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Toy Ad Reality Check

Pause a made-up toy commercial to find the camera tricks, music and words that make the toy look bigger and better, decide what the ad wants you to believe, and rate it against what the toy really does.

Play style: Mystery
Module: Reading Media: How media is built to make you feel or believe something, and judging it
Grade: Grades 3-5 · Arts and Music
Standards: MA:Re7 MA:Re8 MA:Re9 MA:Cn11

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