Literacy+212+Media+and+Advertising


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===**Welcome to the LIT212 research page! The articles and videos have been placed here by teachers for you to use for your research. For each article that you decide to use, you must fill out an annotated research guide. There are 3 guides required for your research before you can begin to write and/or work on your project. If these resources do not have what you need, feel free to do a search on your own. Just get the article approved by your teacher before you use it. (NOTE: Videos may be used as extra information and evidence for research, but they do not count for the annotated research guides. )**===

__**Articles**__
Body Image Statistics

Celebrity Worship Syndrome

[|The Effects of Celebrity Role Models on Teens and Kids]

How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Knew

How Media Affects Teens and Young Adults

Seventeen Magazine and Photoshop

What Reality TV Teaches Teens Girls

Barbie, Meet Barbie

When Selfie Improvement Apps Go Too Far







__**Videos**__
__**Parents Decry Advertising**__

__**How Branding is Shaping Teens**__

__**Believe Me, I'm a Model**__

Dove Onslaught Advertising - What Girls See

Dove Real Beauty Sketches

[|The Effects of Reality TV on Teenagers]

[|Do Reality TV Shows Make Teen Girls, Mean Girls?]

**__Research Questions__**
1 . What are the good/bad effects of advertising on children/teens? 2. Is it bad that teens want what they see in media? 3. Should parents limit the media lives of their teens/children? 4. Why are teens so crazy about labels and status symbols? 5. Do advertisers actually trick us into buying stuff? 6. Are celebrities good role models? 7. Does the media reflect real life? Is there a problem if it doesn't? 8. What did I learn about teens as users of media? 9. Should the United States put more regulations on media? 10. How does the media impact teens' choices? 11. Should advertising be allowed on social media? 12. What are the good/bad effects of media on children/teens?

 OR... Develop your own question with your teacher's approval.