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Npr: Present at the Creation: Burma Shave Signs AudioNpr: Present at the Creation: Burma Shave Signs Audio
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NPR: National Public Radio
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9th - 10th
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21 Century Skills
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Npr: Present at the Creation: Burma Shave Signs

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National Public Radio's page on American culture considers the Burma Shave signs that graced American roadways from the late 20s through the early 60s and became an advertising success story.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

advertising, assimilation, communication, media, persuasive techniques, road signs

Additional Tags

advertisement, advertisements, analyze advertise, appeal to excellence, burma shave signs, burma-shave signs, creation, economic purpose, language choice, media self-control, methods of persuasion, more for less, nature of audience, viewer perception, npr, national public radio, writing, analyzing advertising

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

SL.8.2

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