5.9 Advert to Raise the Awareness of the Ashes – Guidelines

Activity title: Advert to Raise the Awareness of the Ashes
Curriculum area: English & DT
NC objectives: DT: 1a), 1b), 1d), 2a, 2d, 2e), 2f) & 3a) English: En1 1a), b, e, 2), 3), 5), 8a), 9a), En3 1a, 2), 3), 4), 5), 9b).

Main learning objective:

To design an advert to raise the profile of the Ashes.
Timing Lesson plan and supporting resources
   
Introduction
10 minutes
  • Discuss the forthcoming ‘Ashes’ series between England and Australia and what the class know about this.
  • Look at the website www.theashes2009.co.uk or any other searches to discuss fixtures and information.
  • Also look at ‘A Brief History of the Ashes’ in the Supporting Material section to gain an insight into the history of the series.
  • Discuss how they could encourage more people to become interested and follow the 2009 Ashes series (ideas may include forms of advertising and if so, make a list of these).
   
Main Activity
40 Minutes
  • Set the pupils the task of designing an advert to encourage the English population to become interested in the Ashes series and support their team and generally raise awareness of the competition between the two countries. Provide them with ‘Designing an Ashes Advert’ in the Activity section to complete individually.
  • Discuss important features to go on to the poster and how to persuade/encourage the general public to back their team eg, dates, venues, photos, pictures, slogans, key words, etc.
   
Plenary
10 Minutes
  • Move around the class and allow the pupils to show their adverts to the rest of the class and they can provide feedback about the posters.
  • Display the posters in the classroom, around the school or around the community.

Suggested extension activities or cross curricular links: