INSTRUCTIONS
for the TOK documentary film
assignment
I.
In groups of 5-7 students (from the same TOK class), you will:
A. Check which documentaries have already been
reserved by clicking here
B. Choose one of the films still available from
the TOK documentary list below
C. Decide as a group on a time and place to show
the film
D. Make sure there is no important College event
on that date by checking the Pearson College
Calendar
E. Make sure that another film is not being
shared on the same date by checking the TOK
Doc Calendar
F. Email Raphael the following information:
1. the name of the film you
would like to share
2. the time and place you would
like to share it
3. the names of the people in
your group
G. Wait for approval, which will be sent to you
by email
H. Once your film sharing is approved, advertise
the film by emailing your class and putting postings up on the message board
and other places. (Please include the TOK documentaries logo in
your posting so that other TOK students will know that it’s an official
sharing.)
I. Show the movie at the agreed
time and place and lead a discussion using the suggested questions as a guide
J. Also using the suggested
questions as a guide write a 250 word reflection on knowledge issues related to
the film
K. Return the reflection to your TOK teacher within
a week of seeing the film
PLEASE
NOTE: YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PREVIEW THE DOCUMENTARY THAT YOU ARE SHARING
II.
You are also expected to attend one documentary that you are not presenting and
take part in the discussion that follows it. Please speak to your TOK teacher
before or after class to tell them that you have done so.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF
MOVIES ALREADY RESERVED
CLICK HERE
FOR THE PEARSON COLLEGE CALENDAR
CLICK
HERE FOR THE TOK DOCUMENTARY SHARING CALENDAR
SEE BELOW FOR THE
TOK DOCUMENTARY LIST
TO EMAIL
RAPHAEL
TO EMAIL YOUR CLASS
rjenks@pearsoncollege.ca year36@pearsoncollege.ca
CLICK ON THE
DOCUMENTARY NAMES FOR SUGGESTED REFLECTION QUESTIONS AND MORE INFO
Year: 2002
Length: 120 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Art, Ethics, Human Sciences
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Political Science, Crime, Justice
Proposed by: Seb
Year: 2005
Length: 107 min.
Areas of
knowledge: Natural Science, Human Sciences, Ethics
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Economics, Political Science, Social-Cultural Anthropology
Proposed by:
Libby
Dream Worlds 3: Desire Sex and
Power in Music Video
Year: 2002
Length: 54 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion, Perception
Areas of knowledge:
Art, Ethics, Human Sciences
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Media Studies, Political Science, Social-Cultural Anthropology
Proposed by:
Raphael
Fix: The Story of an Addicted City
Year: 2002
Length: 92 min.
Areas of
knowledge: Human Sciences, Ethics, Biology
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Economics, Political Science, Social-Cultural Anthropology
Proposed by:
Libby
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons
from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Year: 2003
Length: 95 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Human Sciences, Ethics, History
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Peace and Conflict, Psychology
Proposed by: Seb
Year: 2008
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Science, Art
Specific fields
of knowledge: Architecture, Ecological Design, Political Science
Proposed by:
Raphael
Year: 2005
Areas of
knowledge: Art
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Anthropology
Proposed by:
Libby
Year: 2008
Ways of knowing:
Sense Perception, Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Human Sciences, Ethics, Art
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Politics, Crime, Justice
Proposed by: Seb
Year: 2006 Length: 60 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Natural Sciences, Ethics
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Conservations, Sustainable Development
Proposed by: Seb
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood
Vilifies a People
Year: 2006
Length: 50 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Ethics, Art
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Film, Media Studies, Political Science
Proposed by:
Raphael
Year: 2005
Length: 87 min.
Areas of
knowledge: Ethics, Human Sciences
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Political Science, Economics, Social-Cultural Anthropology
Proposed by:
Libby
Year: 2003
Length: 106 min.
Ways of knowing:
Sense Perception, Emotion, Reason
Areas of
knowledge: Ethics, Human Sciences
Proposed by:
Libby
Toxic Sludge is Good For You: The public relations industry unspun
Year: 2002
Length: 45 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion
Areas of
knowledge: Ethics, Human Sciences, History
Specific Fields
of Knowledge: Media Studies,
Proposed by:
Raphael
Year: 2003
Length: 83 min.
Ways of knowing:
Reason, Emotion, Language, Perception
Areas of
knowledge: Art, Ethics, Human Sciences
Specific Fields of
Knowledge: Economics, Anthropology
Proposed by:
Libby