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Words That Sell

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore words, definitions, their connotations and associations with brand names. Middle and high schoolers identify words used in commercials and determine their effect upon the consumer population. They explore how meanings are...
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Advertising Photography

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research a company, create a new print advertisement and present their campaign to representatives of the actual company. They discuss and critique after each presentation to examine classmates' thoughts.
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Trick or Treat for Unicef

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Creative thinkers develope advertisements. They work in groups to create an advertisement featuring the importance of contributing to UNICEF. They research, learn about point of view, and present final projects to the class.
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Honesty in Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your class construct an honest and clear writing piece. They explore tactics in advertising and identify deceptive language. They then write a statement about a community issue using honest language.
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Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore persuasive writing through advertisements. Learners create a snappy slogan for a product. The presentation provides examples of slogans, and focuses on the way to use tempting descriptions, wordplay, and intriguing questions to...
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Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe: What is Beautiful?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the notion of beauty and what impact the media and popular culture have on it. In this cross curricular activity, students examine print ads, write down and share their thoughts on them. Then students form literary...
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Persuasive Writing - Advertisements

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This compelling presentation shows pupils how to write sentences that will persuade. Word choice and tone are the two focuses. Many fine tips are given, such as: sentences focus on the positive and ignore the negative, and they use...
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Eng 312: Final Exam

For Teachers Higher Ed
When paired with other powerpoints by Don L.F. Nilsen, this final exam covers topics addressed throughout previous lectures (slide 14 specifies which lectures should be reviewed). Teachers could use this presentation to craft their own...
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Do You Really Need It?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
A large part of understanding personal finance and economics is grasping the concept of wants and needs. This presentation provides students with basic yet effective definitions of wants, needs, and how they effect advertisements and...
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Worksheet for Analysis of an Advertisement

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students critique advertisements in magazines, newspapers and telephone books.  In this advertising lesson, students complete a class activity in which they locate specific advertisements, then answer questions that analyze the...
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Advertisements

For Teachers 4th - 6th
After a discussion on advertisement and observing different ads, students will work in small groups to create an advertisement for a lemonade stand. Students will learn the importants of knowing the target audience, product, and catchy...
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“Leading Doctors Say…”

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders analyze how media and celebrities influence consumers. In this social studies lesson, 7th graders view different commercials and discuss their advertising techniques. They explain why celebrities are often used to give...
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Understanding "Me", the Product

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine ways to market themselves.  In this career skills lesson students analyze different advertisements, complete a worksheet and answer questions. 
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It's in the Label - The Food Label

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the fat content in their diet and how advertising affects their eating habits.  In this nutrition and advertising lesson, students analyze pizza and how to make it healthier.  Students recognize the importance of...
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Psychographics

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
This advertising PowerPoint displays the Values and Lifestyle program of target audiences. It lists the attributes of each audience group such as: Survivors, Sustainers, Belongers, Emulators, I-Am-Me, Experiential, Societally Conscious,...
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Media Awareness: the Basics of Advertising

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore marketing techniques. For this media awareness lesson, students watch instructor-selected advertising and identify the marketing techniques used in each of them. Learners then create advertisements for products.
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Students then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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Advertisement Storyboard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a storyboard for an advertisement. In this advertisement lesson, students view different advertisement techniques and how to storyboard before they create an advertisement storyboard for a product.
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The Apprentice: A Study of Business and Technical Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore business practices by creating a portfolio in class. In this business writing lesson, students identify the causes for a businesses success and failure before deciding on a business they would like to create. Students...
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Get Dramatic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explain reducing, recycling and reusing. In this science/ arts instructional activity, students create a commercial and display a backdrop made out of recycled goods. Additionally, students write written responses to writing...
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Talking about Advertising

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine tools and techniques of advertising. In this advertising lesson, students view ads, disvuss common terms used, and analyze techniques. Students are presented with situations and must design and advertisement for the...
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Tobacco

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write paragraphs about the message of an advertisement ad they see in magazines and their intended audience. In this advertisements lesson plan, students look at tobacco, clothing, hair products, and more.
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Media Messages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze advertisements and decide what message is being conveyed. For this media lesson, students analyze drawings from a tall tale. Students view drawings from the book Johnny Appleseed and discuss the colors of the drawings...
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Cool Commercials Critique

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate advertising by critiquing commercials in class.  In this media lesson, students view several commercials on their computers while completing a worksheet which helps them critique the ads.  Students define several...