Reality TV

Reading #1

The first text is a PR image from any reality TV show. When choosing an image, consider finding one with words, images, color, and design that provide enough details for students to observe, infer and comment. For example, this image from Dance Moms 2011 offers multiple entry points for starting the sequence of readings.

"Dance Moms.” imdb.com. 2011. Web. 8 June 2015.

Reading #2

The second text is a set of which you can use both or just one. Both texts are centered on the Real to Me research by The Girl Scouts of America on girls and reality TV. The first text summarizes the research and the second text is the research fact sheet. This text provides a new layer of thinking as students begin to think about the effect of watching reality tv.

1. "Girls and Reality TV Are a Potent Combo, Girl Scouts Report Says." LATimes. 24 October 2011. Web. 8 June 2015.
2. Real to Me: Girls and Reality TV (fact sheet)
   1. Real To Me: Girls and Reality TV.” GirlScouts.org. n.d. Web. 8 June 2015.

Reading #3

The third text provides a different perspective and genre as TIME TV critic James Poniewozlk presents an argument for why reality TV is family TV. This text is meant to challenge the line of thinking a student might be following and provide a different perspective.

Poniewozlk, James. "Why Reality TV Is the New Family TV." TIME.com. 23 May 2013. Web. 8 June 2015.

Additional Readings

Rimer, Beth. “Text Set for Reality TV.” Learn.ist. n.d. Web. 8 June 2015.