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Introduction
Introduce
the medium, author, publication date, etc.
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Where
Have All the Animals Gone? Endangered
Species
1994
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Reviewed
by
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Tara
Juliano
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Reference:
(APA style)
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Where Have
all the Animals Gone? Endangered Species. United Learning
(1994). Retrieved October
5, 2006, from
unitedstreaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/
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Contents
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A video
available on the web that discusses the reasons for extinction. Humans-pollution, loss of habitat, human
population growth, over hunting, black market activities-including poaching
and exotic pet trade.
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Quote from the medium:
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“All living
things have a special place in ecology- called their niche.”
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It
discusses, argues, outlines, showcases, or explains ……..
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It outlines how living species can become
extinct and why it is happening. It
thoroughly explains how humans have changed the animal’s world.
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Recommendation:
Do you recommend this medium to what age level? Your general impressions.
What you learned new. What it is about...
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I would recommend this video to students in
grades 6-8. Some of the concepts, such
as black markets poaching, ecosystems, and notches are a little advanced for
elementary students. My impression
was that this video was made many years ago.
The graphics and the documentary seem old age. Also, the beginning does not interest the
students right from the beginning.
I learned
that before man 1 species/1,000 years became extinct and since man inhabited America, 200 species
of plants are now extinct
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Author's
Writing Style-What is your opinion about the way the author wrote this book?
Think about the author's choice of words, the point of view and his/her use
of dialogue.
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I liked the
author’s writing style because it was very informative and direct. I like that the students would be getting
a great deal of knowledge and facts from the video. However, the speaker was very dry and a
little monotone. The video is 25
minutes and I feel the students would be bored about halfway through. Therefore, I would show this video in
segments instead.
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Theme-
What are the major issues/ topics/ themes/ projects in this medium? What
message was he/she trying to give to reader?
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The students
should walk away with the message that animals and plants are just as
important as people to the world we live in.
Destruction of habitats limits the animals and cause endangerment and
extinction. Without plants, animals
and people wouldn’t survive.
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Classroom
Integration. Can you use the ideas in your classroom? Did it inspired you
create a lesson plan, did it give you new strategies or methods?
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This is a
little too advanced for my 3rd grade classroom but I would teach
animals a little more in depth than the science textbook does. I like that the video talks about
communities on the earth and the roles of the plants and animals.
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Multicultural,
multilingual Perspective: Is this medium designed, or produced for different
learning preferences, and abilities, do they included unbiased pictures,
information?
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The video
shows many pictures of animals. Some
the students may be familiar with from where they live and others from
different countries where the students may have lived or visited before. It is really geared toward auditory and
visual learners. The information is
strongly swayed towards saving all plants and animals.
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Something
Unique about this medium…
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I don’t think anything was unique which is a
reason I would show it in segments.
When videos are very mainstream the students can get bored
quickly.
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resource.
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I was unsuccessful in finding any reviews of
this video.
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