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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  In this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how...
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Hershey and Advertising

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine Hershey advertising history. In this marketing activity, students analyze the advertising strategies employed by the Hershey company as they respond to discussion questions about 4 Hershey ads. Students write their own...
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Ad Awareness from Admongo.gov

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore mass media by completing worksheets in class. In this consumerism lesson, students discuss the meaning behind advertisements and how they are used in television, the Internet and print. Students analyze a group of ads in...
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A Smarter Consumer

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore advertisements. In this consumer literacy lesson, students discuss advertisements to help them make better buying decisions.
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The True "Cost of Cool!"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study hidden environmental costs in things we buy.  For this consumerism lesson students watch a video about consumerism and analyze advertisements in teen magazines. 
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A Thanksgiving Language Lesson!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, create restaurants, menus, and advertisements to attract Thanksgiving Day customers.
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Selling Spelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in activities to practice their spelling words. They create advertisements to accompany their spelling words. They present their ads to the class and take a practice test. Their goal is to have everyone with a...
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I'll Take One!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collectively create a product, slogan, and advertisements for different types of media. They define different types of appeals such as bandwagon, emotional, glittering generalities, snob appeal, plain-folks appeal,...
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How Does Advertising Affect You?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine advertisements from magazines. They are asked questions about each ad and what perceptions they get from the advertisement. They also identify the goal of the ad.
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Boomtime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a short film about the rise of prosperity after World War II. They examine the role of status symbols and owning vehicles. They compare and contrast advertisements from the 1950's with those from the 1990's.
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Kids Are Consumers Too

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate a chosen product. They use television, radio, print, and internet sources to investigate how the product is advertised. Students create a market research survey to determine which brand is preferred by their peers...
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Mathematical Magazines

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students classify and tabulate the type of advertisements found in a collection of magazines. Determination is made on what percent of the total number of ads each type represents. They present their results orally and in a graph.
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Print Advertising: Past and Present

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify the way advertisements are constructed to influence out lives and our values. They review advertisements from the 1800s and 1900s and how they may have influenced people living in that time. Using this ad, 12th...
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Hoodia Hoodoo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess misleading claims in advertisements. After reviewing several advertisements for Hoodia, students compare the claims made to news reports about the product. They conduct research to discover whether the claims made by the...
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Listerine: Miracle Liquid or Product in Search of a Purpose?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and research the claims of Listerine advertisements and commercials. They observe commercials and ads, then participate in numerous activities to determine the credibility of the claims made by Listerine. Students...
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A Virtual Adventure In Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a magazine highlighting the history and geography of Australia. In this Australia lesson plan, students do online research and other research to create a magazine with articles and advertisements.
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Newsletter Requirements Sheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this newsletter activity worksheet, students read a book and complete a newsletter activity as a novel analysis project. Students include a newsletter title, advertisements, news story, and obituary.
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Ad Creation from Admongo.gov

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore consumerism by completing a worksheet. For this advertisement lesson, students discuss the relationship between the media and consumerism while analyzing advertisements from the Internet, magazines and T.V. Young...
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WWI Propaganda

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners research propaganda from World War I and compare it with propaganda used today. They define propaganda and discuss the five techniques used by advertisers, conduct Internet research, and create a project that compares how...
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Advertising Slogans

For Students 11th - 12th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match famous advertising slogans with their advertisers. There are 33 questions with an answer key.
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What's In the Shopping Bag?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the techniques used by advertisers to sell toys and snack foods, increase awareness of consumer habits and media influences and differentiate between information and selling.
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The Breakfast Busters Persuade Others

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write persuasive essays about their favorite breakfast cereal after seeing how advertisements are used to influence people.
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Classified Cues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers 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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