Television commercials are a great medium to spark discussion or debate in your classroom because they are generally short (so they won’t take up too much time that could be spent on discussion), and they usually contain a message or statement that can be discussed or debated. Television commercials are also a mirror of social landscapes, political climates, and social justice movements of their time, which lends nicely to deconstruction of these messages, but also requires discussion of context – when was the commercial released? What was the world like at that time? Here is a list of twelve thought provoking commercials for the classroom, and possible discussion points to explore with your students.