Creator: PBS News Hour | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
Critical thinking and current events come together in this well-planned lesson that asks students to analyze political commercials and look for logical fallacies. After examining the techniques used in the commercials, students use a storyboard template to plan their own commercials for fictitious candidates. As an extension activity, coordinate a video project, and record your students’ original political commercials. Downloadable handouts and worksheets are provided. Aligned to National Council for the Social Studies Standards.
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