Frontline’s League of Denial
Watch
the Frontline documentary titled League
of Denial. As you watch the film,
listen for the overriding premise of the argument. What are the documentarians
out to prove? In otherwords, what is
their argument concerning football and concussions?
1. As you watch and absorb
the information, note how the filmmakers go about constructing their argument.
What specific examples do they offer
viewers as a way to persuade us that their argument is logical,
rational, based on data?
2. Choose 2 areas of the
documentary that really caught your attention and write a short response
revealing why these areas made an impact on you.
3. Look at the visual
rhetoric offered. Did any particular
image sway you, persuade you, cause you to move in one direction more than
another for or against the argument?
4. In a short essay,
respond to the argument presented in the documentary. Personal comments are
encouraged, specific personal examples are encouraged as well.
5. If you played football
or currently have children who are at an age to play football would you allow
them to do so even after viewing the documentary?
6. Write your responses in a clearly composed essay of
about 600 words. Write in Standard
Written American English
and use conventional punctuation and capitalization.
7. When you make a personal statement of opinion
you must use a specific image, section of the documentary or words, phrases,
sentences or several lines of dialogue to support your thoughts. In other
words, you must say that you feel the way you do in response to information
presented to you in the documentary. Be sure to refer to the filmmaker, the
narrator or any of the professionals by name and position held.
8. Essays must be
typed in 12 point font, double spaced and have your name, Eng 100, the date, my
name and the name of the assignment, League
of Denial.
HINT: THE MORE EXAMPLES YOU USE THE MORE DEVELOPED YOUR
OPINIONS.
