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DIRECTIONS
In this assignment, you create
a Rhetorical Analysis of a film from PBS Frontline. Specifically, you will
answer several questions and post your answers in the Module Four Discussion
Forum. In the same Discussion Forum, You will also respond to another student’s
post. It is time now to apply what you are learning about writing and research
from our text.
To prepare for this
assignment, watch one film from PBS Frontline that is no older than ten years. This means that
if we are in the year 2019, you should not choose a film that is from 2008 or
before. Choose a film that interests you. There are hundreds from which to
choose.
Answer the following questions:
1. Write a one paragraph
summary of the film. Paste the link to the video and provide the title of the
video at the beginning of your paragraph.
Answer in one paragraph that
includes 4-6 sentences
2. Regarding the film, what
information or features cue you in to the fact that this is a documentary film
about a newsworthy issue? In other words, how does the way in which this
director uses elements such as cinematography, music, narration, interviews,
etc., indicate the genre of the film?
Answer in one paragraph that
includes 4-6 sentences
3. Which moments in the film
did you find most intriguing? Did you have strong reactions to any particular
scenes or stories? Which ones and why?
Answer in one paragraph that
includes 4-6 sentences
4. Most documentary films try
to present a problem (or problems) and potential solutions. Describe in your
own words the problem presented in the film. What needs correcting in our
environment or our society? Use examples from the film to illustrate.
Answer in 3-5 sentences
5. Do you agree with the
solutions presented? Describe why or why not. If no solutions are presented,
what solutions would you present? Use examples from the film to illustrate.
Answer in 4-6 sentences
6. Describe your overall
impression of this film as well as your position in regards to the issue as
presented in the film. Use examples from the film to illustrate.
Answer in one paragraph that
includes 4-6 sentences
7. Craft an analytical thesis
that identifies the pattern you observe or a decision you have made about the
film. Refer to Chapter 4-5a at the end of Chapter 4 to learn more about an
analytical thesis.
Answer in 1-2 sentences

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