Yo-TV
Directions: On a piece of blank paper, design an advertisement (8 ½ x 11 paper is fine. Color would be
nice, but not required) for a real or imaginary TV show that Yeoman farmers
and/or their wives and families would want to watch. You must make sure you come up with a title for the show, a 2-3
sentence description of the show, and then write a paragraph explaining why
this would be something they like. Your explanation should have 2 different
reasons. Try to include more than the most obvious.
Here is an example from another time period.
What show would
Alexander Hamilton want to watch?
Title: “Cribs of the Rich
and Industrial”
Description: In this
show, Oprah Winfrey tours the houses of the richest bankers and industrial
leaders of the day. While she there, she also get their opinions on the
important issues going on at the time.
Explanation: Hamilton
would like this show for 3 reasons. First, he would like it because it
interviews people who made their money through business and industry, which he
thought were the most important jobs available. In this sense, he might hope
that this type of show would inspire more and more people to focus on these
areas rather than farming. Second, he
would like the part where these people were asked their opinions because he
felt that ONLY rich and powerful people had enough time, energy and
intelligence to guide the country. Lastly, he would approve of Oprah as a host
because he was strongly against slavery and had a much greater sense of
equality for African Americans than most of the people of his day. He might
find it fitting to have a successful African American host of such an
important, intellectual show.
What do you notice?
p Strong
explanations have a clear topic sentence
p Good
explanations have at least 2 distinct reasons
p The
best explanations really prove you know what the life and hopes of your
group were all about! They are not
answers that could apply to any of the groups.
DUE THURS 12/8
