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Understanding Ads

What are ads, and what do they want us to do?

Ads are everywhere, and they all want us to buy something. Students learn to recognize advertisements and understand how they try to make products look exciting and fun. By developing awareness of what ads are trying to do, students can make smarter choices about what they really want.

Objectives

  • Understand what an ad is
  • Reflect on how ads make us feel
  • Identify how ads try to get us to buy something

Vocabulary

Advertisement (Ad)
Advertisement (Ad) a message that tries to get you to buy something or think a certain way
Image
A social media app on a phone screen with an obnoxious ad with text that says, "Annoying Ad. Click here."
Time
20 mins.

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