300-500 WORDS ABOUT A MOVIE
Category VII Documentaries, Suggested Due Date: 10/16
Follow the outline, keep your writing concise and to the point. Do not try and baffle me with B.S. Don’t waste your time - get to the point. I would expect the word count to be 200-500 words, which is about 1 page double spaced.
I. The Title of the Film and why you chose it. (5 points)
II. Director, Leading actors/actresses and brief Summary of the plot. (5 points)
III. Who was favorite actor/actress in the film and discuss who did a good job and who did not. Use specific details. Or you could talk about your least favorite actor or actress. (10 Points)
IV. Talk about what you liked about the movie and what you did not like. Be sure to include specific details and scenes. You need specific examples which could include dialogue, if appropriate, to support what you liked or did not like. (10 Points)
V. What lessons did you learn from this story (10 points)
VI. Grammar/Sentence Structure (5 points)
Category VII Documentaries
Select 1 film from this category
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Title |
Sport |
Comment |
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The Perfect Game |
Baseball |
The 1st Non-US team to win the Little League World Series |
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The Heart of the Game |
Basketball |
Documentary following the Roosevelt Rough Riders women’s basketball team. Narrated by Ludacris |
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Training Rules: No Drinking, No Drugs, No Lesbians
This would be good to pair with the Mighty Macs, because it is about one of the players from that team |
Basketball |
Documentary of Coach Rene Portland (who was one of the players on the Mighty Macs) and her homophobic attitude towards her athletes |
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Rock With Wings |
Basketball Women’s High School |
Documentary of Edge of America, the real story the two films are interesting to compare This film is available on BbLearn |
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T-Rex |
Boxing |
Documentary about Claressa Shields, the first Olympic gold medal winner for women's boxing |
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Racing the Rez |
Cross-Country |
Chronicles the real life of some very gifted runners from the Navajo Nation. Very inspirational. This film is available on Bblearn |
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Black Ballerina |
Dance |
The story of black dancers it an almost all white sport. |
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The Mind of Aaron Hernandez This would be good film to view after watching Concussion |
Football |
3-part series about Aaron Hernandez. You have to watch all 3 episodes which is about 3 hours of view time |
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Beth Hamilton (good pairing with Soul Surfer) |
Surfing |
The documentary about Beth Hamilton the surfer that the film Soul Surfer was about. |
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Touch the Wall |
Swimming |
The story of Missy Franklin |
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Althea Gibson
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Tennis |
First African American athlete in professional tennis1 |
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Arthur Ash: Citizen of the World |
Tennis |
Great film about the 1st Black Man in Professional Tennis (not the 1st Black person). This is very hard to find. |
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Marion Jones: Press Pause |
Track and Field |
The story of Marion Jones being stripped of her medals. |
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Fire on the Track |
Track and Field |
The life one of the most gifted distance runners that ever lived. This film is available on Bblearn |
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The Polo Kid |
Polo |
The story of Santiago Torres, at age 13 becomes a Polo sensation. |