Thank You for a Great Class

Grades are in. I hope you survived finals. Thank you again for a great class.

Enjoy your break. And please keep in touch!

End Transmission.

-D

Week 17: The Sopranos

Week 17: The Sopranos 
Meet on We 12.17 from 8:00-9:30 AM
Class: Class review
Due: EDITORIAL (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Week 16: Sex and the City

Week 16: Sex and the City
Tu 12.09/Th 12.11—NO CLASS
Readings: REALITY—Chapters 7-9
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
Due: EDITORIAL (ESSAY OUTLINE; BRING 1 COPY)

Upcoming:

Week 17: The Sopranos
Meet on We 12.17 from 7:15-930 AM
Class: Class review
Due: EDITORIAL (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

TV News 12.06.14

• Seth Rogan and James Franco are Naked and Afraid on Discovery on December 7th (Time)
• Did you (hate-)watch NBC's Peter Pan Live? (Salon)
• Former Laguna Beach cast member felt "used and manipulated" by MTV (Us)
• 7th Heaven reruns temporarily return to TV (E!)
• Former Biggest Loser contestant dies of rare autoimmune disease (NBC News)
• "Femvertising" helping corporations wooing female customers (NBC News)

Editorial Essay: The Realities of Reality TV

On the surface, reality TV is a seemingly harmless form of entertainment. Many a laugh can be had at delusional auditions on American Idol or cat fights on The Real Housewives, but what have been the unintended consequences of these types of shows? For example, what is often the aftermath for reality TV participants? What price is to be paid for participation on a reality TV show? And what has been the effect of twenty-plus decades this programing on not only American television, but American society? In a concise editorial, share your view of reality TV and its impact.

Remember, an editorial expresses an opinion on a current issue. It may take a formal or informal tone, but its primary goal is always to persuade readers. Because editorials were born in newspapers, they are traditionally succinct in form and can often carry the "voice" of the author. Below are a series of recent editorials from around the country.

• "Drought Not Just a California Problem" (USA Today)
• "Congress Needs to Raise the Minimum Wage" (Dallas Morning News)
• "NFL Fumbled Domestic Abuse, but Public Can Still Advance the Issue" (Oregonian)
• "More Than Pictures Stolen in Celeb Phone-Hacking Case" (Seattle Times)
• "The Sluggish Fight Against Ebola" (New York Times)

Citing these articles in your editorial is optional.

Requirements:

• Two full pages
• MLA Style
• Parenthetical citation
• Works cited page

Due: Tu 12. 09⸺Essay outline (Bring 1 copy); We 12. 17⸺Final draft

Week 15: Leave It to Beaver

Week 15: Leave It to Beaver
Tu 12.02/Th 12.04
Readings: REALITY—Chapters 3-6
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTIONS 07 & 08

Upcoming:

Week 16: Sex and the City
Tu 12.09/Th 12.11—NO CLASS
Readings: REALITY—Chapters 7-9
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
Due: EDITORIAL (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 17: The Sopranos
Meet on We 12.17 from 7:15-930 AM
Class: Class review
Due: EDITORIAL (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

TV News 11.29.14

• Will The CW's Arrow and The Flash cross with CBS' upcoming Supergirl series? (Dark Horizons)
• Netflix CEO: Broadcast TV will be dead by 2030 (Business Insider)
• Ryan Knight, Real World alum, dies at 29 (Fox News)
• Coming to Netflix in December: American Horror Story: Coven, Marco Polo, Broadchurch (Indiewire)
• ABC to celebrate 20 years of Disney on Broadway with new special  (ABC News)
• HBO to enter Chinese market (Wall Street Journal)