Thursday, February 2, 2012

Why We Fight

Shock and Awe!:  The initial bombing of Baghdad

Assign Interventions:  If you do not know what intervention you are studying, see me.

Key Terms: "military industrial complex"; collateral damage; "economic colonialism"


Why We Fight (2005)
1.     How does this film answer Essential Question #1?  (Why do we fight?)
2.      “Annotate” for Rhetoric:  fallacies, four A’s, logos, pathos, ethos
3.     Is the argument presented in this film convincing?  Why or why not? 
4.     What counterpoints can be made against the film’s rhetoric?



Homework:  Finish film questions.
Optional:  Do additional research on Iraq War.  Begin researching your intervention.