Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1976 Carter vs. Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1976 election that included the slogans "Leadership for a Change" and "He's Making Us Proud Again". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1980 Reagan vs. Carter vs. Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
"Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1980electionthat included the slogans"The Time Is Now for Strong Leadership" and "Re-Elect President Carter on November 4"....
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1984 Reagan vs. Mondale

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1984 election that included the slogans "America Is Back" and "Fighting for Your Future". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1988 Bush vs. Dukakis

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1988 election that included the slogans "Experienced Leadership for America's Future" and "The Best America Is Yet to Come". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1992 Clinton vs. Bush vs. Perot

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1992 election that included the slogans "For People, For a Change" and "Commander-in-Chief". Includes video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1996 Clinton vs. Dole

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1996 election that included the slogans "Building a Bridge to the 21st Century" and A Better Man for a Better America". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2000 Bush vs. Gore

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2000 presidential election was the closest in American history. View presidential campaign advertisement that included the slogans "A Fresh Start" and "Prosperity for America's Families". Features video clips, information about the...
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2004 Bush vs. Kerry

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2004 election that included the slogans "Steady Leadership in Times of Change" and "Stronger at Home, Respected in the World". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2008 Obama vs. Mc Cain

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2008 election that included the slogans "Change We Can Believe In" and "Country First". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2012 Obama vs. Romney

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2012 election. Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Branding of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress resource page includes information about American brands names and products. The history of advertising as a whole as well as the history of Coca-Cola TV ads, and the beverage industry are also covered. There are...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Did You Get the Message?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Advertising is the primary tool used by businesses to tell consumers about the goods and services they sell in the marketplace. Businesses also use advertising to try to convince consumers to buy what they are selling. Advertisements do...
Handout
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Fast Food Marketing

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how many fast food companies invest in advertising to convince consumers to buy their products.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Software: Finding the Right Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With the range and variety of commercial software products on the shelves today, how can an educator or parent choose a program that will most benefit a particular student? Where are product reviews that can inform the decision?
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Hope Shay's life is about acting. Her parents have supported and promoted her talents since she was a little girl. From community theater, dinner theater, and commercials to auditions around the country and finally a place at a...
Lesson Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: The Living Room Candidate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Campaign ads changed the course of presidential elections when introduced in 1952. By examining ads from the elections of 1952 and 1988, students will understand the historical issues specific to that time period and themes common to...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Just Desserts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Identify advertising techniques designed to encourage children to overindulge in unhealthy foods. Explore the motives behind advertising and use your knowledge to think critically about ads all around you. Scroll down to "Just Desserts,"...
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Other

Massurrealism Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting gallery and description of Massurrealism and artwork that is part of the movement.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Take Two: Using Technology for Writing and Designing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In groups, students brainstorm to create a product, develop an advertisement for the product, design and present a slideshow, script a commercial for the product, and present the commercial in a 5-10 minute video.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: If I Read It, It Must Be True

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Working in groups, students identify methods of propaganda and analyze television, magazine, and Internet ads. Groups then create their own ad using one of the identified methods.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Graphic Designer

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough look at a career as a graphic designer or commercial artist. Information covered includes: tasks and duties, personal requirements, how to enter job, working conditions, employment conditions, and the job market. A personal...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs (Affluenza): What Are Advertisers Selling

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What are advertisers really selling? Are there hidden messages in ads? In this lesson, young scholars explore the concept of persuasive advertising and evaluate ads directed at young consumers. A timely lesson that would generate...
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Other

Biddington's: Pop Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes a definition of Pop Art, artists who contributed to the movement, and where they did so.
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many Things for Esl Japanese Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Japanese version of the well-known Interesting Things for ESL site (the authors are professors teaching in Japan). The Japanese site has many of the same features as the English Only version in fact, it usually goes to the...