Friday, May 22

Target: to begin the collaborative process of working together on your Documentary Film Project

1. Take Vocabulary Test #14

2. With your group, decide who will be the 

• "Discussion Director,"--this person is in charge of the agenda for each day's work.
• the "Time Manager,"---this person is responsible for keeping people on task during class, and  timing the final presentation.
• the "Final Editor,"---this person is in charge of closely reading the slides when you are finished, looking for grammar or formatting errors.
• the "Connector"---this person is in charge of communication for your group.  This person will text or email or call everyone when your group has set up times to work together outside of class.

REVIEW the Documentary Film assignment so you are clear on EXACTLY what you are being asked to do. 

See the Collaboration Rubric I will use next week to assess your work in class: 

Collaboration
	0	1	2	3	4
Comes to the group prepared by reading the material and completing the work.
Listens to group members and responds thoughtfully.
Provides feedback on partner work that is constructive and helpful.
Continues to contribute to the group work throughout the entire process
Comments:

3. RESEARCH "SPEAKER":  Next, work on using Google searches to find more about your director and their associated production company.  Who is behind this film?  Who funded it?  Can you find any other films by them?  What can you find out about SPEAKER and their ETHOS?  Do they seem credible?  Any concerns?

4. RESEARCH "OCCASION":  Do some reading about your subject and any recent or historical events that may have inspired the filmmaker to make the film or may help you understand the context of the film.  For example, if you were watching Southern Rites you might read news stories that were published about the segregated proms before the film was made AND/OR read about segregation in the South during the Civil Rights era. 

Add to the group copy of the note-taking sheet I gave you.  

REMEMBER TO WATCH this weekend!