Chapter 1. Mountaintop Removal Mining

Introduction

Video Case Study

In this activity you will be watching a video produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm.

In each section of the activity you’ll be asked to think about elements of the video’s content and presentation as they relate to information literacy, which you learned about in Chapter 3.

This activity should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

1.1 Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining

Instructions

1. Click the play button to begin playing the video

2. Watch the video with this question in mind: What is the overall message of this video clip?

Question 1.1

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Question 1.2

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1.2 Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining (Part 2)

Instructions

1. Rewatch the video.

2. As you watch the video for a second time, jot down brief notes on the following:

  • What type of images are you shown?
  • How would you describe the tone of the video to a classmate?

Question 1.3

What kinds of images are you shown most frequently in this video? Check the boxes next to your choices, or type your own in the box for "Other."

Images
healthy mountain tops xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
pollution xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
forests xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
residents of Appalachia xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
uses of coal energy xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
strip-mined mountains xiHiM6/fj3R5ZdmbscUeqMD8KFo=
Other: umybe5fn35WfTHQnnNV+pg==

Question 1.4

Which of the words below would you use to describe the video's tone? Check the boxes next to your choices, or type your own in the box for "Other."

Tone
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biased 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
happy 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
optimistic 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
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problem-solving 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
sad 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
scientific 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
serious 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
unbiased 1tq/sFDOVUMcB3+u3gqPLtH4O3c=
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1.3 Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining (Part 3)

Instructions

1. Rewatch the video as necessary.

2. This time, concentrate on the people in the video (i.e., who are they, what they do, etc.). Are they for or against mountaintop removal mining?

Question 1.5

Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each person in the video is for or against mountaintop removal mining.

Name For or Against?
Jack Spadaro (Mining Health and Safety Consultant) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Debbie Jarrell (Rock Creek, WV resident) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Bo Webb (Naoma, WV resident) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Dr. Dennis Lemly (Wake Forest university) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Chris Hamilton (WV Coal Association) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Senator Joe Manchin (former Governor of WV) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Anita Miller (Mud River, WV resident) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Lorene Caudill (Mud River, WV resident) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Dr. Ben Stout (Wheeling Jesuit University) 2+sZiDsqq/5FT+jBl6XzNSsJGlTUF47elRTTzxOtMevYMivSSaPgoQ==

Question 1.6

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Question 1.7

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Question 1.8

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Summary Questions

Instructions

Finally, answer these summary questions.

Question 1.9

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Question 1.10

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Question 1.11

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Question 1.12

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Question 1.13

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