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Art of Persuasive Writing

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Gr 6—9—This short film, produced in Australia, quickly and effectively highlights the basics of persuasive writing via a scenario featuring Pip, a 13-year-old girl, who is accustomed to being argumentative and confrontational to get her point across. Given a persuasive writing and presentation assignment in school, she learns how to state a position that can help her by using proper persuasive techniques. There are five chapters: the assignment, pointers (tips from the teacher), steps to doing the work, presentation day, and the power of persuasion. Viewers see how a well thought out and balanced argument persuades Pip's school to offer students a better cafeteria menu. Captions and descriptions are optional. Pip speaks with an Australian accent, but can be easily understood. This film is an engaging way to teach the art of persuasive writing and will lead to interesting discussions about ways to achieve a desired outcome without being angry and aggressive.—Jeana Actkinson, Adjunct, ESC Region XI, Ft. Worth, TX
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Oct 01, 2010

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