In this dialogue about holidays worksheet, young scholars participate in a question and answer dialogue about holidays.

Students explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire...

Students discuss the importance of using their seat belts in cars. After viewing different public service announcements, they identify ones which made an impact on them. In groups, they draw their own announcement to educate others about...

Seventh graders, in pairs, decide on a product they would like to advertise and design an advertising plan for said product. Using ClarisWorks, 7th graders create an advertisement using pictures, vote on their favorite and discuss what...

Fourth graders examine and compare Indian and American culture in order to develop a better understanding of both.

Learners, in groups, review recent newspapers and news media. They construct a poster using items from the newspaper grouped under four categories: rights being practiced or enjoyed, rights being denied, rights being protected, and...

Students identify the impact of the "Back to the Land" movement on the Appalachian area. They interview people who have moved back or know someone who has moved back to the Appalachian area. Students graph out profiles of "typical"...

Learners review lists of coupons and complete a worksheet to analyze the benefits of the specials. In this household budget instructional activity, students determine which foods are nutritional and the advantages of using coupons or...

Students plan and perform a mysterious scenario using a variety of literary conventions such as characterization, setting, and plot development. Each group provides enough clues to make solving the mystery a challenge.

Tenth graders design their own ads and complete a full-size comprehensive of the final ad which showed color and final layout of the printed piece.

Pupils explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.

Learners write essays to persuade their families to use a particular long-distance phone plan. They compare a 10-10 plan to a regular long-distance plan.

Fourth graders participate in a service-learning project to design landscaping that maximizes water use and utilizes indigenous plant species.

Fourth graders create mock advertisement campaigns.

Twelfth graders use road maps to calculate the distance between two locations. They estimate the cost for fuel and the miles per gallon. They consider other factors such as geography, road conditions, and traffic that may impact the cost.

Learners examine a variety of real life situations in which they must access information, select an appropriate formula, and calculate an answer. A rectangular piece of grass provides an opportunity for the exploration of this lesson.

Students discuss sexual health and hygiene. They complete a worksheet and have the opportunity to ask verbal or anonymous questions.

Students read an article about Togo's new President. They locate Togo on a map. They practice using new vocabulary they find in the story. They also complete worksheets.

Students cut random pictures from magazines. In groups, students share their images with each other and explain what they liked about the picture. After creating a collage of the pictures, students tell a story about something personal...

Students identify the three common reasons for communication: information, persuasion, and entertainment. They create media messages for different purposes and develop a purpose of message shapes and how it helps shape the message.

Eighth graders engage in a study of persuasive writing. They conduct research looking at a variety of media resources looking for persuasive techniques that are used like advertising. The language of the advertising is examined for how...

This lesson is the fourth in a series of six that teaches basic Desktop Publishing skills with QuarkXPress. Other DTP software can also be used. For this lesson, young scholars will lay out an over-sized document (tabloid size) and...

Learners use resources to examine ads from historic newspapers. They analyze these ads and compare and contrast them to modern ads found on electronic editions. Students evaluate the changes as it applies to the information found.

Fourth graders demonstrate that milk is the state beverage by creating their own "Got-Milk?" advertisement. They list all the foods that contain milk on Inspiration via the SmartBoard and find advertisement templates, colors, fonts,...