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Recycling: What’s the Problem?
Students analyze a commercial and clips from documentaries for messages about recycling, its attraction to consumers and industry and its limitations.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
How Does the World Look? Questioning Maps
Students analyze different world map projections to identify point of view or bias in maps.
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Ageism in Advertising: Promoting or Countering Stereotypes?
Students analyze television commercials for messages about stereotypes and counter-stereotypes of elders.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Regulating Social Media: How About It?
Students analyze five short video clips for different messages about the regulation of social media.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Halloween Costumes: When Does Fun Turn Into Hurt?
Students analyze a commercial and video analysis for messages about cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes and how identity impacts responses to media.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
The U.S. Exits Afghanistan: Lessons from the Newspaper Front Pages
Students analyze newspaper front pages from August 2021 for messages about media representation of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Critical Race Theory – Whose History? Whose Story?
Students analyze clips from a variety of video sources for messages about the teaching of U.S. history, critical race theory and the power of media to persuade.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Marketing OxyContin: Profits, Lives and Disinformation
Media documents are excerpts from a company memo from Purdue Pharma, an investigative reporting video, an online article and two government reports related to the marketing of OxyContin. Students analyze messages about the role of industry in fueling the opioid epidemic and the credibility of the media documents.
High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
High Fructose Corn Syrup? Is There a Problem? Who Says?
Students analyze a commercial from the Corn Refiners Association, a blog post from an industry-supported group and an article from the Union of Concerned Scientists for messages about the health impacts of high fructose corn syrup, the spread of scientific misinformation and how funders influence media messages.
High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Football and Concussions: the NFL vs. Scientific Research
In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips from an investigative documentary TV program, a feature film, and a congressional hearing for messages about the impact of football on brain disease to assess credibility in film representations of historic events.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Decoding the Dollar Bill: Historical Context and Identity
Students analyze the imagery, symbols and words on the dollar bill for messages about the United States, historical context and our own identities.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
What Does the Dollar Bill Tell You About the United States?
Students analyze the imagery on the dollar bill for symbols and messages about the beliefs of the founders of the United States and about what constitutes media.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Should the Government Support Gun Research?
In this media literacy activity students analyze short text documents from a scientific research paper abstract from the New England Journal of Medicine, a news story from the National Rifle Association, a magazine article from Smithsonian and an op-ed from the National Review for messages about scientific gun research, credibility, sourcing and their own biases.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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Election 2020 – The Facts are Clear but Who Do We Trust?
In this media literacy activity students analyze a collection of tweets from President Trump, a televised press conference statement by President-elect Joe Biden, a video opinion piece by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, a press release from the U.S. Government office for cyber-security and infrastructure security and an online fact checking webpage by the Annenberg Public Policy Center for messages about the 2020 Presidential election results and media credibility.
High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Ancient Nubia & Ancient Egypt: What’s the Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze two film clips for messages about the ancient Egyptians and Kushites, the role of racism in archaeology and storytelling choices in documentary film.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Presidents and Propaganda?
This activity asks students to reflect on the definitions of propaganda and fascist propaganda as they analyze two short videos: a pro-Obama music video produced by musician will.i.am in 2008 and a pro-Trump video shown at the Ellipse in Washington DC shortly before the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Mapping Ancient Civilizations: Who’s Included and Who’s Not?
In this media literacy activity students analyze the bias and techniques used in maps of ancient civilizations.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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Polling on Structural Racism: What Do Different People Believe?
In this media literacy activity students analyze charts and graphs showing polling data on how different groups view structural racism in the United States.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Representations of Asian People in the Media
In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips for messages about media stereotypes and cultural respect of people of Asian descent.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Miles Davis: Inspiration to a Masterpiece
In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from a feature film and a documentary film for messages about musical inspiration and collaborative creativity.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Incan Religion – What Sources Should I Use?
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from different media documents – a young adult fiction book, a Wikipedia article, a Twinkl education page, a magazine article, a tourism webpage, a documentary film and an animated children’s film – to assess the credibility and usefulness of each source for research on Incan religion.
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Vaccine Nationalism and Global Equity: Who Gets the Shots When?
In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos for messages about the ethics of global vaccine access.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Ancient Egypt - Ancient Media?
In this media literacy activity students analyze images of things found in ancient Egypt to determine which might be considered media and to explore how the cultural characteristics of places change over time.
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Mr. Rogers: What Do We Do When Our Feelings Are Hurt?
