Director Morgan Spurlock
1) America is the __________________nation in the world. Over _____% of
American adults are obese.
2) Obesity is the _______nd largest cause of death in America, while smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Americans.
3) Everyday, ____ in 4 Americans visit a __________________________.
4) McDonalds has over ___________________restaurants in the world.
5) McDonalds makes up over _______% of all restaurants in America.
6) Three other countries where you can find McDonalds are in
________________,_______________________ and _____________.
7) What is Morgan’s experiment?
_____________________________________________________________.
8) How many doctors did Morgan consult?________________________________________Why?_____________
________________________________________________________.
9) More than ________% of Americans get NO exercise everyday.
10) The city of Manhattan has over _______McDonalds.
11) What is the name of the device that Morgan uses to measure how many steps he takes in a day called?___________________________.
12) Name at least 2 of the rules that Morgan will adhere to during his experiment_______________________, and
____________________________.
13) Americans eat ____% of their meals out of the home.
14) Name 3 reasons why children would like
McDonalds______________________,
_________________________and___________________________________.
15) What are 3 diseases that children who are obese now, may have later in life?________________________,
_____________________and_____________________________.
16) How much weight did Morgan gain in the first weigh in?___________.
17) Name the most disturbing fact about McNuggets (in your opinion)______________________________________________.
18) The Grade One students could only all name one person. Why do you think they recognize him over the others?___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
19) Why do you think it was hard for Morgan to locate nutrition sheets in
McDonalds?______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.
20) How much did Morgan weigh in the 2 nd weigh in?__________________.

21) How likely would you be to make healthy choices in the cafeteria if you had the options of fries or apple slices?____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Why?____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
22) Houston, Texas is known as the “________________________in America”.
23) Why would incorporating more PhysEd classes be a step in the right direction to solve obesity problems in
America?_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
24) How much money do Americans spend on diets every year?_____________________________________________.
25) What was Morgan’s final weight?__________________.
26) How long did it take to lose it?____________________________.
27) Who can help this obesity problem?________________________.
28) What is the target audience this movie is geared to? _________________
_______________________________________________________________
29) What do you think the main message of the movie was?
Discussion Question:
Write a well developed formal response (using specific examples from the movie) that would support the following questions:
Structure:
1.
Do you think the movie accomplished its goal of trying to get people to think about their food choices?
2.
Is this a realistic goal for our culture? Why or why not? Incorporate the concepts from the course so far (wellness continuum? HINT
HINT!)
1 st paragraph: Background / general info about what Spurlock was trying to do.
2 nd paragraph: 1 st question answered
3 rd paragraph: 2 nd question answered
4 th paragraph: Brief conclusion / summary of main points.

10 marks – Thinking
10 marks – Communication
Category
Thinking –
- All aspects of the topic are covered in depth
- Student uses critical thinking skills to examine the questions
- Examples from movie are used to support opinion
- Strong grasp of course concepts
Communication –
- Formal tone and diction are used
- Form and structure are followed
- Editing / planning of argument evident
Comments:
Super size me
Checklist
Mark
/10
/10
Level 1 Level 2
Super size me
Checklist
10 marks – Thinking
10 marks – Communication
Category
Thinking –
- All aspects of the topic are covered in depth
- Student uses critical thinking skills to examine the questions
- Examples from movie are used to support opinion
- Strong grasp of course concepts
Communication –
- Formal tone and diction are used
- Form and structure are followed
- Editing / planning of argument evident
Comments:
Mark
/10
/10
Level 1 Level 2
Level 3 Level 4
Level 3 Level 4