Chapter 1. Tar Sands

Introduction

Video Case Study

In this activity you will be watching a 3:52 minute documentary clip produced by Clearwater Media. This clip is part of a longer documentary that highlights issues relating to development of the “tar sands” in Alberta, Canada. The tar sands have been the subject of great controversy in Canada, the USA, and internationally. This controversy has arisen in part from the differing information presented by government, industry, scientists, environmental groups, and the media. To form your own conclusions about the benefits and negative impacts of the tar sands, you will be encouraged through this exercise to distinguish between facts, opinion, and emotion.

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, as you learned about in Chapter 3.

1.1 Section A: Analyzing the Video

Instructions

1. Watch the video with these questions in mind: What is the viewpoint expressed in this video clip?

Question 1.1

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Question 1.2

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1.2 Section A: Analyzing the Video, continued

Instructions

1. Watch the video again.

2. As you watch, note the answers to the following questions.

Question 1.3

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Question 1.4

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Question 1.5

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Question 1.6

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Question 1.7

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Question 1.8

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Question 1.9

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1.3 Section A: Analyzing the Video, continued

Instructions

1. Watch the video again.

2. As you watch jot down brief notes on the types of images you are shown and how you would describe the tone of the video to a classmate.

Question 1.10

Which of the words below would you use to describe the video’s tone?

Word
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unbiased 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
pessimistic 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
sad 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
biased 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
uncaring 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
optimistic 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI=
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Question 1.11

What kinds of images are you shown most frequently in this video clip?

Images
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Other: umybe5fn35WfTHQnnNV+pg==

1.4 Section A: Analyzing the Video, continued

Instructions

1. Watch the video again if necessary.

2. This time concentrate on the people in the video: Who are they? What are their jobs? For each person listed below, indicate whether they are for or against oil sands development.

Question 1.12

Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each of these people in the video are for or against oil sands development:

Name For or Against?
Allan Adam (Dene Chief, Fort Chipewyan) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Andrew Nikiforuk (author, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Ray Ladouceur (commercial fisherman, Fort Chipewyan) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==
Jack Woodward (Woodward and Company, author, Native Law) e1NJshqpzrezs8QgWoY97tSaIvgj6gdeRh7bFoYiJ66rcb+SWBVNWg==

Question 1.13

Tally the number of people shown for each category and record your score here:

Position
For: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7
Against: nZnhv4MoEh4FcQx7

Question 1.14

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Question 1.15

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Question 1.16

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1.5 Section B: Summary Questions

Question 1.17

This video clip is primarily meant to:

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Question 1.18

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Question 1.19

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Question 1.20

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1.5.1 Section C: Related Reading

Instructions

Having viewed the video clip and focused on information literacy, now read the following article.

The Carbon Footprint of Oil Sands Oil
How large? Some say really large, for *peat's* sake

Bill Chameides, Scientific American, March 26, 2012

Question 1.21

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Question 1.22

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Question 1.23

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Question 1.24

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Question 1.25

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1.5.2 Section C: Related Reading, continued

Instructions

Answer additional questions about the following article.

"The Carbon Footprint of Oil Sands Oil" Bill Chameides, Scientific American, March 26, 2012

Question 1.26

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Question 1.28

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Question 1.29

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Question 1.30

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