Continue collecting data from the "Focus on Television" selections on p. 767-787 for Friday's draft.  You should have all your quotes ready on Wednesday, January 30th.  Check Friday's post for specific instructions if you were absent.

Writing Exercise #6

We watched Lauren Zalaznick's Ted Talk, "The Conscience of Television."

Answer the following question based on your personal observations, experience, and/or information from the video or other sources we've read in class:

Does the television industry have a moral responsibility to produce TV shows that guide society?

Make a claim of value that answers yes or no.  Write a well-developed paragraph in which you explain how or why?

Don't forget:

Vocabulary Writing Exercises for List 12 are due Thursday.  Again, write five sentences using the words correctly with context clues and following the same patterns assigned last week.  

Vocabulary Quiz for list 12 Thursday.  Here are the Flashcards.