What were doing in class
In geometry class we are constantly working on new things. Though that doesn't mean that we can just forget the old material. The old material can sometimes relate to the new material. Or we must memorize all the material for the unit test.
Examples of conditional statementsIf a rhombus is a quadrilateral, then it has four congruent sides.
Hypothesis: If a a rhombus is a quadrilateral Conclusion: Then it has four sides If you’re a freshman, then you are required to attend orientation. Hypothesis: If you are a freshman Conclusion: Then you are required to attend orientation. |
Something I do wanna talk about for the sake of my project is Conditional Statements. They are if - then statements. They are statements which usually begins with a hypothesis followed by a conclusion. There are many types of conditional statements. Some of them change the placement of the hypothesis and conclusion and others can change the truth value of the hypotheses and conclusion.
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The Project
Logic of advertising
Background: Advertising is a mainstay in our capitalist society. Every day, consumers are exposed to advertising on the radio, television, and billboards. We even have ads on our iPads with some apps. Advertisers use many strategies to entice consumers to use their products. Educated consumers can use the Laws of Logic learned in Geometry class to help them decide the validity of a product’s claims and, therefore, whether or not they will buy the product.
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Purpose of the project: The purpose of this project is to practice using principles of logic that are necessary in Geometry.
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For this project we have to choose an advertisement and write conditional statements on the topic. The topic I chose for my project is Liberty Mutual. Yes there are other advertisements about shampoo, food, or even clothes, but I liked Liberty Mutual the best out of all of the options. In the beginning of the project I didn't know what to write about, so I asked my mother. She thought of a insurance company. I was skeptical at first, but thought what could go wrong.
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What skill this project represents
Information Skills: Students will apply relevant computer and handheld technology across the curriculum, and they will integrate new technologies. Students will also read and understand a wide range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes, and they will apply a variety of appropriate research methods across the curriculum.
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My Logic of Advertising project is an example of information skills. We were assigned to pick any ad we find that is high school appropriate and write a variety of logic sentences about them. This includes conditional statements, inverse statements, etc. Finally after writing all of the logic sentences, we are assigned to write three to five paragraphs about what we learned while doing the project.
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