Templates for Final Pamphlet
I have provided a couple of different options for templates for your pamphlet. This way you have options for programs you could use to complete your project.
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Please be advised that the Google Docs template is listed as a View Only document. You will need to open the document and then click File and Make a Copy, then rename it before you can edit it.
Final Project Guidelines
Background and Overview:
This semester, we have looked at a variety of problems caused by American style capitalism and driven by consumerism. These problems include: abuse of workers both in the production and distribution of stuff and food; the impacts of industrial agriculture; the problems created by a for-profit healthcare system; and the environmental impacts associated with many of these other issues. As Annie Leonard claims, these problems cannot be viewed in isolation and as soon as you start investigating one issue, you are led to a whole host of other related issues.
For your final project in English 50, you will research a problem caused by consumerism or American capitalism that systems thinking has caused you to recognize. This could be a deeper exploration of issues that we already discussed in class, or a new investigation of a different problem of which you became aware because of the readings and/or videos in this course.
This project is primarily a research project. It has several components and requirements, all of which will culminate in your Final Presentation and Essay 3. I have provided a list of potential topics and some suggestions for film sources you could consult at the end of this project overview.
Research Requirements:
3. You will present your issue to the class in a 5-10 minute presentation. Your presentation may be done live, or you may choose to create a video to present your information to your classmates. The presentation must:
1) Inform your audience about your issue by providing facts, statistics, data and/or other research to outline its severity;
2) Suggest solutions that individuals, corporations and/or the government could pursue to help end the problem;
3) Introduce your classmates to the nonprofit you researched and how they could get involved with the organization;
4) Tell your classmates what you learned about appropriate governmental agencies to contact;
5) Provide a brief description/introduction to the documentary film you watched. (You may also choose to share a short segment of the documentary you watched. Please limit clips to no more than 3 minutes in length.);
6) Make use of visual aids.
4. The final part of your project is the composition of Essay 3, which will be based on the research that you did for your project. Please see the Essay 3 prompt and guidelines for further requirements.
Suggested Documentaries
Below is a list of documentaries that you may choose to watch as part of this project. While I have indicated where I found each documentary, you may be able to find them elsewhere. Most of the documentaries on Amazon can be rented for a few dollars or purchased as a digital download. You can also purchase the DVD of many of these films. You may also choose to find another documentary through your own research. If you aren’t sure that the documentary you want to watch fits the scope of our project, let me know and we can chat about it.
Food Documentaries
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret. Directed by Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn. (Netflix)
Food Chains: The Revolution in America’s Fields. Directed by Sanjay Rawal. (Amazon)
A Meaty Issue. Directed by Jute Pinzier and Michael Richter. (Amazon)
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story. Directed by Grant Baldwin. (Amazon)
Of the Land. Directed by Bryan Law. (Amazon)
Global Waste: The Scandal of Food Waste. Directed by Olivier Lemaire. (Netflix)
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food. Directed by Michael Schwartz. (Netflix)
Sustainable. Directed by Matt Wechsler. (Amazon)
Fed Up. (Netflix)
Hungry for Change. (Netflix)
Super Size Me. (Netflix)
Environmental and Pollution Documentaries
Drying for Freedom. Directed by Steven Lake. (Amazon)
Time to Choose. Directed by Charles Ferguson. (Amazon)
Chemerical. Directed by Andrew Nisker. (Amazon)
Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by David Guggenheim. (Amazon)
Gas Land. Directed by Josh Fox. (Amazon)
The Human Experiment. (Netflix)
Consumerism, Economic and Sustainability Documentaries
Consumed: Inside the Belly of the Beast. Directed by Richard Heap. (Amazon)
Breath of Life. Directed by Susan Kucera. (Amazon)
Real Value. Directed by Jesse Borkowski. (Amazon)
97% Owned: Why Money Rules the World. Directed by Michael Oswald. (Amazon)
Capitalism: A Love Story. Directed by Michael Moore. (Amazon)
Noam Chomsky. Requiem for the American Dream. (Amazon)
Freakonomics. (Amazon)
Citizen Koch. (Amazon)
We’re Not Broke. (Amazon)
Obey. http://thenotepasser.com/blog/2015/8/4/documentaries
Klein, Naomi. The Shock Doctrine. (Amazon)
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. (Amazon)
Consuming Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1jn3OfFSU
Healthcare Documentaries
American Addict. Directed by Sasha Knezev. (Amazon)
The Big Lie: American Addict 2. Directed by Sasha Knezev. (Amazon)
Prescription Thugs. Directed by Chris Bell. (Netflix)
Worker Issues Documentaries
The True Cost. Directed by Andrew Morgan. (Netflix)
Apple’s Broken Promises. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e1jkd_apples-broken-promises_news
Klein, Naomi. The Take: Occupy, Resist, Produce. (Amazon)
Bananas: On Trial for Malice. (Amazon)
This semester, we have looked at a variety of problems caused by American style capitalism and driven by consumerism. These problems include: abuse of workers both in the production and distribution of stuff and food; the impacts of industrial agriculture; the problems created by a for-profit healthcare system; and the environmental impacts associated with many of these other issues. As Annie Leonard claims, these problems cannot be viewed in isolation and as soon as you start investigating one issue, you are led to a whole host of other related issues.
