Lesson 16 — Activity 1: Assignment
Completion requirements
In this assignment, choose a product that is advertised in a print medium (such as a magazine or newspaper). Then analyze the advertising by answering the questions below.
You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.
When you are done, review for spelling and proper punctuation.
1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
2. If you typed your work in a separate Word document, save your document, and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.
3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.
See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.
Marking Guide:
In this assignment, choose a product that is advertised in a print medium (such as a magazine or newspaper). Then analyze the advertising by answering the questions below.
1. What is the product being advertised? /1
2. What is the source of the advertisement? (Include the name of the magazine or newspaper and the date it was published.) /2
3. Why did you choose to analyze this ad? /2
4. How does the ad appeal to the reader? What catches your attention first? /2
5. What kind of appeals or claims does the ad make? /2
6. Do you think consumers should buy the product? Explain your position. /2
7. Who is the target audience of the ad? /1
8. Do you think this is a visually appealing ad? Explain why or why not. /2
9. Do you think this ad is accurate and informative? Explain your answer. /2
You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.
When you are done, review for spelling and proper punctuation.
Please do one of the following:
1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
2. If you typed your work in a separate Word document, save your document, and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.
3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.
See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.