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Analyzing a Product or Political Advertisement OrganizerAnalyzing a Product or Political Advertisement Organizer
Publisher
National Council for the Social Studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Year
2015
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Analyzing a Product or Political Advertisement

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How do advertisements evoke specific thoughts and feelings? Class members find out through the exploration of the Internet, videos, television, magazines, radio, and posters. Learners investigate commercial advertisements, political campaign ads, product ads, or political advertisement, analyzing the words, aesthetics, narrative, and audience for whom the ad is intended. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

advertising, political campaigns, commercials, products, narratives, audiences, target audiences, the bandwagon technique, emotions, voice, authority

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Send a letter home with pupils to inform families of the assignment, and that watching television, reading magazines, browsing the web, etc. is part of their homework
  • Discuss what is appropriate for school and set guidelines for learners to follow while searching for school-safe ads

Classroom Considerations

  • Copies are required 

Pros

  • The worksheets' obejtives are clear and to the point 
  • The lesson sparks critical thinking and throughtful dialogue

Cons

  • An article is referenced, but not provided 

Common Core

SL.3.2 SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2

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