For your final project in English 50, you will research a problem caused by consumerism or American capitalism that systems thinking has caused you to recognize. This could be a deeper exploration of issues that we already discussed in class, or a new investigation of a different problem of which you became aware because of the readings and/or videos in this course.
This project is primarily a research project. It has several components and requirements, all of which will culminate in your Final Presentation and Essay 3. I have provided a list of potential topics and some suggestions for film sources you could consult at the end of this project overview.
Research Requirements:
- You will watch a full-length documentary film about your topic. Films must be feature-length (so around 90 minutes long). No Youtube clips or short films! I have provided a list of potential films that you could watch. Many documentary films are available on Netflix or Amazon for rental or purchase. You may also find another documentary of your choosing, so you should not feel limited by my list. (YOU MAY NOT WATCH A FILM WE ALREADY WATCHED IN CLASS!!)
- You will research 9 additional sources about your topic. These can be books, videos, articles, and/or films related to your topic and should be scholarly sources (no Wikipedia sources!).
- NO MORE THAN 3 OF YOUR 9 SOURCES MAY BE THINGS WE ALREADY READ IN CLASS!! INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS OF BOOKS DO NOT COUNT AS MULTIPLE SOURCES. YOU MAY ONLY INCLUDE THE ENTIRE BOOK IN YOUR SOURCE LIST.
- NO MORE THAN 3 OF YOUR SOURCES MAY BE FILMS OR VIDEOS.
- You will research one or more nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to addressing the problem you have identified.
- You will research the appropriate state and/or national governmental agencies or committees dedicated to researching, discussing, regulating and/or solving your problem.
- You will create an Annotated Bibliography of at least 10 sources: 1 documentary film and 9 other sources. No more than 3 of the remaining 9 sources may be things that we read together as a class and no more than 3 may be films or videos. These should be sources that someone could consult if she wanted to learn more about your topic. Sources should be chosen based on the quality of the information they provide, clarity of argument, and relationship to your project topic.
- You will create an informational pamphlet** to:
- Inform your audience about your issue by providing facts, statistics, data and other research to outline its severity;
- Suggest ways that individuals can help solve the problem by providing suggestions of actions that your audience could undertake;
- Provide information on at least one nonprofit organization that an individual can contact to get involved in solving the problem. Your pamphlet should include the nonprofit’s name, Mission Statement (which can be found on each nonprofit’s website) and contact information for the nonprofit (such as a phone number to call and/or a website to visit). You should also provide information on how a person could become involved with or help out the nonprofit (there is usually a page dedicated to this on each nonprofit’s website);
- Provide information on the appropriate governmental agency or committee that could be contacted to find further information about your issue or to call or write to about your concerns. Your pamphlet should indicate the name of the agency or committee and any important contacts from that agency/committee. This could include providing a website URL, phone number and contact name, and/or postal address. We will discuss how one might go about researching this information in class.
3. You will present your issue to the class in a 5-10 minute presentation. Your presentation may be done live, or you may choose to create a video to present your information to your classmates. The presentation must:
1) Inform your audience about your issue by providing facts, statistics, data and/or other research to outline its severity;
2) Suggest solutions that individuals, corporations and/or the government could pursue to help end the problem;
3) Introduce your classmates to the nonprofit you researched and how they could get involved with the organization;
4) Tell your classmates what you learned about appropriate governmental agencies to contact;
5) Provide a brief description/introduction to the documentary film you watched. (You may also choose to share a short segment of the documentary you watched. Please limit clips to no more than 3 minutes in length.);
6) Make use of visual aids.
