Close Reading: Super Bowl Commercials are Not For Kids!

I was reading this blog
http://allthingsupperelementary.blogspot.com/2014/01/AMCTeachingwithCommercials.html

the other day with it's graphic organizers.

I was thinking I would love to do something like this with my students!  I knew I could not do the Budwieser puppy commercial, even though it was adorable, but figured after the Super Bowl some "child approved commercial" would surface!  

 Since it's a snow day here, I did more than my share of blog surfing and found the links to all these commercials:  http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index.ssf/2014/02/super_bowl_commercials_game_ads_2014_watch_sb48.html

While there were lots of cute ones, there aren't many that would work!  I considered the Chobani commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ABxP3t7XP3g but the growling attacking bear might induce nightmares!  

The Heinz commercial is cute....but.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhkswKitQg  I don't think they will get it!

And while I smiled at the snorting bull on the Chevy commercial, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOMrA-BGuLY
I have concluded that the SUPER BOWL (including the commercials) is NOT FOR KIDS!  

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