Facilitator Group 3

I found this advertisement on the internet by typing in anti drug abuse posters. It appealed to me because I like the overall design of the poster.

Questions:
1) Why does the creator of the poster choose to fade the word "down" in the poster?

2) Why is the color of the words "Drugs" and "Till You're Under the Ground" red?

3) Who is the intended audience for this ad?

4) What does the hand in the poster represent?

Blog Group 3

                                   

I found this poster by typing in "anti-drug posters" on Google. It appealed to me because cigarettes don't come up in class too often, but indeed are still a deadly drug. 

1. Why does the author use different colored font for the words "drugs" and "your life"?

2. What is the purpose of having the person be made out of the word drugs?

3. Why do the words change from drugs to death as the smoke goes up?

4. What is the effect of the author saying it is not funny or a joke? Why does he choose these words?

Facilitator Group 3

I found this poster on a website with motivational posters. It came along with an article with an article about attention-getting drug awareness posters, which stated that putting up posters like this one helps to keep workplaces drug-free. I think the reason This poster is attention-getting is because of its rhetoric and context. 

How does the maker of this poster use pathos to appeal to the audience?

How does the maker of this poster use the idea of the American Dream to emphasize the effects of drug use?

What do you think is the meaning of the blurriness of the top of the picture?

How do you think the environment around the shredder and the angle at which the audience sees the shredder helps emphasize the effects of drug abuse?

Facilitator group 3

I found it on a quitting adderall website. It attracted me because it's about adderall, and there was also a documentary video posted by group one about adderall. I like this picture. It's visualable and verbal.
I can see the effects of abusing adderall directly and straightly.
Discussion questions:
How the creator represent the result of abusing adderall in this picture?
Why does the creator use the hands holding on the rail in the picture?
How is this picture connected to the documentary video posed by group 1 also about the adderall?
Does it have the answer to the question of whether adderall should be banned to use?
What is the effective of using numbers in this picture?

Facilitator Group 2

This is a poster from an anti-drug campaign. I found it after typing into google "anti drug posters". I liked it because it was straight to the point, and visually interesting.

1.) Why do you think the author used the word "beauty"?

2.) What effect does the black and white theme have on the message?

3.) Why was only half her face "on drugs"?

4.) Why did the author put the word "drugs" in a larger and different colored font?

Blog Group 2

http://my.opera.com/qos/albums/showpic.dml?album=1172131&picture=15799451

This is a link to a picture of words arranged into the shape of a beer bottle. I found this picture by typing in anti drug advertisements into google. I liked this picture because it is plain but still makes a strong impact on the viewer about the negative effects of alcohol. The message is that alcohol destroys more lives then natural disasters and all the wars combined.

Why does the creator of this picture choose to hold off saying that he is talking about alcohol till the last line?

What effect does calling alcohol "the slickest thief" have on the overall message?

How does the personification of alcohol impact the viewer’s perception of alcohol?

Would the image be more effective if it had more visual elements?

How does this image appeal to the pathos and logos of the viewer?

Facilitator Group 2

This video is a public service announcement from Above the Influence it shows a group of teenagers at a party, on a stage with their arms and legs attached to strings as if they were puppets. The commercial encourages teenagers to be above the influence and to stay in control of your own life. I found this video, called Above The Influence Stage hands on Youtube.

Discussion Questions:

1. How does the creator's choice to include teenagers who were not drinking affect the commercial's message? Would the message have been as effective without them?

2. How does the commercial's setting affect it's message?

3. Why was this commercials audience more geared towards the teenagers themselves, rather than parents?

4. What is the significance of using puppet strings in this commercial?

5. In the commercial it mentions, "if you're not in control, who is?" What are the creators of this commercial trying to convey with this statement?