Thursday, April 14, 2011

Make sure you completed propaganda work....list of movies for spring Break assignment

You will watch a film over spring break. I will give you instructions on Friday.
CHoices: 100 points...extra credit if you watch one of each and answer questions
One million points to anyone who can watch them all, analyze and answer the questions for all.

Documentaries on Top Documentaries.org
Hitler Speaks
Nazi Concentration Camps
Memory of the Camps

Great Dramas/True Stories about WW2
Schindlers list
Europa Europa
The Boy in the Flannel Pajamas
Sophies Choice
The Pianist

QUESTIONS for Films:
1.Take Notes about the story only. At the end, divide it into ‘episodes’ with Titles.
¢Messages & Meanings What have I learned about WW2 and the Holocaust?
¢Purpose What central questions is the film trying to answer? What does the filmmaker want people to know or remember?
¢Interpretations How might others see this film in a way that differs from the way I see it? How and why might different types of people interpret this film in divergent ways? What is my reaction to this film and what do I learn about myself from my reaction or interpretation?
¢Credibility Which of the film's assertions are facts and which are opinions? How do you know?
¢Who might benefit from the messages in this film? What have I learned from this film? Why might the film's message(s) matter to me?
¢Response What kinds of actions might I take today in response to this film?

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