Writing Homework Help

The Machine That Made Us (2018) (Timeline):https://youtu.be/uQ88yC35NjI

1 – Description: paying close attention, taking notes, describe the documentary and the history it depicts (when was it made, by whom). Summarize the main points.

2 – Analyze: Based on your description, what is the documentary trying to say about its subject? What arguments is it making?

3 – Interpret: What is the purpose of this documentary? How is the film making its argument? Why should we care? What audience is it speaking to? Why was it made ( to educate, inform, entertain. or influence?) 

4 – Evaluation: Based on your description, analysis, and interpretation of the documentary, what do you think of this documentary? Is it successful or unsuccessful in telling a story, or making an argument (even if you do not agree with it personally)? Are you things they could have done to make it better? Try to evaluate the documentary on its own terms, in other words, maybe you don’t like documentaries at all (although feel free to talk about that too), but how does this one work or not? What did you learn?

5 – Engagement: If you wanted to engage with this documentary, how would you do so? Would you write to the producers/directors? Post about it online? Some other form of engagement? Why would this be the best way to engage?