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Homework: Documentary: Media and Sexuality

Read the questions before you watch the film so that you will know what to look for while you watch.

Complete the homework by answering each question below in paragraph form. Type your responses in purple or blue font directly below the question.

In order to earn the maximum points for each question, answers need to be complete and comprehensive, demonstrating that you paid attention to the film and thought about what was shown on the screen. You may use more than one paragraph if necessary. Be sure that the topic sentence of your first paragraph uses key words from the question. All responses should be in complete sentences using proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Once complete, save the document and upload to Blackboard.

A. State the title of the film and the year it was released. Then briefly describe what the film is about. Explain how the film relates to human sexuality.

B. Identify the people, places, events, or aspects of people, society, or nature that are the focus of this film. Describe and clarify the significance of each.

C. List six facts described in the film that impressed you, engaged you, or captivated you. Next, explain how each fact relates to the film's premise or theme.

D. Nonfiction can enrich viewers in several important ways. Describe an aspect of the film that showed you something you had not seen before, caused you to think in a new way, or helped you understand something more thoroughly than before. In addition, describe how it changed your thinking.

E. Reflect on the content that was shared in the documentary. Identify at least one aspect that you saw or heard in the film that was unconvincing or which seemed out of place? Explain your response.

F. From whose perspective does the documentary unfold? What do you believe to be the counter-story and how would the film differ from another point of view? Consider the essential areas, topics, and perspectives that may be missing in your response.

G. If the filmmakers were to ask you how the film could be improved, what would you tell them? Describe the changes you would suggest in detail and the reasons for your suggestions.

H. If someone asked you whether you would recommend this film, how would you respond? Fully explain your reasons.

I. What kind of professional and personal values do you discover among the presenter and the interviewers in the documentary? To what extend do you identify with these values?

J. To what extent did the documentary leave you with a sense of involvement, hope, excitement, indifference, despair - or maybe with a mixture of such feelings? Why?