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1800 Jefferson Banner
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 banner for messages about Thomas Jefferson, target audience and purpose.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes
1800 "The Providential Detection" Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 political cartoon for messages about Thomas Jefferson, religion and foreign policy.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1800 Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 letter from Alexander Hamilton about John Adams for messages about Adams' qualifications to be president.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1800 Connecticut Courant Editorial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 newspaper editorial for messages about religion and media bias.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1800 Portrait of John Adams
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 portrait of John Adams for messages about purpose and technique.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1800 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 portrait of Thomas Jefferson for messages about purpose and historical context.
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Unit: 1800 The Birth of CampaignsKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Abolitionists on Film
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about arguments for the abolition of slavery and the tactics used by abolitionists.
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Unit: Abolition of SlaveryKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
2008 Economy Ads
Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Obama and McCain television advertisements on the economy for message and technique.
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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Arguing For Freedom
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the movement to abolish slavery in the United States in the early and mid-19th century.
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Unit: Abolition of SlaveryKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
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/adult
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Peace or Liberty?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during World War One.
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Unit: World War OneKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Portraits of War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War One.
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Unit: World War OneKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
For Peace or Against Oppression?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the World War Two period.
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Unit: World War TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Legacy
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the impact and meaning of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Unit: World War TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
The Great Patriotic War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union during World War Two.
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Unit: The Great Patriotic WarKit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit
High School
Whole Class
To Kill or Not To Kill
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War Two.
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Unit: World War TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Pair, 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
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Twitter and Lies: How They Snowball
In this media literacy activity students analyze an excerpt from a research study published in a scientific journal and a news article about the study in an online magazine for messages about the spread of lies on Twitter and the differences in writing for different target audiences.
High School, College/adult
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
World War One Through Posters
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about economics in World War One posters.
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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
World War II D-Day - Two Views of History: Soviet and American
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode U.S. and Soviet history texts for conflicting perspectives about D-Day and the liberation of France.
High School
Individual
30-60 Minutes