1. Blackfish – Pre-movie ?s 1.Have you heard of the documentary film “Blackfish?” 2.Based on the title alone, what do you think “Blackfish” is about? 3.What do you know about Sea World? 4.What do you know about killer whales (Orca whales)?

2. After viewing the trailer 5.After viewing the trailer, do you feel this documentary will be to Persuade, Inform or Entertain? 6.Based on the trailer, do you feel the filmmaker has a bias? If so, what is their bias?

3. As you watch… Take note of things that you learned for the first time while watching the documentary. Take note of examples where the filmmaker shows their bias. Take note of the sources presented in the documentary. Are they reliable or unreliable? What makes you think so? What do you feel is the filmmaker’s purpose?

4. Bell Ringer 7.What are your reactions after watching “Blackfish” and having a day to digest it? What did the movie make you think about Sea World? 8.Write a paragraph or so response to the movie; how it made you feel, what you thought about it, etc.

5. 9. After watching “Blackfish,” do you feel that the filmmaker’s purpose of the movie was to tell people not to go to Sea World? 10. Look back to Question #3…did the documentary present anything to you that changed what you thought that you knew about Sea World. 11. Look back to Question #4…did the documentary present anything to you that changed what you thought that you knew about Orca whales?

6. 12. After viewing the film, do you feel that this documentary’s purpose was to Persuade, Inform or Entertain? Is this what you originally answered or has your opinion changed after viewing? 13. After viewing the film, do you feel that the filmmaker had a bias? Has your answer changed from when you answered before the film? What aspects of the film show you the filmmaker’s bias? 14. Did you find the sources presented in the film credible and reliable?

7. 15. One major thing about this film is that Sea World declined involvement in it. What do you feel that Sea World’s response to the film would be? 16. After watching the interview with the director, has your opinion on the film changed?