M4 Soap Opera Project

Your research assignment is as follows:
In what ways are Soap Operas a late Twentieth Century continuation of the Naturalism theatrical tradition?
In order to succeed in this essay you must first define Naturalism and Soap Operas. Below are some web links to help you in your research. Don't forget to cite any sources which you end up actually using in your essay, even if you don't quote from them directly. 700-1000 words in length, please.
http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/naturalism.htm
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0040425.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-42199/Western-theatre
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/soapopera/soapopera.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_opera
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-79UNG3?OpenDocument
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/teflupdate/0,,1098925,00.html
You have been given a copy of the assessment rubric for this task as well as a breakdown of the steps you need to follow in order to create a well structured essay. Don't forget that I want to know your opinion on the question as well as to see how much you understand about the two genres. Don't forget to include reference to the Guiding Question: How do Soaps reflect different elements of, and relationships within, different societies? Good luck!