4. The final part of your project is the composition of Essay 3, which will be based on the research that you did for your project. Please see the Essay 3 prompt and guidelines for further requirements.
Suggested Documentaries
Below is a list of documentaries that you may choose to watch as part of this project. While I have indicated where I found each documentary, you may be able to find them elsewhere. Most of the documentaries on Amazon can be rented for a few dollars or purchased as a digital download. You can also purchase the DVD of many of these films. You may also choose to find another documentary through your own research. If you aren’t sure that the documentary you want to watch fits the scope of our project, let me know and we can chat about it.
Food Documentaries
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret. Directed by Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn. (Netflix)
Food Chains: The Revolution in America’s Fields. Directed by Sanjay Rawal. (Amazon)
A Meaty Issue. Directed by Jute Pinzier and Michael Richter. (Amazon)
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story. Directed by Grant Baldwin. (Amazon)
Of the Land. Directed by Bryan Law. (Amazon)
Global Waste: The Scandal of Food Waste. Directed by Olivier Lemaire. (Netflix)
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food. Directed by Michael Schwartz. (Netflix)
Sustainable. Directed by Matt Wechsler. (Amazon)
Fed Up. (Netflix)
Hungry for Change. (Netflix)
Super Size Me. (Netflix)
Environmental and Pollution Documentaries
Drying for Freedom. Directed by Steven Lake. (Amazon)
Time to Choose. Directed by Charles Ferguson. (Amazon)
Chemerical. Directed by Andrew Nisker. (Amazon)
Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by David Guggenheim. (Amazon)
Gas Land. Directed by Josh Fox. (Amazon)
The Human Experiment. (Netflix)
Consumerism, Economic and Sustainability Documentaries
Consumed: Inside the Belly of the Beast. Directed by Richard Heap. (Amazon)
Breath of Life. Directed by Susan Kucera. (Amazon)
Real Value. Directed by Jesse Borkowski. (Amazon)
97% Owned: Why Money Rules the World. Directed by Michael Oswald. (Amazon)
Capitalism: A Love Story. Directed by Michael Moore. (Amazon)
Noam Chomsky. Requiem for the American Dream. (Amazon)
Freakonomics. (Amazon)
Citizen Koch. (Amazon)
We’re Not Broke. (Amazon)
Obey. http://thenotepasser.com/blog/2015/8/4/documentaries
Klein, Naomi. The Shock Doctrine. (Amazon)
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. (Amazon)
Consuming Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1jn3OfFSU
Healthcare Documentaries
American Addict. Directed by Sasha Knezev. (Amazon)
The Big Lie: American Addict 2. Directed by Sasha Knezev. (Amazon)
Prescription Thugs. Directed by Chris Bell. (Netflix)
Worker Issues Documentaries
The True Cost. Directed by Andrew Morgan. (Netflix)
Apple’s Broken Promises. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e1jkd_apples-broken-promises_news
Klein, Naomi. The Take: Occupy, Resist, Produce. (Amazon)
Bananas: On Trial for Malice. (Amazon)
Final Project Due Dates
Thursday 5/18:
Annotated Bibliography of 3 sources that you will use for your final essay.
Tuesday 5/23:
Annotated Bibliography of 3 additional sources you will use for your final essay.
Thursday 5/25:
E3 Introduction + 2 body paragraphs (bring 2 copies)
Tuesday 5/30:
E3 Complete Draft (bring 2 copies)
Thursday 6/1:
-Final Presentations!
-Project Pamphlet due
-Annotated Bibliography due
Tuesday 6/6:
-Final draft E3 due in class
-E3 PEE Chart due in class
-Make up quizzes (if you need to make something up)
-Extra credit due
Annotated Bibliography of 3 sources that you will use for your final essay.
Tuesday 5/23:
Annotated Bibliography of 3 additional sources you will use for your final essay.
Thursday 5/25:
E3 Introduction + 2 body paragraphs (bring 2 copies)
Tuesday 5/30:
E3 Complete Draft (bring 2 copies)
Thursday 6/1:
-Final Presentations!
-Project Pamphlet due
-Annotated Bibliography due
Tuesday 6/6:
-Final draft E3 due in class
-E3 PEE Chart due in class
-Make up quizzes (if you need to make something up)
-Extra credit due