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Watch and Learn: Creating Educational Programming for Young Reality Television Watchers

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  • Aug 11 2010 5:55 PM

    Matching // Celeste Higby

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Description

In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore a particular problem with the development of new television shows and create original reality-based educational programming. They then write letters to executives at a particular network explaining their show and why it should be aired on that channel.

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    Topics and Grades

    Grade: 6 to 12

    Topics: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts

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    Tool for: Administrators, Teachers, Parents

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    Instructional Strategy

    Grouping: Large Group Instruction

    Teaching Method: Discussions; Cooperative Learning