What is the point of view of the film?Was it overly favorable or critical of a particular group
Use the worksheet K to answer the question from the film
WORKSHEET Analyzing Historical Films
When watching a film or video interpretation of any event, consider using the following (PIPER) model of analysis,
Inferences?Point of View?
Persuasive Techniques?
Evidence?
Relevant Information?
Use this worksheet to help you analyze historical films you watch?
Name of film:
Main point of the film:
P What is the point of view of the film?Was it overly favorable or critical of a particular group or individual?
I What inferences were made in the film?Were there parts of the film that filmmakers must have made up because they couldn’t have known this from the available evidence?
P What Techniques are used in the film to persuade the audience to the filmmakers point of view?Note music, camera angle, character portrayal, etc.
E What evidence is included to support the point of view put forth in the film? What is the source of that evidence? How strong is it?
R What relevant information do I know?Does it contradict or support the story presented in the film?
Overall, how strong are the historical arguments in this film?Is it historically accurate?
1983, 1990 Midwest Publications * Critical Thinking Press & Software
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The name of the film is ‘The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 4: Making a way Out of no way (1897-1940).’
2. Main point in the film
The film mainly discusses the fleeing of atleast six million African Americans from the southern upcountry to the northern, and western regions during the period between 1910 and 1970. This massive movement came to be referred……………………
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