Buy Nothing Day
Objectives
- Reflect on the role of consumption in our culture;
- Identify the consumption messages around us;
- Differentiate a need from a desire.
Description
Students learn to differentiate needs from wants. Next, they imagine that Buy Nothing Day is a holiday like Christmas and create a performance or television show to celebrate the event.
Equipment
- Documents provided on the MediaSmarts website.
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