INDS-1106: RESEARCH ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
GOALS
to research a Reality TV topic with at least four sources of information
to organize a research report (800-1000 words) with a clearly defined thesis, introduction, body of discussion supported and validate with at least four sources.
to use APA citation format correctly – http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/
to use formal language
FORMAT
Page 1: A Title Page
Page 2: A Summary or Abstract
Page 3: Begin the report: Introduction
Pages3 to 6: The Main Body Paragraphs; 800 wds. or more)
Page 6 or 7: Conclusion
TOPICS
- Compare the roles of men and women in a specific decade of Reality TV programming .
- ‘For many, reality television is the lowest form of entertainment, an insult to our collective intelligence. In their view, reality TV lauds crass behavior and creates a voyeuristic peep show. It glorifies abuse, elevates shallow personalities and promotes dysfunctional relationships.’ Agree or disagree with this statement by analyzing four sources of Reality TV programming.
- ‘The future of reality TV is Control. It’s Interaction. It’s Immersion. And you will pay to play and it will be huge.’ In an essay, speculate about the future of Reality TV by taking four different shows and analyze how in the future they will develop the above concepts of control, interaction and immersion.
- Select one kind of Reality TV genre to research, analyze and discuss with specific references to their historical style , content and how they have impacted our culture.
- Docu- series is elevated Reality TV.
- Examine the content, character and message in any TV documentary to show how RTV holds a mirror up to society and makes us accountable.
