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Can you keep it real?

Explore the multifaceted nature of documentaries in this engaging study. Discover common elements like subject matter, presentation styles, and the language used in acclaimed films such as "Flying Penguins" and "The Majestic Plastic Bag." Reflect on what you expect from documentaries, their purposes, and how they shape viewer perceptions. Delve into essential questions regarding bias and authenticity in nonfiction texts. Through language features, audience analysis, and a recipe for crafting compelling documentaries, enhance your understanding of this impactful genre.

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Can you keep it real?

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  1. Can you keep it real? A study of documentaries

  2. 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 … • 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 exercise book

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

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

  5. 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

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

  7. 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?

  8. Glue the sheets into your exercise book Essential Questions Leading towards the big concepts for this unit

  9. 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?

  10. Audience • Who reads or watches nonfiction texts? • Why might they read or watch nonfiction texts?

  11. 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?

  12. 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?

  13. 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?

  14. A good documentary… What makes a good documentary? (HINT: purpose … audience…)

  15. 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 exercise book

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