1. What seems to be the film maker's main purpose? To educate? To critique? To establish the truth?
2. Who is its intended audience?
3. What is the main subject matter?
4. What is the principal point, conclusion, thesis, contention, or question?
5. What patterns or categories does the film/video use to structure the subject matter?
6. What is new, different, or controversial about the video in terms of your knowledge of the subject or a text?
7. How would you summarize your evaluation of the video as a teaching tool, especially any problem or question you will tackle later.
8. Can you place the video into a context--that of the course or your own experience, in terms of the issues the video addresses.
9. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the video, referring to scenes or series of scenes to illustrate those strengths and weaknesses.
10. Evaluate the work by discussing it in terms of what you have learned about the subject.
11. What research question or two that might further broaden and deepen your understanding of the issues raised by the video? In essence, respond to the question: What questions would one need to ask, research, and answer to understand more fully the issues and topics presented in the video.