Dirt! The Movie: Essay Questions Please choose two (2) of the following questions. You MUST answer #5. Remember the following: Use your typed answers to the video questions to help you Essays should contain 3-4 paragraphs Paragraphs should contain 4-5 sentences Remember introduction sentences and concluding statements when starting and ending your paragraphs Try to use examples from the movie and your personal life to further explain your points in EACH paragraph! Details help to visualize your answers! 1. How do most Americans react to the idea of children playing in dirt? How do most people from other countries view the same idea? Why do you think there is such a vast difference? Take concepts and discussions from the movie to explain your point. 2. Several people in the film indicate that working in dirt is calming or satisfying. Please identify at least one person from the movie that explained this thought. Also, please describe if you believe this is true in your own experiences? If so, why? Give details and examples. 3. What is your reaction to hearing about the number of farmer suicides in rural India over the past 10 years? (The film reports there were almost 200,000 deaths.) If such a thing occurred in this country, USA, what do you think would happen? Base your answers from local (families, neighbors, friends, mayors) to state (governors) to national (Congress, President). 4. In the film, mycologist (a scientist studying fungus) Paul Stamets explains that the human species is acting like a virus because of the harmful effects our activities have had on the land. Do you agree or disagree with this thought? Why or why not? 5. What feelings are you left with after seeing this film? Do you feel motivated or empowered to make changes – either personally or as part of a group effort – to keep the Earth’s soil healthy? What parts of the film did you feel more of a connection with? Be detailed with your response. Think about the conversations we discussed in class as the movie was paused various times.

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Dirt! The Movie: Essay Questions

Please choose two (2) of the following questions. You MUST answer #5. Remember the following:

Use your typed answers to the video questions to help you Essays should contain 3-4 paragraphs Paragraphs should contain 4-5 sentences Remember introduction sentences and concluding statements when starting and ending

your paragraphs Try to use examples from the movie and your personal life to further explain your points

in EACH paragraph! Details help to visualize your answers! 1. How do most Americans react to the idea of children playing in dirt? How do most people from other countries view the same idea? Why do you think there is such a vast difference? Take concepts and discussions from the movie to explain your point. 2. Several people in the film indicate that working in dirt is calming or satisfying. Please identify at least one person from the movie that explained this thought. Also, please describe if you believe this is true in your own experiences? If so, why? Give details and examples. 3. What is your reaction to hearing about the number of farmer suicides in rural India over the past 10 years? (The film reports there were almost 200,000 deaths.) If such a thing occurred in this country, USA, what do you think would happen? Base your answers from local (families, neighbors, friends, mayors) to state (governors) to national (Congress, President). 4. In the film, mycologist (a scientist studying fungus) Paul Stamets explains that the human species is acting like a virus because of the harmful effects our activities have had on the land. Do you agree or disagree with this thought? Why or why not? 5. What feelings are you left with after seeing this film? Do you feel motivated or empowered to make changes – either personally or as part of a group effort – to keep the Earth’s soil healthy? What parts of the film did you feel more of a connection with? Be detailed with your response. Think about the conversations we discussed in class as the movie was paused various times.