Answer to Question #188738 in English for will

Question

Digital Notes: World

1. What decade did reality tv come into the world?
2. Find an article from a database on reality tv
3. From the article you found, what is the works cited information/citation?
4. From the article, copy and paste important information
5. From the article, shortly paraphrase the important information you found in the article (give credit to author)
6. From the article, find direct quotes (give credit to author)
7. From the article, name your own thoughts and make connections
8. What is something interesting you found about reality tv?

Answer 1

1. Reality T.V first came into existence in the early 1990s. "The Real World" was among the first shows that debuted in reality T.V
2. The article itself is Keeping It Real: A Historical Look at Reality TV by Jessica Roberts
3. The Work Cited information for the article is Roberts, Jessica. "Keeping It Real: A Historical Look at Reality TV." (2011).
4. Copied and Pasted information from the article is "Television also offered viewers an escape from everyday worries for an hour or so. By 2000, another genre began to take television in a new direction: reality TV. Non-scripted shows like "Cops" and "The Real World" had been around but were 2 not considered mainstream programming. Although the public and media executives did not realize it, the popularity of this genre was about to explode, changing the way Americans viewed television.'
5. Reality television took a while before it got accepted in mainstream television in the U.S. Reality TV shows such as "The Real World" and "Cops" were not accepted in the normal programming of TV without the cognizance that this genre was about to take over.
6. Television also offered viewers an escape from everyday worries for an hour or so. By 2000, another genre began to take television in a new direction: reality TV. Non-scripted shows like "Cops" and "The Real World" had been around but were 2 not considered mainstream programming. Although the public and media executives did not realize it, the popularity of this genre was about to explode, changing the way Americans viewed television.'" (Roberts 2)
7. Reality TV is here to stay and the genre continues to gather many more fans worldwide over the years.
8. Reality TV is different and it illustrates the real situations in the society.