Beginning this week, we'll be moving into the second Springboard unit of the year: "Real-Life Challenges." This unit involves an examination of the impact of commercial media on our lives, it involves reading and writing about the effects of mass media, and it culminates with a persuasive essay. The two essential questions of the unit are the following:
How does commercialism impact daily life?
and
How does research enhance the ability to persuade?
Here's a link to the learning focus of the first part of the unit.
During the first two weeks, we'll be reading a variety of articles about the media, including "Just the Facts About Advertising and Marketing to Children," "How Advertisers Persuade," and "Branded."
Also, a reminder that the end of the quarter (and the end of the first semester) falls on the last day before winter break: December 20th.
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