Documentary Analysis- February Break Homework
AP LANGUAGE Rhetorical Analysis (Documentary Film) Mr. Garland
Documentary films use images, words, and sounds in order to present an argument. View a documentary film and then analyze the rhetorical strategies employed by the filmmaker in the construction of the film’s argument.
The paper should not be a summary of the film.
The paper should not be a review of the film.
Identify the filmmaker’s purpose and analyze the rhetorical strategies used in order to develop the film’s thesis.
Your paper should do all of the following:
1. Identify the main argument and / or purpose of the film
2. Examine the ways in which the thesis and / or aim of the film’s argument is supported through the particular style and manner of the composition’s construction, that is, through rhetorical strategies. Choose a selection of strategies and techniques to analyze; do not attempt to discuss everything about the film. Choose specific scenes or moments from the film that illustrate these techniques, and analyze how the filmmaker uses them to present the film’s argument.
3. Interpret or explain why you think that the filmmakers made the particular rhetorical choices they did in an effort to forward their main argument or achieve their purpose. These choices are not random. Interpret why the filmmakers makes these certain choices. Again, support all claims with specific examples from the film.
I strongly encourage you to organize groups to watch and discuss the movie together. This collaboration should prove helpful in terms of organizing and clarifying your reactions.
Movies can be found on NETFLIX, Greenfield Public Library, GCC, Greenfield High School library, or any other video outlet available to students. Again organizing and watching in groups will allow for many students to gain access to the material with only one copy of the film. I will post a link on the website of some suggested documentaries.
The essay should be 400-600 words. The essay is due on Tuesday March 1.
Documentary films use images, words, and sounds in order to present an argument. View a documentary film and then analyze the rhetorical strategies employed by the filmmaker in the construction of the film’s argument.
The paper should not be a summary of the film.
The paper should not be a review of the film.
Identify the filmmaker’s purpose and analyze the rhetorical strategies used in order to develop the film’s thesis.
Your paper should do all of the following:
1. Identify the main argument and / or purpose of the film
2. Examine the ways in which the thesis and / or aim of the film’s argument is supported through the particular style and manner of the composition’s construction, that is, through rhetorical strategies. Choose a selection of strategies and techniques to analyze; do not attempt to discuss everything about the film. Choose specific scenes or moments from the film that illustrate these techniques, and analyze how the filmmaker uses them to present the film’s argument.
3. Interpret or explain why you think that the filmmakers made the particular rhetorical choices they did in an effort to forward their main argument or achieve their purpose. These choices are not random. Interpret why the filmmakers makes these certain choices. Again, support all claims with specific examples from the film.
I strongly encourage you to organize groups to watch and discuss the movie together. This collaboration should prove helpful in terms of organizing and clarifying your reactions.
Movies can be found on NETFLIX, Greenfield Public Library, GCC, Greenfield High School library, or any other video outlet available to students. Again organizing and watching in groups will allow for many students to gain access to the material with only one copy of the film. I will post a link on the website of some suggested documentaries.
The essay should be 400-600 words. The essay is due on Tuesday March 1.
posted by MrGarland at 11:12 AM
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