Web Quest: Sex Appeal in Advertising

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A WebQuest for 12th Grade (Business Communications)

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Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

Sex Appeal in Advertising

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All of you work in the advertising department of a big company . This

company's sales are slowly declining. The heads of the company have

noticed a lot of sex appeal lately in advertisements and they are

wondering if they should go this route in their new advertisements.

Currently, your company uses minimal advertising with no sex appeal.

The heads of the company are trying to decide how sex appeal could

be used for their company, and if it would help or hurt their business.

The company has picked the three of you to research this problem, and

then present it to the entire company. Each of you will have a different

role. The roles to choose from are Historian, Researcher, and Analyzer.

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[Teacher Page]After you have chosen your teams of three, you must each pick a role to play.

Historian: Your role is to research the history of sex appeal in advertising, how it was

used, by who, and for what products.

Researcher: Your role is to find current uses of sex appeal in advertising, how it was

used, by who, and for what products.

Analyzer: Your role is to compare the costs vs. benefits of using sex appeal in

advertising how people respond to sexual advertisements, and if your company could use

it.

Although each of you has a specific role, this is a group project and everyone will be

graded on all aspects of the project so you all must be knowledgeable about the complete

topic of Sex Appeal in Advertising. The heads of your company are really interested in the

topics that each roll has been assigned, so all are equally important. Once your research

has been done, and you have decided whether your company will benefit from sexual

advertisements or not, you will present it to them in a word processed 8-10 page report. If

your report impresses them, they will want you to present it to the rest of the company in

a 10-15 minute PowerPoint presentation.

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1. First you will choose your teams of three students and assign roles.2. Once you have done this, you will choose a Company to be working for.

It may be an existing company or a fictional one made up by your team.3. Your team will then begin brainstorming and researching Sex Appeal in

Advertising. Each person should complete the required research for their role, as well as any other information that they think may be important.

4. I have given you nine websites to use on the credit page. Your team must find an additional three sources. These can be additional websites, books, databases, etc.

5. Your team must write an outline that will be looked over by the heads of the company to ensure you are on the right track

6. After your outline is approved, you will begin writing your 8-10 page report. It must have a table of contents for easy reading, main paragraphs with subheading/subtopics underneath these, and be double spaced

7. In the conclusion of your report you must state whether or not your company should use Sex Appeal in their new advertisements, why/why not, and what their new ad campaign should be

8. Your Team must document all of the sources you use (including any of the given sources used) in MLA format in a work cited at the end of the report

9. Prepare a 10-15 minute presentation using PowerPoint with your team to present to the rest of the Company to show them your findings

10. All aspects of this report should be completed as a TEAM.

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CATEGORY 10 7 4 1 Score Organization Information is very

organized with well-constructed

paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with

well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but

paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be

disorganized. 8)

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes

several supporting details and/or

examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It

provides 1-2 supporting

details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples

are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main

topic.

Internet Use Successfully uses suggested internet

links to find information and navigates within these sites easily

without assistance.

Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily

without assistance.

Occasionally able to use suggested

internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily

without assistance.

Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links

and/or to navigate within these sites.

Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or

punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical,

spelling or punctuation

errors

A few grammatical spelling, or

punctuation errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation

errors.

Sources All sources (information and

graphics) are accurately

documented in the desired format.

All sources (information and

graphics) are accurately

documented, but a few are not in

the desired format.

All sources (information and

graphics) are accurately

documented, but many are not in the

desired format.

Some sources are not accurately documented.

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Research Paper Rubric

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[Teacher Page] CATEGORY 10 7 4 1 ScoreAttire Business attire, very

professional look. Casual business

attire. Casual business attire, but wore

sneakers or seemed

somewhat wrinkled.

General attire not appropriate for audience (jeans, t-shirt, shorts).

Preparedness Student is completely prepared and has

obviously rehearsed.

Student seems pretty prepared but might have

needed a couple more rehearsals.

The student is somewhat

prepared, but it is clear that

rehearsal was lacking.

Student does not seem at all prepared to

present.

Time-Limit Presentation is 8-10 minutes long.

Presentation is 6-7 minutes long.

Presentation is 4-6 minutes long.

Presentation is less than 5 minutes OR

more than 10 minutes.

Collaboration with Peers

Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts

of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well

together.

Usually listens to, shares with, and

supports the efforts of others in the group. Does

not cause "waves" in the group.

Often listens to, shares with, and

supports the efforts of others in the group but

sometimes is not a good team

member.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member.

Comprehension Student is able to accurately answer

almost all questions posed by classmates

about the topic.

Student is able to accurately answer

most questions posed by

classmates about the topic.

Student is able to accurately

answer a few questions posed by classmates

about the topic.

Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by

classmates about the topic.

