Bellringer: Jan. 22 In your notes, what questions do you have about the film? Was there any information which you didn’t think was entirely true? (consider what we found out about the “experts” and the former- trainers.) Short class period due to half day
How does Cowperthwaite manipulate our emotions? Trace the journey Family (Sorrow/guilt) Orcas separated from families when captured; Forced family at SW; SW separated babies from moms; Canadian sisters eyewitness account; Alexis’family eyewitness Death ( shocked/sad) DB attack – (911; video) Alexis killed by Loro Parque; Ken Peters pulled by foot (didn’t die); Daniel Duke (wanderer) Freedom (Relieved/Happy) wild orcas –swimming free, straight fins; (Sad/grief) not with family; in pools/tanks – swimming in one direction) Abuse (Upset/Sad) Tilikum raKed by other whales; whale hunt; not enough fresh/food; Being taken away from families; forced breeding; SeaLand night tank
Logical Fallacies for the film’s logic? Red Herring Stack the deck Oversimplification
Exit ticket No exit ticket – we didn’t get as far as I had planned due to the shortened class period.