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Shark Attack! Fear, Media Bias, and Impact

Students analyze media messages about sharks for credibility, purpose and impact and to reflect on fear perpetuated by the media.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Magazine, News - Video, Poster, Social Media, Television Program, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Peace Begins with Me: Decoding Media about Peace

Students analyze a poster and videos for messages about peace, the purposes of media, and about student responses to media messages.

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Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Music/song, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Decoding Data Centers - Media Messages and Bias

Students analyze a video advertisement, a local news story, a TikTok video and an infographic for messages about data centers, sourcing and bias.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Video, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Bias in Charts: Temperature and Climate Change

Students analyze a chart from NASA and a tweet from the National Review for messages about climate change and bias in media construction of charts.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Environmental Studies, Global Studies

Cinematic Stereotyping - High School Teachers in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and clips from feature films for messages about stereotypes of teachers, about the impact of film representations of teaching and about the pedagogical process of question-based, student-centered constructivist media decoding.

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College

30-60 Minutes

Feature Film, Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts, Pre-service Teacher Education

Clickbaiting Our Emotions: AI Deepfakes

Students analyze a social media post and a TV news report for messages about A.I. deepfakes and assessing credibility of media messages.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Confronting Personal Challenges - Bethany Hamilton in Film

Students analyze trailers from documentary and feature films for messages about film genres and techniques, about interpretation of media messages and about how people persevere through personal challenges.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Physical Education

College or a Trade: Which is the Right Choice?

Students analyze two posters for messages about the potential benefits and challenges of college or trade career choices.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Poster
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, Career/Vocational Education

Cinematic Stereotyping - Elementary School Teachers in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and clips from feature films for messages about stereotypes of teachers, about the impact of film representations of teaching and about the pedagogical process of question-based, student-centered constructivist media decoding.

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College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts, Pre-service Teacher Education

Cinematic Stereotyping - Librarians in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and film clips for messages about libraries and librarians and about purpose and effects of media messages.

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College

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Feature Film, Illustration, Webpage, Feature Film, Animated Film
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Pre-service Teacher Education