In this media literacy activity students analyze clips from a documentary film and a feature film about Mr. Rogers for messages about storytelling in film and about how to deal with difficult feelings.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print
In this media literacy activity students compare two opinion pieces, a TV news commentary and a print article, about the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 for messages about media construction and how our identity influences our views.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Two Views of an Insurrection: January 6, 2021
In this media literacy activity students analyze the choices made in constructing two news reports on the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol and how we interpret the bias of each.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Bob Dylan: Storytelling for Social Justice
In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from feature film and documentary film for messages about songwriting and social protest.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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Storming the Capitol: Front Page Constructions
In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of the storming of the Capitol.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Bottled Water?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students watch short video clips with English narration and text to analyze authorship, purpose and target audience and to discuss environmental issues related to bottled water.
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Online Scams– Will You Fall for It?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze web notices to identify different types of online scams.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Practicing Respect on Public Transportation
In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips for messages about respect on public transportation.
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Panamanian Fauna: Who’s Telling the Story and Why?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze videos about Panama’s native animals for messages about species conservation and the source and purpose of each video.
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Clickbait – Can You Spot It?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze webpages to identify clickbait strategies.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Panamanian Family Values – According to Whom?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze images and text in webpages for messages about family values in Panama and about the source, purpose and credibility of websites.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Human Rights in Panama: What’s the Story?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze news reports and social media for messages about human rights in Panama.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Who’s Selling Me on this Sport?: Identifying Target Audience
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze social media posts for messages about different types of sports in Panama.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
To Smoke or Not to Smoke?: Advertising & Persuasion
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze a poster from the 1970s and a webpage and product packaging from the 2010s for messages about smoking.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Panama’s Ethnic Groups- Who Tells Their Story?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze websites for messages about Panama’s Indigenous people and about how to judge the credibility of media messages.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Money is Not the Same Everywhere: Techniques of Communication
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze currencies from Panama and the United States for messages about techniques of construction and historical context.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Healthy Food: Who’s Telling Me What I Should Eat?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze media messages from Panamanian health & nutrition organizations for messages about good nutrition.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
The Roots of Democracy in the United States: Iroquois or Athens?
In this media literacy activity students analyze two videos for messages about the roots of U.S. democracy with the Native American Iroquois confederacy and historic Athenian democracy as points of reference.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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When to Call a Lie a Lie – Media’s Responsibility to Hold Politicians Accountable
In this media literacy activity students analyze an article and a video news commentary from liberal and conservative media sources for messages about how the media responds to lies told by President Trump.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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Media, Politics and the Supreme Court
In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper articles about the Supreme Court confirmation process for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993 and for Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 for messages about how political decisions influencing Supreme Court confirmation processes have changed with different historical contexts.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Polarized America: Political Conventions 2020
In this media literacy activity students analyze montages of clips from the 2020 Democratic and Republican conventions for messages about target audience and polarization of the electorate.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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Media Representations of Working Class Men: Different Eras, Different Understandings
In this media literacy activity students analyze a portion of a mural from the 1930s and a clip from “The Simpsons” TV show from the 1990s for messages about media representation of working class men.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Internet Messages About Toys: What’s the Purpose?
In this media literacy activity, students analyze a toy commercial, an educational video and a clip from an animated film for messages about the purpose of media messages.
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Media Bias Charts: Who’s Rating What?
In this media literacy activity students analyze 4 charts on the political bias of different news sources with background information on the authors and methodology for each chart, to reflect on credibility, political bias in the media, the student’s own confirmation biases, and extremist views on the Internet.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Greta Meets Malala: How Different Media Forms Present the News
In this media literacy activity students analyze media reports on the meeting between Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai. In addition to learning about the two young activists, students reflect on the qualities of different media forms including news and opinion articles, a tweet and posts on Instagram and Facebook.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Blowing the Whistle On Big Tobacco Propaganda
In this media literacy activity students analyze a cigarette ad, an excerpt from an investigative documentary, a clip from a TV news program and a clip from a dramatic feature film for messages about the tobacco industry’s efforts to mislead the public about the health consequences of smoking.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Understanding Teen Media Use: Different Research Techniques
In this media literacy activity students analyze three articles about different approaches to social science research through polling data analysis, a longitudinal study and a literature review. Students explore the techniques used for data gathering and discuss the impacts of social media use on adolescents.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes