
JANUARY 22, 2001
TEACHER'S GUIDE:
Focus Lesson: The Battle over John Ashcroft | Teacher Tip | The Writer's Craft | Words of the Week | TIME Weekly Quiz | Building Analytical Skills
WEB ONLY FEATURES:
TIME Capsule: The Embattled Nomination of Zoe Baird | Take A Stand
Building Web Skills | Cover Analysis
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The Web provides us with an almost infinite variety of opinion on developments in our culture. In TIME this week, television critic James Poniewozick looks at the latest crop of "reality-based" programs and offers his commentary on their appeal and significance. Search sites on the Web looking for other points of view on the "reality TV" phenomenon. Begin with online newspapers and magazines. Compare the content on these sites with the promotional material on the websites of the television networks that will air such programming. Finally, offer your own commentary on this kind of program and find a venue on the Web to post your opinions.
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