Videos for Unit 5 - Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use Return to Unit Pagevideos.html
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VIDEO PROMPTS / QUESTIONS


  1. 1.Describe how free range chickens are different from factory farmed chickens (liked the ones raised for companies like Tyson). (0:30)

  2. 2.List and explain the reasons the commercial is saying organic is better than GMOs’s. Discuss if you agree or disagree with the commercial’s content. (2:24)

  3. 3.List what is difficult about being a farmer. Explain why someone would want to be a farmer. What is there to admire about farmers? (2:42)

  4. 4.List and explain three ways Whole Foods is attempting to convince you to buy their foods. (0:30)

  5. 5.Why does the mother in the commercial say “we did good?” (0:30)

  6. 6.Describe how this farm operation works. How are the chickens treated? (2:05)

  7. 7.Describe the type of work being done. Discuss the difficulties of having a job like this one. (3:58)

  8. 8.Describe what is it like to be a chicken catcher. Discuss your opinion of this type of work. (3:16)

  9. 9.Describe what it is like to work “a day at the plant.” Discuss the hazards of this type of job. (5:31)

  10. 10. Describe the type of work being done. Discuss the difficulties of having a job like this one. (1:45)

  11. 11. Describe the type of work being done. Discuss the difficulties of having a job like this one. (5:24)

  12. 12. Discuss how the company produces milk. Describe the way the cows are milked. (1:15)

  13. 13. List where in the world this video could have been filmed. Explain your answers. (0:34)

  14. 14. What is the meaning of the commercial? Why did the chicken want to escape? (1:13)

  15. 15. List what Monsanto says it has accomplished. Discuss if you agree or disagree with all that is mentioned in the commercial? (2:50)

  16. 16. Explain what the purpose of the commercial. (1:00)

  17. 17. Who is Monsanto? Why Monsanto? How does this “affect the rest of us?” What is your opinion of the commercial?(1:13)

  18. 18. How is the commercial trying to promote what Monsanto is doing? Who would not agree with all that is stated in the commercial? (2:59)

  19. 19. What is Greenpeace saying is wrong with the way cucumbers are grown? Explain if you agree or disagree with the commercial. (1:47)

  20. 20. For Fun...Explain what is happens to the boiling water. (2:00)