Write an essay which responds to Brian Graden's statement. As a class, discuss what interactive TV really means. Identify Alter's thesis about how foreign policy may affect a candidate's perceived leadership ability. Alter gives several examples to support his thesis. Create a foreign policy crisis for the presidential candidates.
Editors have final say about what to include in a magazine.
Using your rubric, compare it to a cover story of a magazine of your choice. Explain how your rubric is magazine-specific or how it covers magazines in general. The following words appear in this week's Newsweek. Have students use context clues to determine a definition for each word, then confirm their guesses using a dictionary. Definitions are included for teacher use.