The Warren Commission

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The Warren Commission

• What were the findings of the Warren Commission?

Source http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commis
sion
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Head forhttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Comm
ission

• TASK ONE
• Summarise the main findings of the Warren
  Commission in 4 or 5 bullet-points

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Why is James Tague so important?

• http//www.jamestague.com/
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tague
• What does the evidence provided by Tague mean,
  according to the Warren Commission findings?

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JFK by Oliver Stone (1991)

• Hollywood film.
• Based on true story of Jim Garrison, played by
  Kevin Costner.
• Task study the film poster
• Does Stone believe the Warren Commission?
• How can you tell the message of the film?

Source http//www.movieposter.com/posters/archive
/main/36/MPW-18072
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Watch the scene from JFK(chapters 34-36 on the
DVD)

• TASK TWO
• Summarise the theory put forward by Jim Garrison
  in 1969, in 4 or 5 bullet-points

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What was the Magic Bullet?(Explain using
bullet-points and images)
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Compare Contrast The Warren Commission with
Oliver Stones JFK(Annotate or right-click on
the auto-shapes and select Add Text.)
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/Warren_Commission
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How did the findings of the Warren Commission
differ from the theories put forward by Oliver
Stone in the film JFK?

• Write a structured answer to the question above,
  using the Double-Bubble template as an Essay
  Plan.
• (Introduction Hook)
• Paragraph One Things that the Warren Report
  said, that Stone didnt say.
• Paragraph Two Things that Stone said, that
  disagreed with the Warren Report.
• Paragraph Three Things that both Warren and
  Stone agree upon.
• (Conclusion Summary)