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Recycling: What’s the Problem?



Students analyze a commercial and clips from documentaries for messages about recycling, its attraction to consumers and industry and its limitations.

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

Middle School, High School, College

Media Type(s)

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Author(s)

Sox Sperry, Rachel Aronson

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Reading: Informational text (RI)