LINKING-TO-LIFE TERM PROJECT PART B 

FILM & VIDEO REVIEWS & DISCUSSION POSTS
(worth 20 pts)

 All posts are due on the D2L Discussion Board on
 Tuesday Oct 22nd
anytime before midnight (11:59 pm)

The D2L DISCUSSION BOARD IS NOW OPEN FOR POSTING 

 STEP 1:   WATCH A FULL-LENGTH FILM and 2 OR MORE SHORT VIDEOS   

The purpose of viewing the films and videos in for this assignment is to give you some background information (and probably raise some issues) about global change issues that relate to your life in different ways.  The films cover consumerism, sustainability, the environment and many other topics.  They will also spark some ideas on what you may want to learn about or investigate further for your personal LINKING-TO-LIFE Term Project Report  (Part C).

All of the films and videos listed below are available as online links or streaming video links under the MOVIE icon in D2L (click on the Videos link)

View one of the following full-length films in D2L (Feel free to view more if  they interest you!)
(Project Categories that the films & videos address are in parentheses)

• HOME   (Earth's Global Environment, Artistic Expression, Advocacy)

• Kilowatt Ours  (Energy Conservation, GC Savvy Consumerism, Sustainability & Business)

• Who Killed the Electric Car?  (Transportation, Advocacy, Policy)

• The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?   (Water Sustainability, Consumerism, Policy)

• FRESH - The Movie  (Food & the Environment, GC Savvy Consumerism, Advocacy, Policy)

• Chasing Ice (Earth's Global Environment / Artistic Expression)

• Bidder 70 (Advocacy)

View two or more of the following shorter videos posted in D2L (You only need to post on one video, but watching several of them will be interesting, broaden your perspective, and may give you ideas for your term project . . . so enjoy!

Story of Stuff Project videos  
(GC Savvy Consumerism, Food, Water Sustainability, Advocacy, Sustainability & Business) 
You may, or may not, have issues with some of the views in these videos,
but either way, they'll give you something to think about and discuss!

The Story of Stuff  - the first in the series; sets the stage for the others
The Story of Bottled Water
The Story of Electronics
The Story of Cap and Trade
The Story of Change
The Story of Solutions

Videos addressing water in the West  (Water Sustainability)
based on the book Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner  
An American Nile
The Last Oasis

Videos on artists addressing environmental issues (Artistic Expression, Advocacy)
Photographic Artist Chris Jordan
James Balog's TED talk: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
Earth: Art of a Changing World 
The Art of Climate Change

Videos addressing  how corporations and businesses are responding (Sustainability & Business)
Eco-Initiatives: Weathering Climate Change
What is Sustainability?
The Interface Road to Sustainability

Videos illustrating different impacts on the global environment  (Earth's Global Environment)
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
Tuvalu: the Sinking Feeling
James Balog's TED talk: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
Tracking Greenland's Glaciers - Searching for Clues to Sea Level Rise

Other Videos:
Cheeseburger Footprint (Food & the Environment)
                          or
SUGGEST A VIDEO THAT YOU FIND!!  (If it's a good one and appropriate for the class, I will add it!) 

STEP 2: WRITE  AND POST  A REVIEW OF ONE  FILM & A REVIEW OF ONE VIDEO
 (each review is worth 10 pts)

• After you've watched your full length film, prepare a thoughtful  200-300 word review of the film with your own comments and critique.  Prepare it in advance, then COPY & PASTE it directly onto  the D2L DISCUSSION BOARD.   (don't attach it as a document, paste it right in) 

• Then do the same with your second review of 200-300 words on ONE of the shorter videos you viewed.

• IMPORTANT:  Be sure you post your review in the proper location for your film or video on the Discussion Board -- there is a posting topic for each film or video title.

• REMEMBER:  use copy and paste to post your review -- do NOT attach a document.

• You are encouraged to comment on other postings by hitting reply - students who engage in really thoughtful exchanges and comments on other posts might earn a bonus point, depending on the quality of the exchanges.

• In your commentaries, describe your personal reaction to the film or video, what you found interesting in it or learned from it, whether you agreed or disagreed with various parts of its message, if you found it hopeful or depressing, if you would recommend it to others -- and/or anything else you would like to say. You must substantiate and justify your views using thoughtful reasoning.