Don't Touch That Dial!: A Look at the History and Impact of Television
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- Aug 26 2010 8:07 PM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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Description
In this lesson, the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the affects, both positive and negative, that television has had on society in the past half-century. Students learn about the origins of television and television-related inventions by reading and discussing the article "Inside the Soap Opera of Television's Early Days." In partners, students brainstorm either the positive or negative effects on society of specific television "events."
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Technology, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social Science
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ELA.9-10.LS.C.1.1 Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion and support those judgments...
ELA.9-10.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...
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Instructional Strategy
Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Discussions