300 words summary
English 151-044 Documentary Summary & Analysis 5%
Due: Monday, October 4 - D2L Dropbox by 11:59 pm or printed copy at beginning of class.
Instructions: Choose ONE of the documentaries available on CBC.ca below (links found on D2L News Feed) and create a two paragraph (each paragraph 6-8 sentences in length) assignment that summarizes the content and analyzes the persuasiveness of the documentary:
1. “Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-passionate-eye/season-1/ clean-eating-the-dirty-truth/38e815a-00c552eade8
2. “Trump's Takeover” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/the-passionate-eye/trumps-takeover/ 38e815a-00e6d6e5e8b
3. "Babies: Born to be Good?” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-52/ episode-3/38e815a-009db42a611
4. "Blind Spot: What Happened to Canada's Aboriginal Fathers?” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/ media/national-indigenous-history-month/blind-spot-what-happened-to-canadas-aboriginal- fathers/38e815a-00a3989cf21
5. “Dog Dazed” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-7/ episode-21/38e815a-009f455e4c1
6. "Generation Jobless” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-7/ episode-14/38e815a-009f5ca6d99
7. "Happy and Glorious” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/elizabeth/season-1/ episode-8/38e815a-00e740edc57
8. "How We Got Gay” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-8/ episode-8/38e815a-0094a8c85c3
9. "Mars & Venus Today” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-7/ episode-6/38e815a-009f4749282
10. "PTSD: Beyond Trauma” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-56/ptsd- beyond-trauma/38e815a-00b97eaf147
11. “Putin's Revenge Pt. 2” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/the-passionate-eye/putins- revenge-pt-2/38e815a-00dbd7c18e7
12. "Slaves to Habit” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-8/ episode-9/38e815a-0091cb2fc46
13. "Shattered Ground” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-52/ episode-10/38e815a-009db987107
14. "The Condo Game” https://watch.cbc.ca/media/doc-zone/season-8/ episode-7/38e815a-0094a90dc64
1. Identify your chosen documentary: tell your audience its title, its original air date, venue of publication (CBC.ca), and its host, writer, and director (if applicable).
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English 151-044 Documentary Summary & Analysis 5%
2. Provide a summary of the documentary’s thesis and main points of support, following the guideline questions we have discussed in class…
Thesis: What is the documentary about? What is its message (or messages)?
Main Ideas: What main ideas did the filmmakers use to support the main message?
Presentation: What visuals are used to accompany the information that interviews or narration is relayed to us?
3. Provide a paragraph analyzing the persuasiveness of your chosen documentary. When you analyze the documentary ensure that you address the following…
Language: Does the documentary present its message in a reasonable, objective, and fair way? Is it emotional and irrational? How so?
Examples: What kind of examples did the documentary use to support its message? Do the examples persuasively support its argument?
Visuals: How did the visual style and filmmaking choices support the message of the documentary? Did the visuals help or harm its persuasiveness?
Format: • Create a typed, double-spaced word document. • Your document must present information using complete sentences and an academic style of
writing. • Cite the documentary using your degree’s citation style (APA, MLA, etc.); and include a
bibliographic page.
APA Example of Streaming Video From a Website FORMAT: Producer, A. (Producer), & Director, A. (Director). (Release Year). Title of video [Video file]. Country of Origin: Studio. Retrieved from URL.
EXAMPLE: Zuckerbrot, D. and Donna Zuckerbrot (Producer), & Zuckerbrot, D. and Donna Zuckerbrot. (Director). (2013). A Dog’s Life [Video file]. Canada: Reel Time Images. Retrieved from https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-53/a-dogs-life/ 38e815a-00923d5e315
In Text: (Zuckerbrot, 2013)
MLA Example of Streaming Video From a Website: FORMAT:Title of Film. Directed by Director's First Name Last Name. Title of Production Company, Release Date. Title of Website, URL.
EXAMPLE: A Dog’s Life. Directed by Daniel Zuckerbrot and Donna Zuckerbrot. Reel Time Images, 2013, CBC.ca, https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-53/a-dogs-life/ 38e815a-00923d5e315
In Text: (A Dog’s Life 00:02:26-27)
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