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Group Presentation Rubric

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Congratulations! Because of your Team’s excellent research and writing

skills, the advertising campaign your Team came up with was accepted by

the heads of the company and implemented into advertisements. They

released these advertisements and they were a huge success causing sales

to rise by 15%. Also, because of how well this proposal was written and

presented your entire Team received promotions and will now be the head

Team of the advertising department! What does your team think would have

happened if you had/had not chosen to use Sex Appeal in your

advertisements? What other types of advertisements could be used for this

company to be successful? Answer these few questions and submit to your

Boss for a few extra credit points!

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The WebQuest PageThe WebQuest Slideshare GroupHow Apple Will Sell 10 Million IPodsRubistarThe small pictures are from Clip Art

Websites for your useYou must document the ones you use in MLA format

http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom/faculty/ha/sp2003/gp1/Article2.htmlhttp://www.brandinstitute.com/companynews.asphttp://www.nku.edu/~issues/sexinadvertising/magazines.htmlhttp://xpigs.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/sex-in-advertising-does-it-sell/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3778/is_200201/ai_n9032366http://www.sexinadvertising.com/Work/index.phphttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3778/is_200201/ai_n9032366http://www.versacreations.net/advertising/89/sex-in-advertising/http://www.nku.edu/~issues/sexinadvertising/tvcommercials.htm

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A WebQuest for 12th Grade (Business Communications)

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Shannon [email protected]

Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Sex Appeal in Advertising (Teacher)

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This WebQuest lesson was created for the Teacher Education Program

at Colorado State University. I am a Business (Accounting) Education

major, and think this assignment would be a great way for kids to work

in groups on a topic that is prevalent in today’s world. Although it is a

touchy topic, I believe that kids would be genuinely interested in it and

be able to witness it first hand in today’s advertisements, television

commercials, and TV shows.

This lesson is about how prevalent sex appeal in advertising really is. I

want the students to look in the past and realize that it has been around

for centuries. This lesson brings in a real world aspect with the

business aspect of a advertising plan. Also, it teaches the students

about the writing process. In the business world, research and group

projects are a huge aspect and are essential to being successful.

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Because of the nature of this project, I believe it is best suited

for the 12th grade level in a Business Communication class. It

involves business ventures as well as writing and group work.

This lesson could also be used in a lower level college class if

some minor changes were made to make the assignment a

little more difficult.

Although most 12th graders will understand what sex appeal in

advertising is, I plan on doing a lesson on the difference

between sex in advertising and sex appeal in advertising.

Some students may not understand that sex appeal in

advertising can be very subtle and not noticeable and also that

it has been around for centuries. I believe a prior lesson is very

important to get the appropriate factor out to the class.

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Teacher PageSTANDARD 5:Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. In order to meet this standard, students will select relevant material for reading, writing, and speaking purposes; understand the structure, organization, and use of various media, reference, and technological sources as they select information for their reading and writing; paraphrase, summarize, organize, and synthesize information; give credit for others' ideas, images, or information; and use information to produce a quality product.

GRADES 9-12As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes using organizational features of printed text such as citations, end notes, and bibliographic references to locate relevant information; evaluating information in light of what they know and their specific needs; using organizational features of electronic text such as bulletin boards, database keyword searches, and e-mail addresses to locate information when technology is available; using strategies to gain information from journals, research studies, and technical documents; and using available technology to access information, conduct research, and produce a carefully documented product. For students extending their English/Language Arts education beyond the standards, what they know and are able to do may include understanding and applying knowledge of the structure, organization, and use of various media, reference, and technological information sources in their reading and writing as they meet academic, personal, and professional challenges; locating information appropriate for their reading and writing purposes such as career and academic interest, leisure time, and self-improvement; using information from various resources, both primary and secondary, as a vehicle for expressing their own thoughts, impressions, and ideas; giving precise, formal credit for others' ideas, images, or information; and planning and presenting multimedia presentations.

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Teacher Page1. First you will choose your teams of three students and assign roles.2. Once you have done this, you will choose a Company to be working for. It may be an

existing company or a fictional one made up by your team3. Your team will then begin brainstorming and researching Sex Appeal in Advertising. Each

person should complete the required research for their role, as well as any other information that they think ,ay be important.

4. I have given you nine websites to use on the credit page. Your team must find an additional three sources. These can be additional websites, books, databases, etc.

5. Your team must write an outline that will be looked over by the heads of the company to ensure you are on the right track

6. After your outline is approved, you will begin writing your 8-10 page report. It must have a table of contents for easy reading, main paragraphs with subheading/subtopics underneath these, and be double spaced

7. In the conclusion of your report you must state whether or not your company should use Sex Appeal in their new advertisements, why/why not, and what their new ad campaign should be

8. Your Team must document all of the sources you use (including any of the given sources used) in MLA format in a work cited at the end of the report

9. Prepare a 10-15 minute presentation using PowerPoint with your team to present to the rest of the Company to show them your findings

10. All aspects of this report should be completed as a TEAM.

This lesson is organized to be student run after the initial lesson. It involves one full teaching period to explain and get the original assignment out. I am assuming around six additional classes will be necessary. These classes will not be consecutive because students will be expected to spend time outside the classroom to research. The in-class sessions will take a lot of observation from the teacher because students tend to get off topic. Also, if students are not familiar with research papers and PowerPoint projects, they will need guidance with that.

