1. What do you think about these advertisements?
Do you think that these advertisements should be banned? Why or why not?
Do you think that there should be freedom of speech?

2. What is in the middle of the image? What is in the background?
They called this van “Damage”, with the slogan “Poison for the Road”. Why do you think the author of this media text used those words?
THEREFORE...
What is this advertisement selling? Is it selling a product or an idea?
Please remember, this advertisement for tomorrow’s lesson.

3. Minds-On II
In your notes, what are the conventions/elements of a complaint letter?
What should it look like?
What should it read like?
Banned, Contravene, Ethics
Broadcasting Codes, Regulate

4. Should the media be regulated? Or should there be freedom of speech?
To know the issues of regulating the media.
To understand the importance of the CBSC and to consider why the media should be regulated.
To be able to apply the CBSC Broadcasting codes to prove your point that a commercial that you watched is inappropriate for Canadian audiences.
Banned, Contravene, Ethics
Broadcasting Codes, Regulate

5. Banned, Contravene, Ethics Broadcasting Codes, Regulate
To know what the Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council (CBSC) is. To understand the importance of the CBSC and why the media should be regulated.
We are going to read an article about smoking advertisements.
Smoking advertisements should be banned in Canada. Agree or Disagree.
Banning smoking advertisements actually stops children/teenagers from smoking? Agree or Disagree.
Banned, Contravene, Ethics
Broadcasting Codes, Regulate

6. Banned, Contravene, Ethics Broadcasting Codes, Regulate
To understand the importance of the CBSC and to consider why the media should be regulated. To be able to apply the CBSC Broadcasting codes to prove your point that a commercial that you watched is inappropriate for Canadian audiences.
Let’s go through the writing assignment.
You will watch 4 advertisements.
You will learn how to write a complaint letter.
Banned, Contravene, Ethics
Broadcasting Codes, Regulate