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Delving into Documentaries (12th Grade Elective), Spring 2013 Teacher: Amanda Scott Class Meetings: Tuesdays and Fridays, 3rd period, Room 214 __**Spring Semester Schedule: Class Agendas & Homework Reminders**__ **NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY - CHECK DATE BELOW** **LAST UPDATE: 4/9/13**

__**Spring Break 2013 Assignment -- Make note that this document is not the final version of this assignment; stay tuned!**__

__**Spring 2013 Syllabus:**__

__**These documents detail expectations for the regular assignments to be posted on the blog:**__

__**This document includes the schedule and descriptions of the films we will view in class:**__

__**Resources related to the films**__: // Food, Inc. //
 * Take Part [|page] for film
 * PBS [|page] for the film

// Forks Over Knives //
 * Official Web [|site]

// GasLand //
 * Official Web [|site]

// An Inconvenient Truth //
 * TakePart Web [|site] for film
 * National Geographic [|article]: "Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' Movie: Fact or Hype?," by Stefan Lovgren
 * [|Discussion Questions] (filled out during class while viewing film)

// The Day My God Died //
 * Watch [|film] on YouTube
 * Film [|Web site]
 * PBS [|page] for the film
 * [i]tvs [|Facilitator Guide]

// The Times of Harvey M // ilk
 * //[|Watch film]//
 * [|A Study Guide to Harvey Milk]

// Seoul Train //
 * [|Discussion Guide]
 * Official [|Web site] for film
 * [|Web site] for the US Committee of Human Rights in North Korea
 * [|Web site] for the North Korea Freedom Coalition
 * Official [|Web site] of Senator Sam Brownback

//Hoop Dreams//
 * SLAM ONLINE [|article]: "Hoop Dreams, 15 Years Later," by Ben York
 * Washington Post [|article]: "Looking Back at Broken 'Dreams,'" by Mike Wise
 * Milwaukee Journal Sentinal [|article]: "'Hoop Dreams' spawns follow-up movie"
 * Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library blog [|post]: "Hoop Dreams then and Now"
 * azcentral.com [|article]: "'Hoop Dreams' players remain friends," by Sara Olkon

//Kicking It//
 * Watch the[| film] for free on SnagFilms
 * [|Homeless World Cup]
 * [|Article] about the Homeless World Cup in the NY Times
 * Union des Associations Europeennes de Football (UEFA) [|article] about the 2012 Homeless World Cup

//Searching for Sugar Man//
 * [|The Official Rodriguez Website]
 * 60 Minutes video [|clip]: "Rodriguez: The rock icon who didn't know it"
 * Oscars video [|clip]: "'Searching for Sugar Man' winning Best Documentary Feature"

//The Central Park Five//