Learning card

Today I’m the advertiser

Description

Students are invited to put on an advertiser’s shoes. They have to think and create an advertisement for a newspaper, the Internet, radio or television (they decide) or a transmedia campaign (to fulfil a given purpose by using several media). This activity aims to teach some advertisement strategies in order to promote critical consumption.

Tag

Advertising
Audio
Comic
Design
Graphic
Journalism
Media
Photo
Video

Skills

PRODUCTION

Create and modify written productions
Create and modify drawings and graphics
Create and modify photographic productions
Create and modify audio productions
Create and modify audiovisual productions

MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

Recognise and describe
Compare
Evaluate and reflect
Apply

Learning areas

Arts
Foreign Languages
Language
Religion and Ethics
Sciences
Technologies

Card language

Spanish
English

Structure

Sessions

Duration

90' (Variable)

Number of participants

10-2

Age

10-13
14-16
17-18

Materials

Pen, paper, pencils
Cardboards, mobile phone, tablet, computer

Process

Key questions

How do advertisements attract my attention?
What are the strategies that advertisers use to sell/inform about a product?
¿El anuncio nos hace comprar cosas / servicios que no necesitamos?
Who’s the target of the advertisement?
Where should we publish it in order to achieve that target?
What is valued by the target audience we want to reach?
What characteristics stand out in the product we want to sell?

Development

Introduction – 10’

The activity starts with a kind of quiz. The teacher should bring some slogans to the lesson, read them aloud and students should say the name of the brand which the motto refers to. He/she can also present an image of a product and ask students an advertisement they remember or a slogan related to it.

Reflection – 30’

Then, the teacher should show some advertisements and ask students to think about which kinds of strategies advertisers usually employ. For example: when the ad suggests that by using a specific product the consumer will be ahead of the crowd; when the ad suggests that if the consumer does not have a specific product they will be left behind because all the people have it; when the ad tries to convince us by using repetition; when the ad suggests that the product will change our lives; when the ad implies that by having a product the consumer will be part of an elite group or will be closer to a famous person; when the humour is the way to attract attention (it can be in the text, in the image, in the sound or in different ad elements); when the ad does not sell a product directly, because the product is not present in the ad and the consumer just sees the brand (See ‘Advertisement terms and definitions’ below).

Team work – 30’

The class should be divided into groups (3-4 people) and develop an advertisement following a strategy inspired by the works presented in the previous stage. Students can use the support they want and decide which product/service to sell.

Discussion – 20’

Each group should present their ads and classmates should try to explain the intention behind it. At the end, the group should explain the strategy they used to develop the ad.

Evaluation

The evaluation is made during the team work.

References for professors

Media Education Guidance (http://www.dge.mec.pt/sites/default/files/ECidadania/Referenciais/media_education_guidance_dge_pt.pdf)

Advertisement terms and definitions: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/english-homework-help/38768-basic-advertising-terms-and-definitions/

11 Activities for teaching about advertising: https://humaneeducation.org/blog/2017/6-activities-for-teaching-about-advertising/

Examples of advertising slogans:

- Just do it! (Nike)

- Yes we can (Obama)

- I’m lovin’ it (McDonalds)

- Have a break (Kit Kat)

- It gives you wiiings (Red Bull)

● Examples of advertising strategies

Cristiano Ronaldo+Jacob &Co: https://senatus.net/album/image/99627/#photo

Benetton: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CBzEZc8VEWY/Uc7Ud7-LfCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/AlGtPSln0Y4/s870/benetton2.jpg

Coca-cola: https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/7-paths-persuasion/

Misleading advertisement – skin effect: https://baronandcompany.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/dishonesty-in-advertising-a-little-bit-goes-a-long-way/

Repetition+iPod: http://blog.visme.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/repetition.jpg

Humour+Imodium: https://www.askideas.com/imodium-funny-sign-board-advertisement/

Author

Sara Pereira. Universidade do Minho (Portugal), sara.pereira@ics.uminho.pt

Joana Fillol. Universidade do Minho (Portugal), joanafillol@gmail.com

Pedro Moura. Universidade do Minho (Portugal), pedromourarsp@gmail.com

Advertising
Audio
Comic
Design
Graphic
Journalism
Media
Photo
Video

Comments

SEO-Malaysia - 02/25/2020 - 04:48

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SEO-Malaysia - 02/26/2020 - 07:24

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