Tune in to TV Unit 8

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Tune in to TVUnit 8

• The Early Days and Beyond
• Page 185 - 188

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Television

• Television is often called the machine that
  brings the world into your home. Whether you are
  in the mood to learn, laugh, cry, think, or
  relax, you can usually find something to watch on
  TV. It offers something of interest to almost
  everyone.

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Points to Ponder

• Class Discussion
• What kinds of television shows do you enjoy
  most?
  
• On the average, how much TV do you watch each
  day?
  
• Do you find watching TV relaxing? Do you keep
  the TV on in the background even if you arent
  really watching it?

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Before you Read

• Do your parents or grandparents ever talk about
  the days before TV? What do they say?

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History of Television

• Mechanical TV (1920s to 1930s)
• Early Electronics TV (before WW II)
• Postwar American TV (1946 to 1950)
• Early Color TV (1954 to 1955)

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Early Television Museum

• http//www.earlytelevision.org

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Skimming

• When you read to get a general impression, you
  are using a reading skill called skimming. When
  looking at a book, article, or passage, read the
  cover, title and contents page, chapter headings,
  subheadings, the first and last sentence or
  paragraph within the reading chapters

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Skimming for Main Ideas

• Reading Strategy Skimming
• Definition It is reading quickly to get the
  gist (or the essence) of a section, article, or
  passage
  
• Application Skim for key words, dates, capital
  letters in The Early Days and Beyond Page 187 -
  188

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After skimming the article, what do you think is
the purpose of the passage?

• The purpose is to
• give a history of television
• explain how television works
• predict television in the future
• discuss why television is so bad

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Read Aloud

• Now we will read the article aloud. Then you
  will answer the exercises on pages 189 191