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How Advertisers Persuade

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This plan centers around the article "How Advertisers Persuade," although it is not included in the instructional activity itself. Get your class thinking about advertising, appeals, and techniques that companies use to get their products from the shelf and into your hands. The plan divides the reading into sections and highlights the important pieces you should focus on with your class. 

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advertising, persuasive techniques, persuasion, persuasive arguments

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advertising, commercialism, persuasion, persuasive techniques, appeal, trademark, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Choral Response

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