Don't buy it!

Today, we're going to deal with how do get media smart – Ways of fighting the effects of media on the society.
Go to:
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/whatyoucando/
Click on " Meet some Teen Heroes"
Read the introduction and answer:
Who are the teen heroes? What did they do to deserve the title?

On the right side of the screen you'll see a list of names.
Choose one of the following people and answer the questions below about them.
Nick Salter
Danielle Shimotakahara
Kat Bauman
Jamie Wheeler
Girls Editorial Board at New Moon Publishing

1.- Whom did you choose to write about (Name and personal details)?
2.- What is he/she fighting against?
3.- Why is he/she against it?
4.- How does he/she fight it? What does he/she do?

You have 10 minutes for this activity.

At home –
In the following URL's you'll find interesting and fun things connected to shopping and advertising.
You don't have to enter those sites but that could definitely be an interesting activity for the cold days ahead.

-Teen consumer's scrapbook
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer/pages/buyingG&S/buyingG&S.htm
Here you can find information and consuming tips about various products.

-Interested in Food advertising tricks?
Go to http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/ and find out interesting things, such as: advertising tricks, detecting ads, how to design a droduct…
You can also "create your own ad"