{"id":2711,"date":"2019-06-25T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2019-06-19T21:08:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T01:08:05","slug":"helping-students-become-critical-consumers-of-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2019\/06\/helping-students-become-critical-consumers-of-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Students Become Critical Consumers of Advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-JUN-Students-Critical-Consumers-Adv.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2732\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-JUN-Students-Critical-Consumers-Adv-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-JUN-Students-Critical-Consumers-Adv-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-JUN-Students-Critical-Consumers-Adv-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-JUN-Students-Critical-Consumers-Adv.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Advertising. \u00a0It is all around us- online, in print, on buses, on billboards, on signs- everywhere. How can we help our students navigate their way through it all?<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/advertising-lesson-plans\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Literacy lessons using advertising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are engaging, fun, and provide real-world experience. They can also prepare students to be better-informed<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/In-the-classroom\/Use-ads-to-teach-media-literacy\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/5-steps-to-improve-your-media-literacy\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consumers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Literacy lessons about advertising can be incorporated into just about any subject from<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstladies.org\/curriculum\/curriculum.aspx?Curriculum=1748\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> history<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artsedge.kennedy-center.org\/educators\/lessons\/grade-6-8\/Media_1_Basics\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eslbrains.com\/the-history-and-future-of-online-advertising\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpalms.org\/Public\/PreviewResourceLesson\/Preview\/30781\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/winners\/cellparts.cfm\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">science<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/humaneeducation.org\/blog\/2017\/6-activities-for-teaching-about-advertising\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everything in between<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Advertising is aimed at children of all age levels. There are<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleweb.com\/20198\/teach-media-literacy-super-bowl-ads\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commercials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on all the television and radio networks, ads in apps they are using on their tablets, ads in online videos they are watching; there are even sponsors advertised at events they attend. Advertising is not necessarily a bad thing &#8211; for example, it benefits the economy, it can help people find products they need, and it can be used to produce public service announcements. Our students must learn to be<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermedialiteracy.com\/ideas\/analyzing-advertising\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">critical consumers of advertising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Students in early elementary school can be taught to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/classroom-resources\/tolerance-lessons\/advertisements-and-you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analyze online ads critically<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Upper elementary students can be taught to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/lesson\/advertising-detectives-3-5\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differentiate between advertising content and general content<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online. Middle school students can begin to be aware of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/teaching-content\/pictures-and-slogans-persuade-audience\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">persuasive techniques<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/lessonplan\/advertising-all-around-us-lesson\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevalence of advertising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. High school students can study advertising in depth as a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cteonline.org\/curriculum\/lessonplan\/the-best-worst-of-public-relations-cte\/6GUHE5\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">career path<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeducationlab.com\/stand-lesson-8-create-ad\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> different types of ads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An engaging way to introduce the subject is through interactive activities. Younger students can learn about food marketing through<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/game\/co-cos-adversmarts-interactive-unit-food-marketing-web\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-Co&#8217;s Adversmarts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an interactive unit which teaches students to recognize the marketing techniques used on commercial websites that target children, create a quick advertisement using the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funenglishgames.com\/writinggames\/advertising.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advertising game<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or explore<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genderremixer.com\/html5\/#\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gender in advertising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=13807\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeachersFirst review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). The Federal Trade Commission developed<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/games\/off-site\/youarehere\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> YouAreHere<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=10533\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeachersFirst review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to teach students to be smart consumers and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/admongo\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admongo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=11057\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeachersFirst review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to teach students about advertising in general. Both sites have components that can be used with older and younger students as well as lesson plans, handouts, and information for parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertising is all around us. Let us strive to give our students the tools that they need to become critical consumers of advertisements. Be sure to check out the TeachersFirst media literacy\/advertising resources like the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/spectopics\/medialiteracy.cfm\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Literacy special topic collection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and previous blog posts<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/media-messages-matter\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Messages Matter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/media-literacy-in-a-presidential-election-year\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Literacy in a Presidential Election<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising. \u00a0It is all around us- online, in print, on buses, on billboards, on signs- everywhere. How can we help our students navigate their way through it all? Media Literacy lessons using advertising are engaging, fun, and provide real-world experience. They can also prepare students to be better-informed voters and consumers. 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