Description
Read: Worry About the Right Things and The Media Likes Scaring Us by John Stossel.
Watch: The YouTube Videos from 20/20 about Media Hype.
Write: Students are to write a 3-page reaction paper regarding Worry About the Right Things, The Media Likes Scaring Us, and the Media Hype 20/20 YouTube videos.
Id like to know your opinion regarding the two articles you read and YouTube videos you watched. Please include your responses to these questions in your paper.
- Was anything surprising to you?
- Discuss something you remember being hyped on TV or in the newspaper.
- Describe a time when you or your family members were affected by media hype.
- Has something hyped in the media affected the way you thought or behaved?
- Do you have any fears that may have been enhanced by something you saw, heard, or read via some form of media?
- Discuss in detail some of the situations the author discussed and your reaction to it.
Papers Must:
- Be typed, 12 point font, double spaced- May Use MLA or APA style only.
- Include proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure.
- Include proper paragraphs (approximately 5 sentences per paragraph).
- Include proper format (introduction, body, conclusion).
- Include a cover page.
- Include a works cited page.
- Be a full 3 pages (in addition to your cover page and works cited page).
- Remember to cite your sources (proper citation).