Persuasive Language

Snake Oil

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In the Old West, the wily snake oil salesman had a special talent, getting the most skeptical customers to buy the most dubious products. Now it's your turn! Invent your own zany two-word products – Rumor Mirror! Burp Balloon! – and sell them to all types of wacky customers.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Family/Consumer Science
Play Time: 
30 min.
Snake Oil

Dragons Gold

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In Dragon's Gold, each player controls a team of dragon hunters (two knights, a thief, and a wizard). Like all dragon hunters, they have only one goal: gold, silver, jewels and magic objects. As for actually killing a dragon? It's a piece of cake.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Other
Play Time: 
45 min.
Dragons Gold

Fox and Chicken

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The party game Werewolf has been popular for many years, but now it's time to put the cat amongst the pigeons – or the fox amongst the chickens, anyway.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Other
Play Time: 
20 min.
Fox and Chicken

The Persuaders (2004)

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FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. To cut through mass-media clutter and to overcome consumers' growing resistance to their pitches, marketers have developed new ways of integrating their messages deeper into the fabric of our lives.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
01:30
The Persuaders

Aye, Dark Overlord!

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The Evil Genius, Rigor Mortis broods upon his throne and casts his baleful gaze across his cowardly and inept Goblin Servants.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Special Education
ELA
Play Time: 
30 min.
Aye, Dark Overlord!

Battlestar Galactica

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Cylons Threaten Humanity's Last Hope of Survival

Grade Level: 
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
120 min.
Battlestar Galactica