Sexing the Cherry Lesson Plan

Commercials for Sexing the Cherry

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will understand and utilize different persuasive techniques as well as demonstrate their comprehension of the book and its value in their videos.

Structure:

Break students into pairs for this activity, where they will be creating a video advertisement (like a commercial, but made more for social media) for the book, persuading others to read it. Before they begin, they will read the following articles on persuasive techniques to incorporate into their videos:

Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
Persuasive Advertising: 7 Persuasive Techniques in Advertising

Then, they will brainstorm the ideas and...