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Home Quiz which involved visiting TweenTribune.com and filling out a one-page handout about local, national and international headlines.
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== Visit the following page. Compare the front pages for the New York Times, New York Post, and Daily News. What observations can you make?
 * Homework for week of November 8, 2010==

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*Homework for week of November 8, 2010==

Visit each of these websites. Choose one video from the New York Times website and one video from the Inside Edition website. Answer the following questions on a sheet of looseleaf.

 * How are these programs similar and/or different?
 * How is each program "packaged"?
 * How does this "packaging" reflect a certain target audience?
 * Are broadcasts such as "Inside Edition" and "Extra" responsible for the "dumbing down" of hard news?
 * Who is most responsible for this "dumbing down": the show's producers? the show's owners? the public who tunes in and, therefore, bolsters ratings and profit?
 * Should changes be made to these programs? Why? Where must these changes begin?
 * Which type of news do you prefer to watch? Explain your answer.

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Week of November 1, 2010
If you are planning to write the sports profile visit the site below.

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**Homework for week of October 18, 2010
== ==This week, we will be looking at political cartoons. Click on the link below to see political cartoons. Choose two and write a 3-4 sentence explanation of each. You may need to do some research to truly understand the cartoon. Print the cartoon. If you plan on sending me the cartoon, you must also type your homework and email both to me as part of a single document.==

http://www.time.com/time/cartoonsoftheweek/0,29489,2020077_2190940,00.html
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Use this link to find interesting articles for your Non-Fiction Assignment Sheet

http://tweentribune.com/