A WORLD WITHOUT ADVERTISING

CRITICAL THINKING FILE 007

WHAT IF EVERY ADVERTISEMENT DISAPPEARED TOMORROW?

No billboards. No television commercials. No sponsored posts.

No pop-up advertisements. No catchy slogans. No brands competing for your attention.

WOULD THE WORLD FINALLY BECOME A QUIETER, MORE HONEST PLACE?

Or would something unexpected happen?

How would businesses attract customers? How would people discover new products? What would happen to free websites, television programmes and the people whose jobs depend on advertising?

And here's an even bigger question...

WOULD WE MAKE BETTER DECISIONS WITHOUT SOMEONE TRYING TO INFLUENCE US?

Welcome to A World Without™, a thought-provoking series designed to challenge assumptions, encourage curiosity and inspire learners to question the systems that shape everyday life.

In File 007, learners explore a world where advertising suddenly disappears.

Through eight engaging thinking challenges, they investigate the immediate consequences, longer-term changes and unexpected possibilities of a world without advertisements.

They'll consider who might benefit, who might struggle, how businesses and consumers would adapt, and whether advertising should ever return.

BECAUSE CRITICAL THINKING BEGINS WHEN WE QUESTION WHAT WE SEE!

🔍 WHAT'S INCLUDED?

📢 1 printable critical-thinking funsheet

📢 1 accompanying teacher thinking guide

📢 Before-and-after visual comparison

📢 Eight thought-provoking challenges

📢 A creative drawing activity

📢 A final challenge encouraging deeper reflection

✨ PERFECT FOR:

• Grades 6–8
• Critical-thinking lessons
• Media literacy
• Advertising and consumer awareness
• Classroom discussions and debates
• Exploring persuasive techniques
• English language enrichment
• Creative problem-solving
• Independent thinking activities
• Early finishers
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📁 PRODUCT DETAILS

Format: Digital PDF download

Pages: 2 (learner funsheet + teacher thinking guide)

Printing: Black-and-white, photocopy-friendly

Recommended Grades: 6–8

The accompanying teacher guide includes possible responses, alternative perspectives and discussion prompts to encourage meaningful classroom conversations.

NO ADVERTISEMENTS. NO PERSUASIVE SLOGANS. NO ONE COMPETING FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

Would people become more independent thinkers?

Would businesses find new ways to communicate?

Or would a world without advertising create problems we've never considered?

LET YOUR LEARNERS DISCOVER THE POWER OF QUESTIONING INFLUENCE.



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