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Type: Multiple-Choice
Category: Compare and Contrast
Level: Grade 12
Standards: CCRA.R.3, RI.11-12.3, RST.11-12.3
Tags: ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3
Author: ReadingMatters
Created: 10 years ago

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Watching the Tube

If there is one thing virtually all Americans have in common is that they like their television sets. Ninety-nine percent of all American homes have at least one, and 65 percent have three or more. Each year students spend an average of 900 hours in school—and 300 more than that sitting front of the television. The pervasiveness of television is not in question in this country, but the question of whether or not these hours spent watching is beneficial or damaging certainly is.

Certainly, there are enormous advantages to watching television. A number of shows encourage reading to learn additional information, and multiple educational channels facilitate learning in multimedia ways. In addition, as many proponents point out, television opens the world to people, allowing them an effective way to witness places, creatures, and events they would not be able to do otherwise. Families who watch the same shows have a bond and connection that leads to conversation and rapport.
On the other hand, opponents to television emphasize that if people are watching then they are not reading, playing outside, exercising, and a variety of other healthy activities. If families watch different shows, it pulls them apart, keeping them separate within the home, and further limiting interaction.

Grade 12 Compare and Contrast CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.11-12.3, RST.11-12.3

What two things is this passage comparing?
  1. The number of televisions in the U.S. and in other countries
  2. The amount of time in school and spent watching television
  3. The best and worst channels for educational broadcasting
  4. The pros and cons of watching television