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Task 1: Make a list of
your top five breakfast foods. What do you like about these foods?
Do these foods give you energy in the morning? Do you have a crash
and burn time a couple of hours after breakfast (do you get sleepy, have
trouble concentrating)? Why or why not?
Using the links below, analyze
your breakfast choices. Are they good choices? Why? Why not?
What is the sugar content of your favorite breakfast food?
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Task 2: Using the food
pyramid, and the links below, come up with the ideal breakfast. You
may use the "Build a meal" link to check the nutrition of your choices.
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How to pick a cereal |
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Task 3: In Canada, advertisers
have to follow rules when aiming products at children. Using the
link provided print the rules advertisers are supposed to follow when advertising
to kids. The next step will have to be done at home. While
watching television, check out ten commercials aimed at kids. How
do American advertisers stack up? Which of Canada's rules are commonly
broken by American advertisers? Should America adopt similar rules
for advertising aimed at children? Why? Why not?
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Task 4: Using the links
provided, see how companies market their products toward children.
Do you think these marketing strategies work? Do you think they are
fair?
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Kids and Commercialism |
Task 5: Using what you have learned, design a Power Point Ad Campaign designed to get kids to eat a healthy breakfast.
Reflect:
Just how influential are commericals
in your life? Do you have to have the latest, newest sugary confection
you saw advertised during your favorite cartoon? Does Harry Potter's
presence on a Coke bottle make Coke more appealing than Pepsi? Analyze
your own buying habits. Be honest. Do you believe that you
have been swayed by advertisers? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Be prepared to discuss this and effectively debate your position.
Just for Kicks: Take
the cereal character quiz HERE
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