TV & ME : A beginning book of activities to help middle school students take a look at the influence of television on their lives

Are your students' conversations full of TV talk - lines from commercials, what happened on the HBO movie last night, imitations of Homer Simpson's "Doh!"? Like it or not, television has become a major part of life today, and it has an enormous impact on young people.

TV & ME offers a variety of lessons to help students examine television's influence and to look at the medium in a new light. Just a few of the topics:

How commercials influence people to buy,
What freedom of the press really means,
Stereotypes on television,
The lure of infomercials,
Product placement as an advertising technique.

With TV & ME, students learn to look at television more objectively and to be aware of its subtle and not-so-subtle effects on their lives. By examining television, they are better able to understand this powerful and important part of our culture.