Movie Assignment - Environmental and Social Issues

As part of your overall mark, there is the opportunity to earn 1% by watching a documentary/movie of your choice, and completing a set of written questions about the movie.  You will bring the written questions to a meeting with Ms. Sawatsky, and you will have a conversation about what you have learned.   Conversations will take place on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday of next week.  You must sign up for a meeting beforehand. 

MOVIE LIST: 

District 9 - South African dystopian film - Netflix
Virunga (Netflix)
Plastic Ocean - Netflix
Before the Flood - Climate Change Documentary/Netflix
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Netflix
Food Inc - How Corporations Ruined Food
Hotel Rwanda - School library DVD
The Ivory Game - Netflix
The Future of Water - Episode 1 or 2 - Netflix
Tsotsi - Amazon films
Chasing Ice - climate change - Amazon
Maya Angelou - And Still I rise - Netflix - social activist/gender issues
City of Joy - Netflix - Women that have survived war in the Congo gather to heal

QUESTIONS: 

1. What did you know about this social issue before watching the documentary/movie?  Describe your background information.
2.  Describe 2-3 scenes from the movie that impacted you personally. Discuss the scenes and why they mattered to you.
3. How has your thinking changed after watching the movie?  What are you thinking about now?
4. What questions do you have about this social issue now that you have learned more information?