Bowling for Columbine: Work points

1. What are the main points of Michael Moore's documentary Bowling for Columbine?

2. Mention three elements that in your opinion distinguish documentaries from other film genres - you may use the internet or a dictionary to find a definition of the genre.

3. Bowling for Columbine is often categorised as a documentary - do yo agree? Why/why not?

You must present your attitude to the questions above.

Comment on each other's answers and arguments. The purpose of this post is to create an online discussion of some important aspects of Michael Moore's film.

Terry McCarthy: "Warning"

1. Find words in the article which reflect the attitude/point of view presented. Post the most important words below. If you need to post a few complete quotes then that's okay too :)

2. Briefly summarise the purpose of the text as it comes across after analysing its wording.

Group 1: P. 54-56,45

Group 2: P. 56,46-58

5 point action plan

Post your action plan below. You may include useful links

Keywords for Growing Up

1. Create a comment

2. Each student must post 5-10 (original) keywords for the theme Growing Up

Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream - August 28, 1963

The Civil Rights movement

This link leads to a timeline showing the development and stages og the civil rights movement in the USA. This may be used as perspective on the theme America in Black and White.

Immigration

This link will take you to a page on immigration in the UK

American self perception/deception? (Click on image to enlarge)

How to write an analysis

How to write an analysis:

1) The summary you, hopefully,know how to write: write in present tense; only approx. 150 words; do not include quotes; and use your own words.

A summary reviews the most important points of the text. It should be approximately 150 words. Furthermore, the summary should be written as much as possible in your own words and in present tense. It contains only the main ideasand does not include your own view on the text, nor quotesfrom the text.

2) The characterisation: Write a short introduction in which you present the characters and their situation. Describe their features and identify the conflict(s), how does the conflict develop and what is the objective? Hence the intention with the the text. You can usequotes, just use them wisely i.e. do not use too many, and do not forget to comment on them.

3) Comment: How do you understand this part of the text? What is the author´s intention? You may put it into perspective (other examples of everyday life, ideas from the text and your analysis from the characterization). Your focus is on THE TEXT and what you are asked to comment on. Keep it simple!

4) Short essay: The basic essayis in where you discuss an issue. You start by making a short introduction e.g. something general, and then slowly build up the essay by discussing the topic from different points of view. Finally you wrap up with a good punch line.

American history

Here is a Danish site that holds lots of useful information on American history

The T-Mobile Dance

Live fra Bremen: Rasmus Seebach

Childline.org is a homepage on bullying. It includes action plans and cases and much other useful information.

Det retoriske pentagram

Here is a good model for analysing articles and speeches. All the elements of the pentagram are interconnected and it is possible to start anywhere in the model when you begin your analysis depending on the specific material you are working on.