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Advertising Tricks – Discover the Secrets of Selling

Food Advertising Tricks you should know about!

List 10 steps needed in order to make the perfect burger look good.

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List 7 steps need to make a roasted chicken look good.
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How do you make ice cream so that it looks good and lasts for months?

Create your own ads online.

Design a cereal box online.

What’s in an ad? List four.
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Be an Ad Detective - Examine the pictures and find where the ads are hidden. List the ads below.
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Buying Smart – See Through the Sales Pitch

Question the commercial

List 4 questions you should ask when the commercial comes on television.
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List 2 questions you should ask yourself after you buy the product.
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What’s in the shopping bag?
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Hot or Not – Did it sell?
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Complete The CO$T of Cool online.

Complete I$ the price right? online.

Your Entertainment – Go Behind the Scenes of TV, Music and Magazines

Money and Mu$ic

How does our favorite music end up in commercials?

Complete the jingle quiz online.

Who is and isn't selling their music?

Why did The Walkmen decide to use their music in a commercial?

What does it take for a band to end up on the radio?

Take the TV vs. Life quiz online.

Create a Pop Star online.

Complete Secrets of a Magazine Cover Model Revealed! online.

Complete Are You Plugged In? online.

What You Can Do – Make a Difference in the Media

Get Involved - Don't like something you've seen or heard in the media? Do something about it! List some ways that you can make a difference.

Learn More – List three websites.
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Meet Some Teen Heroes – List five teen heroes.
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