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1988 Dukakis Tank Ride Photo & Bush Dukakis Tank Ride Commercial



Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photograph from the 1988 Dukakis campaign and a commercial from the Bush campaign for messages about image construction and national security.



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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Photograph, Television Commercial

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)