Bowling for Columbine
Yes, we're going to watch a movie - a documentary to be exact. But beforehand, please do the pre-viewing assignments.
Before you Watch
Make sure you know the answers to these questions:
What is a militia?
Where did the Columbine High School shooting take place – state, city?
What is a militia?
Where did the Columbine High School shooting take place – state, city?
Please translate the following into English and place it on your blog:
Bowling for Columbine er en 115 minutter lang dokumentarfilm instrueret af Michael Moore, produceret i 2002. Det er den mest sete dokumentarfilm nogensinde. Bowling for Columbine vandt en Oscar i 2003 for den bedste dokumentarfilm.
I Bowling for Columbine undersøger Michael Moore, hvorfor mere end 11.000 amerikanere hvert år omkommer, fordi de bliver skudt. Bowling for Columbine er ikke en traditionel tv- eller film-dokumentar. Michael Moore optræder i Bowling for Columbine med subjektive betragtninger og forholder sig direkte til alle medvirkende personer. Ikke alene som journalist, men også som undrende medborger. Bowling for Columbine er stærkt kritisk overfor den amerikanske våbenkultur, uden at filmen fører bevis eller fremlægger dokumentation for filmens mange påstande.
Source: http://zoomboom.dk/bowling-for-columbine/
Bowling for Columbine er en 115 minutter lang dokumentarfilm instrueret af Michael Moore, produceret i 2002. Det er den mest sete dokumentarfilm nogensinde. Bowling for Columbine vandt en Oscar i 2003 for den bedste dokumentarfilm.
I Bowling for Columbine undersøger Michael Moore, hvorfor mere end 11.000 amerikanere hvert år omkommer, fordi de bliver skudt. Bowling for Columbine er ikke en traditionel tv- eller film-dokumentar. Michael Moore optræder i Bowling for Columbine med subjektive betragtninger og forholder sig direkte til alle medvirkende personer. Ikke alene som journalist, men også som undrende medborger. Bowling for Columbine er stærkt kritisk overfor den amerikanske våbenkultur, uden at filmen fører bevis eller fremlægger dokumentation for filmens mange påstande.
Source: http://zoomboom.dk/bowling-for-columbine/
While Watching
You're getting a handout.
After you have watched
Discuss the following in pairs (1 boy and 1 girl):
Go through your answers to the While watching questions. Do you agree with each other? Why/why not?
Chris Rock talks about bullet control – does that happen in DK and with what?
What did you learn about the US you did not already know?
Did you like Michael Moore’s way of portraying gun issues in the US? Why/why not?
Do you believe the media in Denmark has the same priorities and effect as the media in the US does? Why/Why not?
Chris Rock talks about bullet control – does that happen in DK and with what?
What did you learn about the US you did not already know?
Did you like Michael Moore’s way of portraying gun issues in the US? Why/why not?
Do you believe the media in Denmark has the same priorities and effect as the media in the US does? Why/Why not?
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