who was “the first woman (Links to an external site.)Nobel Prize (Links to an external site.)win the Nobel prize twice (Links to an external site.)

Biopics about male scientists aren’t common. Some examples are The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), about the microbiologist; Kinsey (2004), about a sexologist; Embrace of the Serpent (2015), scientists in the Amazon; A Beautiful Mind (2001), Russell Crowe as John Nash, math genius; The Theory of Everything (2014), about Stephen Hawking; October Sky (1999), Jake Gyllenhaal as rocket scientist; The Right Stuff (1983), astronauts; First Man (2018), first man on the moon; The Insider (1999), Russell Crowe as chemist/whistleblower; The Imitation Game (2014), about Alan Turing, mathematician and computer scientist.

Even less common are biopics about female scientists, which you can find in the Women’s Film List in Files. Like biopics about queens, their plots are often about the conflict between a scientist’s personal life and her work, which often involves “saving the world.” The films differ widely in choosing to focus on the details of her scientific work, which usually needs to be explained and dramatized simply to a nonspecialist viewer. So what devices are used in these science biopics to explain principles and experiments and then create emotional and dramatic suspense? How is a woman scientist’s work woven with details of her personal life? How does a film like Madame Curie depict Marie and Pierre, her husband, as marriage AND parental AND science partners?

Remember these basic questions to come up with common and digressive elements of the women’s biopic:

Why and how is the childhood of the subject introduced, if it is?
What is the subject’s legacy (family and ethnic origin, parental issues, previous tragedy)?
What stage(s) of the subject’s life does this biopic emphasize most?
How is the subject’s appearance, and maintenance of it, significant to the film?
How does the film show that the subject is remarkable, different from the rest?
Is the subject cursed or burdened by some recurring force? Are there omens about her future?
What is the basic plot of this biopic? How are the events of her life narrated into a story?
Who are the most important members of the subject’s inner circle (family, friends, associates)?
What is the subject’s relationship with her public, if there is one?
What objects, symbols, animals, people, words recur in this biopic?
What is the role of romantic love in the subject’s life? The role of sexuality?
Does the film trace the subject’s transformation? If so, what kind?
How do other characters fight over the subject woman, and for what reasons?
What is the takeaway about this woman’s life?
How strong are traces of other genre films—epic, war, romantic comedy, melodrama—in this biopic?
Now that you’ve seen two classic-era MGM women’s biopics, can you see common narrative patterns or devices in them?

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Overview: Now that we’ve discussed the importance of using credible secondary sources for your project, let’s
start annotating! Don’t worry—we’re going to
walk through the process one step at a time. This week, you’ll be guided through the writing-plan process with
specific questions. In this section, we’ll first focus
on finding sources. Then we’ll help you summarize those sources, evaluate their credibility, and explain how
they will help support your argument. If you found a
source that passed the C.R.A.A.P. test earlier in this module, feel free to use that as one of your sources. If you
decided to alter your keywords and you’d like to
start your research from scratch, that’s totally fine too!
Prompt: In this activity, you’ll create an annotated bibliography by following the steps below and answering the
questions as thoroughly as possible. The
questions will prompt you to engage in a conversation with your sources. You will need to follow the steps
below three times (for your three different sources).
Before you begin, make sure you have:
Selected sources from the Opposing Viewpoints database or the Academic Search Ultimate database
Applied the C.R.A.A.P test to the sources to determine if they are credible and reliable (You can download a
copy of The C.R.A.A.P. Test Worksheet.
Remember that credible sources should score 35 points or more on the test.)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Identify your sources, including author, title, and the database information or website.
2. Summarize your source. (Use the template below.)
   It seems this source is arguing ________. This source is using this evidence to support the
   argument: ________.
   A counterargument for one of the provided sources could be:
   _____________________________________________.
3. Credibility and Relevance
   Explain the rationale for the credibility of the source by providing supporting evidence. (Use the template
   below.)
   o Personally, I believe the source is doing a (good job / bad job) of supporting its arguments because
   ________.
   Explain the relevance of the source to your argument. (Use the template below.)
   o I think this source will be very helpful in supporting my argument because ____________.
   Rubric
   Guidelines for Submission: Your annotations must include at least three sources. Save your work in a Microsoft
   Word document with double spacing, 12-point
   Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then, check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread

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