Media, Culture, and Truth · Media Literacy

Documentary and Film Analysis

Analyzing how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to construct a narrative of 'truth'.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the choice of interview subjects shape the overall perspective of a documentary?
  2. 2In what ways can editing be used to create a false sense of causality between events?
  3. 3What role does music play in directing the audience's moral judgment of a subject?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Media, Culture, and Truth
Period: Media Literacy

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