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Finding Cinderella

Now have students access the student chapter Finding Cinderella.

Ask students if they know the story of Cinderella, and tell (or have a student tell) the essentials:

 

  • Cinderella lived with a wicked stepmother and two wicked stepsisters.
  • Her Fairy Godmother magically gave her a dress, a carriage, and glass slippers so she could go to the royal ball.
  • Cinderella met Prince Charming at the ball but had to leave before midnight.
  • She left one of her glass slippers behind.
  • Prince Charming went to every house looking for whoever’s feet fit the shoe, and eventually found Cinderella.

 

Tell students to imagine that instead of going house-to-house, Prince Charming now can use targeted advertising to target Cinderella with an ad for glass slippers. How would he do that?

Have them complete the interactive activity and consider:

What does he already know about his “target audience,” Cinderella?

  • Her apparent gender
  • Her approximate age
  • Her general location
  • Her shoe size

What information might he have about her that is inaccurate?

Prompting questions:

Why might he have a mistaken idea about her income? (Because of the dress and carriage her Fairy Godmother gave her)

Do you think she has her own phone? How might sharing a phone with her stepsisters or stepmother be a good or bad idea?

What could he learn about her from:

  • Her search history?
  • Her viewing history on YouTube or Netflix
    • Does she watch how-to videos about cleaning? Romance movies about princes?
  • Her activity (viewing, posting, commenting, Liking, sharing) on social media such as Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok
    • Has she posted anything about the party? About her Fairy Godmother? Complaining about her stepmother or stepsisters? Trying to replace a single shoe?
    • Has she Liked any of his photos from the party?
  • Her online purchases
    • If she’s ever bought shoes online, he could match her shoe size!

 

 

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