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Cause Célèbre

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In this exercise, learners identify characters from an "Archie" comic and discuss the relevance of "Archie" to today's youth. They create public service advertisements featuring celebrities to address common concerns among teenagers in their communities. To sum up the lesson, they conduct market research to consider the effectiveness of their advertisements. Vocabulary, interdisciplinary connections, and extension activities are included.

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market research, marketing, advertising, character analysis, characters

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Grade
6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
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Year
2003
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