Author: Cyndy Scheibe

March 3, 2020

Girls and Women: History, HerStory, a Movement Forward – and We’re Not There Yet

Our curriculum kit, “Media Constructions of Social Justice,” includes units on Women’s Suffrage and Women’s Liberation, and there are dozens of other lessons that revolve around media messages showing women in politics, as environmental heroes, and much more.

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February 25, 2020

Now’s the Time for Media Literacy: Politics, Polls and Debates

Any election (especially a national one) provides numerous opportunities for media literacy, from many curricular perspectives – analyzing language in TV commercials, statistics in political polls, historical contexts, identity politics, and more.

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February 18, 2020

Black Lives Matter at School and Black History Month through a Media Literacy Lens

Exploring the free Look Sharp lessons that will be useful for Black History Month for both elementary and secondary grades, this blog post provides links to specific lessons and curriculum kits to explore racial stereotypes, Black identities, and more.

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February 11, 2020

Valentine’s Day (and Other Holidays) through a Media Literacy Lens

Holidays have rich histories that can be research and discussed at many grade levels (applying media literacy questions about sourcing and credibility), and holiday messages lend themselves beautifully to media analysis.

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January 23, 2020

Welcome to Our New Website!

As the founder and Executive Director of Look Sharp, I’m so delighted to see this powerful shift in the way we present our work and our organization to the world.

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