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So, What Is a Video Movie/Documentary or Book Review?

This assignment requires the student to visit www.mdc.edu/libraries and log in to access a movie, documentary or book.

Ultimately, a video movie, documentary or book review serves the same function as a written book review. It:

• Provides, the title, author(s) and a brief synopsis of the movie, documentary or book content
• Evaluate  the author’s intentions. What is the author’s primary purpose? What  does he or she hope to communicate to the viewer or reader?
•  Highlight its key strengths and weaknesses
•  Calls attention to its scholarly value and relationship to equity and social justice.
• Gives an opinion (See sample reflection questions below.)

Additionally, you will  include a reflection that considers the following critical questions  (You do not need to take each question individually and answer it.):

• What does this have to do with me?
• How could I explain these concepts to others (parents, students, peers, colleagues, etc.)?
• What emotions are conjured up as I read? What’s that about?
• What can I change about my practice, curricula, relationships, and policies?
• How can I use this to center my teaching on my most marginalized students?
•  How does this connect with previous things I’ve learned?
•  How much more is there to learn?
• Who can I share this with?
• How can I lead my peers in taking up this work?