What does the media tell the teenagers about using marijuana? Help class members decipher what they are being told about drug use with a lesson on editorial cartoons, subliminal messages, and critical thinking skills.

Concepts

critical thinking, editorial cartoons, marijuana, drug abuse, drugs

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members bring in examples of advertisements or images that are trying to persuade them to do something
• Fold into a unit on ethos, pathos, logos

Classroom Considerations

• The third part of a unit on the facts about recreational marijuana use; however, the lesson works for analyzing any media message

Pros

• Provides an extension activity for homework or longer class periods
• Comes with all necessary materials

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.3 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.3