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Documentary Study: Super Size Me

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

What is 'rhetoric' in our documentary context?

a)

The art of persuading an audience

b)

The method used to describe something

c)

Symbolic codes to convey meaning

d)

The way we explain how something works

2.

What are the 3 Pillars of Rhetoric?

a)

Mogos, Pogos, Thogos

b)

Logos, Pogos, Egos

c)

Logos, Pathos, Ethos

d)

Pathos, Lothos, Mogos

3.

The rhetoric of Logos is...

a)

◦attempts to persuade the audience by appealing to the values of the audience. Appeals to audience’s emotions.

b)

attempts to persuade the audience by the use of arguments that they will perceive as logical. Appeals to audience’s logic and reason

c)

attempts to persuade the audience by making them feel certain emotions. Appeals to audience’s values.

4.

The rhetoric of Ethos is...

a)

attempts to persuade the audience by appealing to the values of the audience. Appeals to audience’s emotions.

b)

attempts to persuade the audience by the use of arguments that they will perceive as logical. Appeals to audience’s logic and reason

c)

attempts to persuade the audience by making them feel certain emotions. Appeals to audience’s values

5.

The rhetoric of Pathos is...

a)

attempts to persuade the audience by making them feel certain emotions. Appeals to audience’s values

b)

attempts to persuade the audience by appealing to the values of the audience. Appeals to audience’s emotions.

c)

attempts to persuade the audience by the use of arguments that they will perceive as logical. Appeals to audience’s logic and reason.

6.

Examples of how Logos can be used in documentaries can include...

a)

ethical code, modality of language, direct address to the audience

b)

imagery, emotive language, anecdotes

c)

statistics, examples, expert opinions

7.

Examples of how Ethos is used in documentaries can include...

a)

ethical code, modality of language, direct address to the audience

b)

statistics, examples, expert opinions

c)

imagery, emotive language, anecdotes

8.

Examples of how Pathos is used in documentaries can include...

a)

ethical code, modality of language, direct address to the audience

b)

statistics, examples, expert opinions

c)

imagery, emotive language, anecdotes

9.

Documentary Conventions: What is a focaliser?

a)

experts and witnesses who lend credibility to the topic

b)

raw film footage of real life events, places and people.

c)

a case study or person through which we experience the events, a central problem or a question

10.

Documentary Conventions: What is selection of detail?

a)

what information is emphasised and ignored

b)

scenes of an event which has been reconstructed and acted out.

c)

experts and witnesses who lend credibility to the topic

11.

Documentary Conventions: What is "actuality footage"?

a)

material obtained from a film archive and inserted into a documentary to show historical events or to add detail.

b)

scenes of an event which has been reconstructed and acted out.

c)

raw film footage of real life events, places and people.

12.

Documentary Conventions: What are Cinematic Techniques/SWAT Codes?

a)

symbolic, wiring, audio, tables

b)

symbolic, written, audio, technical

c)

styling, written, audio, technical

d)

styling, written, audio, timing

13.

SWAT Codes: Examples of symbolic codes can include

a)

title, font, captions, language choices

b)

camera angles, camera shots, social distance

c)

narration/voice over, sound effects, music, silence

d)

colour, lighting, body language, gaze

14.

SWAT Codes: Examples of written codes can include...

a)

camera angles, camera shots, social distance

b)

colour, lighting, body language, gaze

c)

title, font, captions, language choices

d)

narration/voice overs, sound effects, music silence

15.

SWAT Codes: Examples of audio codes can include...

a)

colour, lighting, body language, gaze

b)

camera angles, camera shots, social distance

c)

narration/voice over, sound effects, music, silence

d)

title, font, captions, language choices

16.

SWAT Codes: Examples of technical codes can include...

a)

title, font, captions, language choices

b)

camera angles, camera shots, social distance

c)

narration/voice over, sound effects, music, silence

d)

colour, lighting, body language, gaze

17.

The combination of the 3 pillars of rhetoric, documentary conventions, and SWAT codes leads to what?

a)

A good documentary

b)

A film that has an unbelieveable argument and difficult to follow

c)

Effective persuasion of a documentary audience

18.

What is the argument Super Size Me is trying to convince you of?

a)

That regularly eating McDonald's will make you fat and unhealthy

b)

That McDonald's uses clever strategies to convince people to eat more and access easier

c)

That people are getting fatter

d)

All of the above

19.

What is the focaliser in the film Super Size Me?

a)

Mogan Spurlock's month long McDonald's journey

b)

That both creators of Ben and Jerry's icecream died early

c)

The story of the two girls who sued McDonald's for them being obese

d)

The man who eats multiple Big Macs everyday and is still thin

20.

Is the documentary effective in persuading its audience?

a)

Yes

b)

No