This approach may improve the quality of the commercials and cause the commercials to have a stronger impact on shoppers' buying decisions than live commercials just before the sales bazaar. This can also be done in class on Day 4. Day 4 does not usually take the full two hours allotted. The course guide suggests some extra activities. For a complete list of classroom management tips see the last page in the course guide.
Students often function better in small group discussions than they do in a large group.
If students are restless during a class discussion, give the bare minimum amount of information students need to start working on their own and then go to each group individually to discuss what you skipped. The fact that it was free made it a dream come true.