Week 7: The Simpsons

Week 7: The Simpsons 

Fr 10.7

Read: STREET—Ch. 1-8; eR—“There Goes the Neighborhood: The Story Behind the New Sesame Street and its Journey to HBO” (ThinkProgress), “Sesame Street Debuts New Look in Move to HBO” (New York Post), “Opinion: New Money Has Ruined Sesame Street” (Guardian), “Sesame Street Goes to HBO, Raising Question of Moral Obligation in Business” (Forbes), "Sesame Workshop CEO Outlines Vision To Ensure Sesame Street's Survival" (NPR)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; “Lecture—“Sesame Street’s Greatest Hits”

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Draft 1; Bring 2 copies or have in electronic form); REFLECTION 3

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Week 8: The Oprah Winfrey Show

Fr 10.14

Read: STREET—Ch. 9-12

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Watch—Sesame Street (S46E1)

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Final draft; Email by 6 PM); REFLECTION 4