This document is intended to improve the critical viewing skills and increase the understanding and appreciation of what is viewed. Included are the chapters: (1) "Critical Thinking: The Parts of an Argument," intended to develop a process to help a person judge arguments in what is read, seen, and heard; (2) "Critical Viewing: Concepts, Skills, and Models," focusing on the critical viewing concepts and skills needed to construct truth from the partial information depicted on television and providing models to help analyze the various television program types; (3) "Television News," providing activities to teach about necessary considerations to make when viewing the television news; (4) "Politics and the Media," discussing speeches, interviews, campaign ads, and debates as types of political communication and the effects of the various media on them; (5) "Documentaries, Docudramas, and Films," examining how each medium conveys important public issues; and (6) "Advertising, Entertainment Programs, and Sports," focusing on these media and reactions to them. A summary, an 85-item annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included. Student exercises are included in the chapters. (AEM)