What is one way minorities have "struggled to increase their own impact on the media"?

Publish magazines that express minority views

TV shows such as Good Times & the Cosby Show all had largely minority casts. Why is it a fact?

The number of minority actors on the show can be counted

The author most likely gives the date of Halle Berry's Academy Award to show that

success for minority actresses is a recent developement

The author of "The Color Green" said he has strong feelings about TV because

He is a minority person who watches a lot

A minority group means a group with

fewer members than most groups have

What does the author think minority leaders should do to improve minority presence in shows?

Encourage minority people to make TV shows

Who does the author think is responsible for the sterotype of Latino gangs?

the news and entertainment media

Who did the author of "The Color Green" blame for the lack of minorities on TV?

writers and producers of the TV shows

What makes "The color Green" an editorial?

It uses facts to support the author's opinion

A token person means the person who

is supposed to represent a larger group

an idea people have about an entire group

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Fact or Opinion - "They were great shows that survived on their own excellence"
Fact
Opinion
2
What is one way minorities have "struggled to increase their own impact on the media"?
They produce TV shows
Publish magazines that express minority views
They protest against the Academy Awards
Volunteer to help community centers
3
TV shows such as Good Times & the Cosby Show all had largely minority casts. Why is it a fact?
The shows are listed in order of importance
The number of minority actors on the show can be counted
The author thinks highly of the shows
The shows were all popular
4
The author most likely gives the date of Halle Berry's Academy Award to show that
the image of women in the media is changing
few minority actresses win awards
awards for acting are often given to women
success for minority actresses is a recent developement
5
Alternative means something is
in addition to the usual
better than usual
cheaper than the usual
different than the usual
6
Media means
choices people make in their lives
ways that people communicate
things people are persuaded to buy
work people do to earn money
7
Fact or Opinion - "In Living Color" was a great show.
Fact
Opinion
8
The author of "The Color Green" said he has strong feelings about TV because
he is minority who writes TV shows
He is an actor who has worked on shows starring minorities
He is a minority person who watches a lot
he is a network executive who wants to hire more minorities
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To influence please means to
oppose them
please them
introduce them
affect them
10
A minority group means a group with
wiser people than most groups have
fewer members than most groups have
quieter people than most groups have
more opportunities than most groups have
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What does the author think minority leaders should do to improve minority presence in shows?
Boycott TV shows without minority characters
Complain to networks about racism
Encourage minority people to make TV shows
Demand more minority characters
12
In order to persuade readers, data used as evidence should be
original
familiar
recent
entertaining
13
Who does the author think is responsible for the sterotype of Latino gangs?
game show contestants
ethnic film makers
Minority actors and entertainers
the news and entertainment media
14
Racism is the belief that some races
speak languages that have strange sounds
are better than others
have more people than others
should follow the customs of their ancestors
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Who did the author of "The Color Green" blame for the lack of minorities on TV?
TV viewers
the NAACP
the minority actors themselves
writers and producers of the TV shows
16
Fact or Opinion - "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times" were shows that had largely minority casts.
Opinion
Fact
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What makes "The color Green" an editorial?
It compares two different points of view
It covers an issue that interests many people
It includes a plan for dealing with a problem
It uses facts to support the author's opinion
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To expand means to
plan thoroughly
exit quickly
explore quickly
get larger
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A token person means the person who
trains other people in a group
is supposed to represent a larger group
belings to more than one group
is the leader of a small group
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Which of these tells the author's opinion about recent TV shows with minority characters
Include minority characters who have depth & personality
They are results of threats, lawsuits, and boycotts
They are rarely worth watching
Prove there is discrimination in the entertainment business
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A sterotype is
a type of person who does fit in that group
an idea people have about an entire group
a small group that is not like most groups
a fact that is true about an entire group

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