English Language Arts — Grade 5

Trick or truth: Recognizing the hottest trends in advertising

Students will study commercials and advertising techniques, will work in groups to select different types of ads from magazines, and make a collage to illustrate one of the ten techniques advertisers use.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

By Kathy Idol.

How do I look to you?

In this lesson, students will evaluate public service posters and a grooming pamphlet to determine if and how propaganda was used to improve the health of children, and define acceptable appearances for young women in the 1930s.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

By Loretta Wilson.

Ad savvy

In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.4

Commercials are made to sell all kinds of products including foods. This lesson plan for the fifth-grade, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, explores advertising and teaches students how to become critical viewers of food commercials.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Healthful Living)

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Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

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Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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