Viewing+a+Documentary+Preparatory+Worksheet

= VIEWING A DOCUMENTARY = = PREPARATORY WORKSHEET = = = = GERDA’S SCHWEIGEN =

DUE:
Next week we are looking at persuasive communication in the media and the role of the documentary. We will be watching **//Gerda’s Schweigen//**. Here are some things to do before coming to class. You will receive credit for completing the work, as this is a part of the assignment for this project. In other words, I will collect this.

Your attendance in class next week will also be a part of your grade. So be sure to be there!


 * Define the plot keywords as listed on the back of this sheet. You can write your own definition or use the dictionary. DUE: __
 * Find one example each for two of the terms found in the //Exploring Language// handout. Write a brief explanation of its use in the scene. You may select television, movies or your own work as the example.

EXTRA CREDIT
 * Find a cartoon that reflects images about some aspect of the media. You can either find one in a newspaper, magazine or internet. Answer the following questions.
 * Write a gloss – what does the image show?
 * Explain the image – What is the story? What is happening?
 * Describe the context – What cultural knowledge is presupposed by this image? That is, what do you need to know about the society and culture to make sense of it?
 * Analyze the media component – what does the image tell you about the ways society conceives the media?

Please provide definitions for the following key terms of the movie. If you can define the word yourself, then you don’t need to provide a dictionary definition.

Hitler

Dr. Josef Mengele

Holocaust

Jew

Berlin

Auschwitz

concentration camp

deportation

deserter

survivor

Jewish Gestapo spy

Oral history

Silence

Secret

Courage

Media-exploitation

Civil liberties