Order Number |
6312465873 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Movie/Documentary or Book Review
The movie/documentary or book review is one of the most fundamental components of academic discourse. Because there are far more movie/documentaries/books than anyone can watch or read in their general field, the summaries of and commentaries on new works provide essential guides to scholars at all levels. This assignment provides an opportunity to explore the process of creating a short video movie/documentary/book review. To complete this assignment, you will select one of the movies/documentaries/books below, view or read it independently and create a 3-5 minute review on camera using Abobe Spark video.
So, What Is a Video Movie/Documentary or Book Review?
This assignment requires the student to visit MDC Libraries and log in to access a movie, documentary or book. Ultimately, a video movie, documentary or book review serves the same function as a written book review. It: Provides, the title, author(s) and a brief synopsis of the movie, documentary or book content. Evaluate the author’s intentions. What is the author’s primary purpose? What does he or she hope to communicate to the viewer or reader?
Highlight its key strengths and weaknesses .Calls attention to its scholarly value and relationship to equity and social justice.
Gives an opinion (See sample reflection questions below.) Additionally, you will include a reflection that considers the following critical questions (You do not need to take each question individually and answer it.): What does this have to do with me? How could I explain these concepts to others (parents, students, peers, colleagues, etc.)?
What emotions are conjured up as I read? What’s that about? What can I change about my practice, curricula, relationships, and policies? How can I use this to center my teaching on my most marginalized students? How does this connect with previous things I’ve learned? How much more is there to learn? Who can I share this with? How can I lead my peers in taking up this work?
Movie/Documentary Review List:
How the World Learns now | Kanopy
Creating Gender Inclusive Schools now | Kanopy
Tim Wise: On White Privilege now | Kanopy
In God We Trust: Religion now | Kanopy
The Skeptic’s Guide to American History now | Kanopy
Book Review List:
“Multiplication is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children
Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race
The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom
Teaching When the World Is on Fire
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
About Gender Identity Justice in Schools and Communities
The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids’ Brains and What Schools Can Do About It
We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in America
Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America
Words Were All We Had: Becoming Biliterate Against the Odds
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World