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Can you keep it real?A study of documentaries

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5 things you expect to find in a documentary

4 topics covered in documentaries you have seen

3 words to describe your thoughts about documentaries

2 reasons why your think documentaries exist

1 simile for a documentary (A documentary is like …)

In your exercis

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+Flying Penguineshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYVBaTD0zqw

+Flying Penguineshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhDsojoqk8&feature=related

+Why is it so convincing?

Watch the “Flying Penguines” ad again and see if you can pinpoint some of the things that make this seem like a genuine documentary: Presenter:

Casting: Voice: Language: Costume:

Subject matter Footage Sound and music

In your exercise book

+The Magestic Plastic Baghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLgh9h2ePYw

+Digging into the script

Add the adjectives to the cloze passage script. View the documentary again to see how many of them you

placed correctly. Can you also find these other language features:

Personification Imagery Pathos Euphemism Parody Irony

Can you find any other language features?

+Essential QuestionsLeading towards the big concepts for this unit

Glue the sheets into

your exercise book

+Bias

Can a nonfiction text ever be unbiased? Should documentaries and biographies aim to be

unbiased? How ‘real’ does a biography or documentary need to

be?

+Audience

Who reads or watches nonfiction texts? Why might they read or watch nonfiction texts?

+Purpose

What’s the purpose of a biography? What’s the purpose of an autobiography? What’s the purpose of a feature article? What’s the purpose of a documentary? What’s the purpose of a mockumentary?

+Techniques

How ((ie techniques) do biographies and documentaries shape our attitudes?

What kinds of things get omitted from biographies and documentaries?

What kinds of things get included in order to make us believe that tests are ‘true’?

How can you tell if a biography or documentary is leaning towards a particular bias?

+Almost a documentary…

How can you tell if you’re reading a docudrama? How can you tell if you’re reading or watching historical

fiction? How can you tell if you’re watching a mockumentary?

+A good documentary…

What makes a good documentary?

(HINT: purpose … audience…)

+A recipe Create a recipe for a successful documentary. You should write:

Ingredients Method Serving suggestions!

Hints: you might like to include some of these things: Audience Purpose Composer A range of techniques Subject matter of the documentary In your exercis

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