Students may pick their own groups originally, but if conflicts arise then the teacher will have the discretion to change any of the groups. This project will not require much from the teacher. To pull this lesson off, they will need to have a basic knowledge of the websites given and the history of sex appeal in advertising, as well as basic knowledge of Word and PowerPoint. Otherwise as long as they can control the classroom, everything should go as planned.

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The websites that will be used are listed in the Student Resource Page.

To implement this lesson technology is very important. Students need

access to computers and Word and PowerPoint programs. But, these

programs should be available on the schools computer. If they are not

available, hand written is acceptable and presentation can just be done

orally without PowerPoint.

One teacher should be enough to implement this lesson. During the

working classes, additional teachers would be very beneficial to walk

around and help the groups on their projects. These additional teachers

would also need to have knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.

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CATEGORY 10 7 4 1 Score

Organization Information is very organized with well-

constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-

constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but

paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be

disorganized. 8)

Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main

topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main

topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main

topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with

the main topic.

Internet Use Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these

sites easily without assistance.

Usually able to use suggested internet

links to find information and navigates within these sites easily

without assistance.

Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information

and navigates within these sites easily

without assistance.

Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet

links and/or to navigate within these

sites.

Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or punctuation

errors.

Almost no grammatical,

spelling or punctuation errors

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation

errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or

punctuation errors.

Sources All sources (information and graphics) are

accurately documented in the desired format.

All sources (information and

graphics) are accurately

documented, but a few are not in the desired format.

All sources (information and graphics) are

accurately documented, but many are not in the desired

format.

Some sources are not accurately

documented.

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This is the rubric I am going to use to grade the research paper. It allows me to grade on the basics and still to adjust point values.

Research Paper Rubric

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CATEGORY 10 7 4 1 ScoreAttire Business attire,

very professional look.

Casual business attire.

Casual business attire, but wore

sneakers or seemed

somewhat wrinkled.

General attire not appropriate for audience (jeans, t-shirt, shorts).

Preparedness Student is completely

prepared and has obviously

rehearsed.

Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed

a couple more rehearsals.

The student is somewhat

prepared, but it is clear that

rehearsal was lacking.

Student does not seem at all prepared to present.

Time-Limit Presentation is 8-10 minutes long.

Presentation is 6-7 minutes long.

Presentation is 4-6 minutes long.

Presentation is less than 5 minutes OR more than

10 minutes. Collaboration with Peers Almost always

listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries

to keep people working well

together.

Usually listens to, shares with, and

supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause "waves" in

the group.

Often listens to, shares with, and

supports the efforts of others in

the group but sometimes is not

a good team member.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member.

Comprehension Student is able to accurately answer

almost all questions posed by

classmates about the topic.

Student is able to accurately answer

most questions posed by

classmates about the topic.

Student is able to accurately answer

a few questions posed by

classmates about the topic.

Student is unable to accurately answer

questions posed by classmates about the

topic.

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This is the rubric I am going to use to grade the group presentation. Since I have already graded the content this allows me to grade the presentation.

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The WebQuest model is best suited for learners who can

navigate the Web on their own and can read the kinds of

material commonly found on the Web. Because of this, a

teacher script is not completely necessary. The teacher is just

presenting the project and does not need to follow any specific

script. If the teacher follows the introduction and process then

everything should go as planned.

The students should be able to follow the procedure on their

own. The teacher will be constantly present for questions and

to keep students on task. Because this project is on a touchy

subject, the teacher should mention the difference between

“appropriate” searches “inappropriate” searches.

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Like I have said before the topic is a little touchy for any

students under 12th grade. But I believe this would be an

amazing learning experience. It is a chance for students to

work on a topic that could interest them and do it in a very

professional manner. They will get great experience with the

research paper as well as with PowerPoint.

I believe students need this type of practice before entering

college or the workforce. Writing skills can never be taught

enough. It is necessary for any and every job. There are many

ways teachers could adapt this project to fit their subjects, and

that is why it is a good project.

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The WebQuest PageThe WebQuest Slideshare GroupHow Apple Will Sell 10 Million IPodsRubistarThe small pictures are from Clip Art

Websites for your useYou must document the ones you use in MLA format

http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom/faculty/ha/sp2003/gp1/Article2.htmlhttp://www.brandinstitute.com/companynews.asphttp://www.nku.edu/~issues/sexinadvertising/magazines.htmlhttp://xpigs.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/sex-in-advertising-does-it-sell/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3778/is_200201/ai_n9032366http://www.sexinadvertising.com/Work/index.phphttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3778/is_200201/ai_n9032366http://www.versacreations.net/advertising/89/sex-in-advertising/http://www.nku.edu/~issues/sexinadvertising/tvcommercials.htm

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