On 5/9/02 10:48:00 AM, Sandra Scott wrote:
>1.
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>In the space below, write the
>title of your tentative topic
>(e.g. Internet addiction)
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>How does television affect a
>child's development, if at
>all?
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>2.
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>Briefly state why you chose
>this topic.
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>I chose this topic because I
>have friends who don't let
>their children watch
>television. They believe that
>it doesn't allow their
>imaginations to develop. Then
>on the other hand I have a
>friend who let's her little
>girl watch T.V. all the time.
>I want to see if their is a
>difference between the two.
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>3.
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>Spend about five minutes
>listing what you already know
>(if anything) about your
>topic. For example, are you
>aware of any interesting
>facts, common misconceptions,
>your own assumptions,
>important people or
>institutions involved, key
>schools of thought, the extent
>of the problem, current
>trends, etc.?
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>I know that lots of people
>believe that television is one
>of the main causes for
>violence.
>I assume that sitting in front
>of the television all day is
>probably not the healthiest
>thing for a child to be doing.
>Television has taken the place
>of many physical activities.
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>4.
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>Now spend at least fifteen
>minutes brainstorming a list
>of questions about your topic
>you’d love to learn the
>answers to. Make this list as
>long as you can, and don’t
>worry whether every question
>is a good one.
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>-What are some of the long
>term affects of television
>watching?
>-What is the brain actually
>doing while watching t.v.?
>-Does the violence on t.v.
>affect us?
>-How many hours per week do
>children watch t.v.?
>-What kind of media messages
>are targeted at children?
>-How do adults who have always
>watched a lot of t.v. differ
>from those adults who grew up
>in a home without a t.v. in
>the home?
>-What types of media images do
>children respond to?
>-What kinds of family
>activities are being taken
>away from because of
>television? if any?
>-What kind of statistical
>research has been done on such
>a topic?
>-Does television give children
>a false idea of how society
>really is?
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>5.
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>If you’re working in a
>computer lab (or generating
>hard copies of the exercise),
>your instructor may ask you to
>comment on other students’
>responses to Steps 1-4. Focus
>particularly on what your
>classmates did in the fourth
>step. For each you view, do
>two things: add a question you
>would like answered about the
>student’s topic, and mark the
>question you find most
>intriguing.
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this sounds like a great topic, one that many people would like the answer to. I personally watch too much t.v. and I did as a child as well, I 'have always wondered if I might of been a different person if my t.v. privelages had been restricted. I think your most intriguing question is "does television give children a false idea of how society really is?"That brings the thought to my mind, that maybe people lose their sense of reality due to large amounts of t.v. at young ages,and that's why violence rates are so high. I think another good question would be Do i.q. numbers have a direct correlation with the amount of t.v. a child might view?