Teaching Tolerance: Reading Advertisements

This resource is provided by , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and encourages students to look critically at advertisements.

These activities will help students:

learn to conceptualize advertisements as texts that can and must be critically read.
develop explicit strategies for reading and interpreting advertisements.
recognize that advertisements are constructed messages.

Resource ID#: 30022 Type: Teaching Idea

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Direct Link: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/reading-advertisements

General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 5

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection

Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)

Keywords: Advertisements, reading critically, metacognitive awareness

Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea, Worksheet,

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Cooperative Learning

Resource Collection: General Collection

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