Description
About
“Putin’s Revenge” is a Discussion assessment that centers on the PBS Frontline film “Putin’s Revenge.”
Estimated Time
An estimated 4 hours is needed to complete this activity.
Prompt
“FRONTLINE tells the inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see the United States as an enemy — and why he decided to target an American election.”
Instructions
Step 0: Acknowledge that this is a complex Discussion assignment
Acknowledging that an assignment, such as this Discussion, is complex helps reduce the initial stress in reading through these instructions.
Step 1: Watch Part 1 and/or Part 2 of “Putin’s Revenge”
Visit the PBS Frontline “Putin’s Revenge” webpage.Links to an external site.
Watch Part One and/or Part Two of “Putin’s Revenge”.
Putin’s Revenge: Part One (full film) | FRONTLINE.Links to an external site.
Putin’s Revenge: Part Two (full film) | FRONTLINE.Links to an external site.
Step 2: Write 5 or more sentences about what you found interesting about Part One and/or Part Two of “Putin’s Revenge”
In 5 or more sentences, write about what you found interesting about the Part(s).
Save your sentences on a Google Doc or Microsoft Word file.
Step 3: Visit “The Frontline Interviews: The Putin Files” webpage
Visit “The Frontline Interviews: The Putin Files” webpage.Links to an external site.
Select one of the following “Themes” listed:
Vladimir Putin’s Early Life.
Putin’s Political Rise.
Putin’s Vision for Russia in his First Term.
Putin Consolidates Power in his Second Term.
Putin Tests the Waters in Estonia and Georgia.
The Reset and Arab Spring: Putin as Prime Minister.
Putin Returns to the Presidency, Sparking Protests and a Crackdown.
Putin Asserts Himself on the World Stage in his Third Term.
Putin and Hybrid Warfare.
Intervention in the U.S. Election.
The U.S. Response to Russian Measures.
Putin and Trump.
Step 4: Write 5 or more sentences about the “Highlight from this Theme” that you chose
Within the Theme you chose, select one of the “Highlights from this Theme” to watch or read.
After watching or reading the specific “Highlight” you selected, write the following:
In 1 sentence, declare what Theme you selected.
In 2 sentences or more, explain why you chose this specific Theme.
In 2 or more sentences, write about what you found interesting about a specific Highlight you selected within the Theme.
Please include a link to the Highlight you selected so your peers can explore it.
Save your sentences on a Google Doc or Microsoft Word file.
Step 5: Write a Post in the Discussion that combines the sentences you wrote from Step 2 and Step 4
In this step, you are combining the 5 sentences you wrote from Step 2 and the 5 sentences you wrote in Step 4 into a single discussion post.
I recommend having separate paragraphs for each Step in your post to improve readability.
Step 6: Write a Reply to a Peer
When selecting a peer to reply to, be sure NOT to choose a peer who selected the same Theme as you did.
Watch or read the Highlight posted by your peer.
In 3 or more sentences, share what you found interesting about the Highlight. What you find interesting should be different than what your peer found interesting.
