English Level:
Advanced
Content Warning:
Graphic Violence, Death, Strong language
Stuttering
Vocabulary
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary.
Perspective
Generation
Believing in the cause
Choking out
Straddling
Taking someone’s life
Built on
Pre-Listening
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- In this video, Dakot uses the phrase, “I could never have…” a lot. It means that he would not have believed it until it happened. How does that relate to the title of this video?
- Is it ever ok to kill another person?
- How would killing another human change you?
- What role does war have in society? What is it good for?
Listening
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- What happened to his teammates?
- How did Dakota kill the man?
- Why didn’t he use his weapon?
- How would things be different if the places were switched?
- What does he mean by, “He knows where this is going”?
Video
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Post-Listening
Reflect on what you have learned.
- What is the “best of humans”?
- What is the “worst of humans”?
- How did he change after that fight?
- How many lives were changed? How did they change that day?
- Do we need war?
- “One day changes how you look at everything.”
What does that mean to you? Is there a particular day that has changed your life? - How does ‘connection’ relate to his story?
- What is the cost of war?
- If you were paid to kill someone, could you?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.