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Over the past four decades, television has come to play a greater role in our daily lives. The variety of programs and channels on offer has increased dramatically. Programming for children, in particular, has undergone considerable growth. Relatively recent reports indicate that children in the US between the ages of two and five watch over thirty hours of television per week on average (McDonough, 2009) and average viewing figures for children over two in the UK would seem to be roughly equal (Barkham, 2009). Perhaps more worryingly, in the US, children under two spend 1.2 hours a day watching TV.In recent years, a number of organisations and national governments have examined this issue. The French government has banned TV aimed at children under three (Haeri & Kelly, 2012) while the Australian government has issued guidelines which advise against exposure to television for children under two (Barkham, 2009). Michelle Obama, the American first lady, has recently joined the debate, recommending that children under two should not be allowed to watch any television and that parents should carefully limit the amount of viewing done by the over-twos (Haeri & Kelly, 2012). There would seem to be growing agreement that children’s television viewing time should be reduced and carefully monitored, or perhaps eliminated completely in the case of children under two. This essay will highlight possible adverse effects of television on young children, with particular attention to aggression and violence, concentration and attention, educational development and, finally, obesity. Some of the possible positive effects of TV viewing among the young will be then be explored.What do you think needs to be included in a good introduction? Brainstorm with your partner and list 4 or 5 important elements which an introduction should have._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________43961051524000______________________________________________________________________________________Now look at the introduction on the previous page.This introduction has 4 clear stages. The stages are;a clear thesis statementa section giving some more general background informationan interesting statistic or fact to get the reader’s attentiona clear statement of aims that outlines the organisation of the essayWith your partner, put these four stages in the correct order. Copy them below. Then look at the introduction on the previous page and write the line numbers which correspond to each stage. 44577002045970lines ____ to ______0lines ____ to ______44577001474470lines ____ to ______0lines ____ to ______4457700902970lines ____ to ______0lines ____ to ______4457700331470lines ____ to ______0lines ____ to ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Top of FormOver the past four decades, television has come to play a greater ? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"8\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ___________________?in our daily lives. The variety of programs and channels on offer has increased dramatically. Programming for children, in particular, has undergone ________________ PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"24\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ?growth. Relatively recent reports _________________? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"16\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ?that children in the US between the ages of two and five watch over thirty hours of television per week on average (McDonough, 2009) and average viewing figures for children over two in the UK would seem to be roughly equal (Barkham, 2009). Perhaps more worryingly, in the US, children under two spend 1.2 hours a day watching TV.In recent years, a number of organisations and national governments have examined this _____________________. The French government has banned TV aimed at children under three (Haeri & Kelly, 2012) while the Australian government has?___________________ PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"12\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ?guidelines which advise against? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"16\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect _________________?to television for children under two (Barkham, 2009). Michelle Obama, the American first lady, has recently joined the? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"14\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ___________________, recommending that children under two should not be allowed to watch any television and that parents should carefully limit the amount of viewing done by the over-twos (Haeri & Kelly, 2012). There would seem to be growing agreement that children's television viewing time should be reduced and carefully? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"20\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect _____________________, or perhaps eliminated completely in the case of children under two. This essay will highlight possible adverse effects of television on young children, with particular attention to aggression and violence, PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"26\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect ___________________ and attention, educational development and,? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"16\">" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect _______________, obesity. Some of the possible ___________________?effects of TV viewing among the young will be then be explored.The words below come from the academic word list. Without looking back at the complete introduction paragraph, put these words in the gaps.concentrationconsiderabledebateexposurefinallyindicateissueissuedmonitoredpositiverole ................
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