Question

Read the following excerpt and then answer the questions below.

What’s for Lunch?

by Marcia Amidon Lusted


Zachary Maxwell was tired of trying to explain to his parents why he wanted to bring lunch to school instead of eating hot lunch. They couldn’t understand why he didn’t want to eat the gourmet food described on the school’s online menu, which sounded both nutritious and interesting. Zachary just couldn’t convince them that the food wasn’t as great as it sounded. So in the fall of 2011, he began sneaking a small video camera into the cafeteria at his school, to show his parents what the lunches were really like. Six months and 75 school lunches later, Zachary made a documentary film about his lunch called Yuck: A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch.


Do you think Zachary provided an objective opinion in his documentary? Did that affect the quality of the film?

Answer 1

Yes, Zachary provided an objective opinion in his documentary. This impartiality was vital for the quality of the film, as it helped to ensure viewers received an unbiased representation of the topic. It also created a documentary that could be viewed objectively, as viewers could make their own conclusions about the subject matter without being influenced by Zachary’s personal viewpoint.