Download or read book Understanding Advertising written by Katherine Howe and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Squeezed between the covers of this book is a tantalizing unit designed to increase students' understanding of the advertising pressures they face everyday and also give them opportunities to create their own ads. The unit covers: how advertisements appeal to human needs, persuasion techniques, advertisements in mass media, what makes advertisements effective, and more. This fun, usable text has everything-lesson plans, project ideas, and worksheets-to provide a complete ready-to-use curriculum. Book jacket.