More Unit 4 Vocab
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Documentaries
Remember Ketchup?
Units 1 & 2
100

This word describes something that is able to destroy or eat away at something else.

What is CORROSIVE?

100

This is something that is required before something else can happen. 

What is a PREREQUISITE?

100
It doesn't matter that the audience can't answer these, they still get viewers thinking.

What are RHETORICAL QUESTIONS?

100

Back when ketchup was being made out of everything from fish guts to mushrooms, this belief is why it took so long for anyone to try adding tomatoes.

What is THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE POISON?

100

A recurring theme or imagery that appears repeatedly throughout a story. 

What is a MOTIF?

200

This A word is used to describe anything that is part of the surrounding environment. 

What is AMBIENT?

200

This is the event that is most immediately responsible for making something happen.

What is the PROXIMATE CAUSE?

200

Imagery that relates to the documentary's theme, but doesn't directly illustrate what the narrator is saying.

What is B-ROLL?

200

This ingredient, which is key to the flavor of modern ketchup, was originally added just to make the product last longer without spoiling.

What is VINEGAR?

200

A short story used to illustrate a point within a larger story.

What is an ANECDOTE?

300

This is the person who collects and stores the materials in a library (no, not the librarian).

What is an ARCHIVIST?

300

The history of how history writers write history.

What is HISTORIOGRAPHY?

300

In contrast to historical documentaries, slides in a scientific presentation should include as little of as possible.

What is TEXT?

300

The first time Heinz experimented with different colors was "Blastin' Green" ketchup, a promotional tie-in to this movie.

What is SHREK?

300

Favored by interviewers, this kind of question can't be answered with a simple yes or no.

What is an OPEN-ENDED QUESTION?

400

This S word is a failure to resist any kind of force or pressure. 

What is SUCCUMB?

400

A kind of investigative journalism with the intent to expose corruption and malpractice.

What is MUCKRAKING?

400

These are the two styles of reporting what a person has said—one repeats the person's quote verbatim, the other summarizes its content.

What are DIRECT and INDIRECT SPEECH?

400

In 1837, American farmer Jonas Yerkes became the first person to do this.

What is SELL TOMATO KETCHUP in a BOTTLE?

400

A short bit of text that appears below the headline and summarizes the main idea of the article. 

What is a SUBHEAD?

500

This word describes someone who can't resist correcting others on tiny details or technicalities. 

What is PEDANTIC?

500

Another name for the ripples in a ripple effect, this is the formal name for an effect that is caused by a previous effect.

What is a SECOND-ORDER EFFECT?

500

The process of critically examining one's sources to determine their trustworthiness and lack of bias. 

What is VETTING?

500

This is the full name of the man behind Heinz Ketchup, including his first and middle initials.

What is H.J. (Henry John) HEINZ?

500

The act of explaining or describing something.

What is EXPOSITION?