Working with my theme, started with the last post, of the pre-school set I was reminded of this funny YouTube video. I have used this in the classroom teach about campaign advertising. The video (above) is a classic election “attack ad” for a pre-school class presidential race. Before you go forwarding this around to your friends, wait a second and think about it. What a great way to teach campaign ad analysis in the classroom.
What you have here is a typical ad that includes a number of statements that can be “fact-checked” and analyzed from both sides: Why did Jimmy Jones’ campaign choose to highlight them and not others? Students can be asked to also analyze the visuals and audio of the ad.
Assignment ideas:
Don’t forget once you get back to school in the fall we will be heading into a national election in November. This could be a fun way to kick it off!
