Identify the Problem: What are the most important facts and grievances presented in the documentary? What are the implications for democratic decision making? Is U.S. democracy deteriorating?
Identify the Argument: What conclusions are drawn from the facts and principles by the filmmakers?
What critical thinking skills are needed to protect justice in the digital age?
Guidelines
Please number your responses and don’t forget to write your word count at the end!
Number all prompt questions and organize your writing into paragraphs when appropriate. Write your responses in complete sentences–No bullet point lists.
You do not have to include the prompt in your response, but you may if you wish. However, do not reword or summarize the prompt questions.
Do not include title pages, separate conclusion paragraphs that repeat what you just said, or section headings. Respond to the prompt only.
Formatting: 12 point font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, .doc or .docx format (no other file formats are accepted) cite the time-stamp. For example, “Quotation from the assigned video” (author-name X:XX:XX).
Direct quotations must be identical to what’s written in the text. If you are summarizing the text, then you do not put the summary in quotation marks. Assignments with false quotations will earn a “0” grade.
Pro Tip: it’s ok to shorten direct quotes from the reading. You can include […] when you are omitting unnecessary text from the passage to shorten it.
