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This is a good unit on consumerism. The lesson is complete with video, note-taking and practice.

Students watch a video which explains advertising strategies. Then, using a note-taking chart, they will practice identifying advertising strategies while watching various commercials. They can also use the form at home while watching TV commercials for further practice. Then as a final activity, students can make a team presentation using PowerPoint.

In this activity, students use the Essay Map online tool as a pre-writing activity to help structure and organize their writing. The tool helps students understand the relationship between the introduction, main ideas, supporting details for the main ideas, and the conclusion and allows them to move back and forth through the map changing and adjusting their essay outline as needed.

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To study literature and the story elements read the short story "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. The resource document has  vocabulary from the story to study in preparation for reading the story. Online dictionaries, Yourdictionary.com, or Thefreedictionary.com can assist the students in looking up the vocabulary words.An audio presentation can read the story to the students.

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In this activity, students are assigned a reading passage and shown the different tools they can use during the reading. They are then introduced to a Question Set and asked to complete the activity. When the students finish the activity, it is projected so they can see the article and as a class, responses are reviewed.

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