Unit 4 Collab and Compare Media

The goal of the video "Trash Talk" was to...

• tell the viewer how to recycle

• inform the viewer about marine debris

• show the viewer that animals ingest plastic

• impress the viewer with a look at marine life

Which word best describes the narrator’s tone in “Trash Talk”?

• Sarcastic

• Content

• Angry

• Upbeat

Is the following quote from "Trash Talk" an appeal to logic, an appeal to emotion, or an appeal to both.

And anything people use every day can become marine debris if they don’t dispose of it properly.

• logic

• emotion

• both

Is the following quote from "Trash Talk" an appeal to logic, an appeal to emotion, or an appeal to both.

But we also find rubber, cloth, glass, metal, and paper litter.

• logic

• emotion

• both

Is the following quote from "Trash Talk" an appeal to logic, an appeal to emotion, or an appeal to both.

Sometimes the debris is so tiny, like a plastic microbead from your face wash, that you can barely see it in the water. (1:02–1:08)

• logic

• emotion

• both

Is the following quote from "Trash Talk" an appeal to logic, an appeal to emotion, or an appeal to both.

But most importantly, marine debris is one of the biggest pollution problems facing the world’s oceans and waterways today. (1:51–1:58)

• logic

• emotion

• both

Which image on the poster best expresses the designer’s viewpoint about pollution?

• Dead fish

  
  

• Calm water

• Grey sky

• Shining sun

What action does the poster “You’re Part of the Solution” aim to inspire in its readers?

• Recycling more types of plastic

  
  

• Participating in clean-up projects

  
  

• Learning more about the issue

  
  

• Disposing of rubbish properly

  
  

What is the intended audience for the “You’re Part of the Solution” poster?

• Government agencies

  
  

• Marine conservation groups

  
  

• Young people

  
  

• The media

What key role do the images of marine debris play in both the poster and the video?

• They show viewers how the world will look once the oceans are clean.

  
  

• They cause viewers to want to learn more about other kinds of pollution.

  
  

• They demonstrate to viewers how bad the problem of marine debris is.

  
  

• They discourage viewers from wanting to help clean up the oceans.