Documentary Analysis 

Instructions for the Documentary Analysis 

1. Log on to (PBS Frontline-website).  You will need JAVA and/or Flash Player in order to stream the video from your computer.
2. Click on the link and there you will find the list of videos available to view.  Type in the title of the video in the search box or scroll through the videos to find it. The exact title of the video is NRA Under Fire dated March 24, 2020.
3. Select and view the video during our class time which is 7:05pm-8:25pm. Once you finish watching the video during class time you will need to click on the discussion board link and simply create a thread and type in “Watched Video”. Your “watched video” posing must reflect that it was posted during class time.
4. Answer the questions found in the template below.  You must type the questions and answers.
5. The analysis is due Thursday, April 16th   via eCampus. That is, you will be required to submit it through eCampus. The submission link is available in the Documentary Analysis course link.
6. Please make sure you type the paper in word format. Also, make sure you type your name and include GOVT 2305-83503 on it.

Questions to be answered to complete the Documentary Analysis

1. State as accurately as possible the video’s purpose for presenting this information.  Explain your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
2. What is the video attempting to convey and from what perspective is it presenting the information?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
3. What key question can you develop from the content presented in the article?  Provide your question and then your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
4. What are the most important ideas you would have to understand in order to understand the video’s line of reasoning?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
5. What is the video failing to address (what might be questioned)?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
6. What consequences are likely to follow if people take the video’s line of reasoning seriously? Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
7. What consequences are likely to follow if people ignore the video’s reasoning?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
8. Identify the key conclusions the video comes to and presents?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.
9. What facts, experiences, or data is the video using to support its conclusions?  Provide your analysis/answer in five (5) or more sentences.

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