This document provides instructions for an in-class activity analyzing documentary film techniques in Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine". Students are asked to watch and analyze scenes from the film based on their use of cinematic techniques and engagement of spectators. They will then recap and discuss different modes of documentary - participatory, performative, and expository - by analyzing example scenes in pairs and reporting their findings. Finally, students will write a PEA paragraph analyzing one of the scenes discussed using evidence of film language and representation.

1. Entrance Activity
‘A Documentary is never
neutral’
(Dinah Lynn Zeiger – 2007)
YOU MUST fill in the gaps

2. Watch a scene of your own from
‘Bowling For Columbine’ –
• What cinematic techniques (fiction) engage
the spectator?
• Due: TODAY
Homework

3. Re-cap Prior Learning
YOU MUST select and recall x2 features for EACH of the modes.
Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode

5. Title:
Key Scene Overview –
Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode – L2
Thursday 19th
March 2015
FM4:
Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates
Section B Specialist Study 2:
Spectatorship Topics – Spectatorship
and Documentary

6. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• YOU WILL re-cap prior
learning.
• Explore the political motives
behind a documentary.
• Demonstrate your
understanding of the modes
of documentary and the case
study by completing some
FURTHER close textual
analysis.
• Review the learning.
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of film as an
audio-visual form of creative
expression together and
AO2
Apply knowledge and
understanding, including
some of the common critical
approaches that characterise
the subject, when exploring
and analysing films.

7. Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode
Pairs: 15 minutes
Students YOU MUST select x2 scenes of their choice
NOT analysed so far to see how the 3 Modes -
Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode
– are addressed.
Student 1 = 1 Scene
Student 2 = 1 other Scene
Resources needed:
•‘BFC’ A3 Analysis sheet
•‘BFC’ A4 Helpful Examples Handout
•Section B Blog Page
•Modes Handout – Access of Hard Copy
YOU MUST record your findings into your
exercise books and identify film language
evidence as well.

8. FEEDBACK
“Pair – Share”
Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode
YOU MUST teach each other the examples YOU have identified.
5 minutes

9. FEEDBACK
YOU MUST present your findings to the teacher.
Note down other peoples findings!
5 minutes
Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode
5 minutes
YOU MUST choose ONE of the 2 Scenes you have looked at today and produce a P E A
Paragraph.
YOU SHOULD ensure there is reference to the Mode in the Point, Film Language from the
text(s) as part of the Evidence and then explain the Representation and impact on the
spectator in the Analysis.
Extension – YOU COULD write more than x1 P E A Paragraph.

10. What have you learnt?
Write down x1 Example YOU WILL use in
an Exam that you have learnt about today.

11. REVISE - Section A and B
Purchase a copy of ‘Fight Club’ and……
Homework