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Figurative Language

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine personification and alliteration in various reading selections. They read magazine articles, brochures, and advertisements, identify the examples of personification and alliteration, and create a business name...
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MEDIA COLLAGE

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners use old magazines to create a collage. They may focus on elements of design. They discuss their collage or they may write a brief essay.
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Classified Cues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze classified advertisements to make inferences about who wrote the ad and who may find the ad appealing. They write their own classified ads based on what they have learned.
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What Do You Say... Psa Part One

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the differences between advertisements and public service announcements. They monitor their own reactions to educational messages as they pertain to warning about specific dangers and apply this to target audiences.
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Obtaining The Job

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders create resumes, letters of application, and thank you letters. They search for advertised jobs, interview an employer, participate in mock interviews, and attend a presentation by a local job agency representative.
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Lesson 11: Comprehending the Classified Ads

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students receive direct instruction in how to read and comprehend newspaper classified advertisements. They reflect and review after reading the advertisements. They explore different sections of the...
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Help Wanted!

For Students 6th - 7th
In this plant part worksheet, students read the classified advertisements and match each of the plant parts to the job descriptions provided.
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Advertising

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students complete a product analysis as a study of advertising. In this advertising lesson plan, students discuss advertising by putting up 10 product logos with the name of the products taken out. Students see how many products they can...
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Introduction of Careers in Fine Arts and Communications

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create advertising campaigns. In this communications lesson, 9th graders explore the use of propaganda endorsements, bandwagon appeals, name calling, plain folks appeal and generalities in advertising. Students then create...
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Adventures in Africa

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research Africa and prepare an advertisement about travelling to the continent. In this African travel lesson, students research a country in Africa and write an advertisement that encourages travel to the country. Students...
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Nursery Rhyme Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper lesson, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Students complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion page, sports...
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Selling Solutions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify, design and present specific information to sell their idea for reducing the impacts of climate change. Students create a television or print advertisement. Students utilize technology to create a final project....
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Working With Job Ads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine abbreviations in newspaper advertisements. In groups, they cut out any unfamiliar abbreviations they come across. Once this is completed, they research the qualifications and education needed to hold the careers...
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Weaving Technology into Thematic Units

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are taught to give an understanding of an author's time period and life. Teachers support the writing process and research techniques with technology and research books. Alternative assessment is used for evaluation.
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Reading For Rent Advertisement

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine an advertisement. For this language arts lesson, students use the for rent advertisements to select an apartment that meets their needs.
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Romeo and Juliet Newspaper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils design a newspaper after reading the play "Romeo and Juliet." They include an appropriate title, wedding announcement, an advice column, an obituary and classified advertisements.
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Healthy Decision Making Towards Alcohol and Tobacco Use

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine and demonstrate refusal skills of smoking and drinking alcohol. They take a quiz, identify alternative activities to smoking and drinking, write a journal entry, and design an anti-smoking and anti-alcohol ad.
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You'd Better Shop Around

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the prices of various food items at different grocery stores using newspaper advertisements. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of shopping around for items that fit within their monthly budget.
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Tinker Toys

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore various computer items. They describe possible alternative uses for computer technology. Students explore the practice of "reverse engineering." They write an opinion essay on the ethics behind "reverse engineering."
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Car Adverts: Tell It Like It is

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the strategies and bias that are sometimes used in advertising with a particular focus on automobile advertising. Working in groups, they read several car ads and discuss the bias, opinion and stereotyping in the ads as...
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Why Volunteer?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students explore the spirit of volunteering as they locate news articles or advertisements regarding the topic. Students discuss whom benefits...
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Who Is Family? Analyzing Family Photos

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners examine families through photography. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students examine photographs of families and discuss the attributes of families. Learners select family photographs to analyze in writing.
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Brainstorming

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm, sequence topics, and write "how-to" paragraphs about real-life topics.