M(ad) Students

To end up the year, I do a unit about media literacy and advertising.  We talk about advertising techniques and the uses of color, and then the assignment is to design their own cereal box.  The kids then have to explain their box to the class.  Here are some of the highlights from the presentations...

Student One: Our cereal has 210 calories per serving.  It also can cure cancer.
Student Two:  210 calories?  That's a lot!
Student One:  That's the price you pay for curing cancer.
Student Two:  Diabetes?

Student Three:  Our cereal graphics target children of all ages.  Because who doesn't love alien dogs wearing leprechaun hats?

Student Four:  Our cereal is called Coco-Cabbages.  If you collect all five of the golden cabbages inside, you can win a dragon-warrior-sized dumpling.

Student Five:  We're not going to say that our cereal will cure cancer, but it is gluten-free!

Student Six:  Our cereal has negative 1000 calories--it defies obesity.

Student Seven:  Our cereal is called Swaggy's.  It has 110 calories of swag per serving.

Student Eight:  Our tagline is, "Unicorn Doo-Doo--A Butt-load of Fun!"