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Climate Change Through Movie Posters
Students analyze film posters from 2004-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in cinema, and the impact of film socially and personally.
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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Environmental Studies
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Documentary Film, Feature Film, Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
Christmas Love - SEL and Media Literacy
This lesson can teach to SEL objectives by having students identify emotions through facial expressions and/or media literacy objectives by having students analyze the messages and techniques used in a commercial.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Lila Page
Christmas Love - Advertising, Emotions, and Literary Elements
Students analyze a short video commercial about “Christmas Love” for its purpose, the elements and techniques of storytelling, and to reflect on the role of emotion and identity in interpretation of media messages.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Lila Page
Music, Media, and Meaning
Students analyze a short clip from the movie Lion King with four different musical accompaniments to recognize how music influences our emotions and communicates different messages.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, General Media Literacy
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Animated Film, Feature Film, Music/song, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sharon Fox
Media Constructions of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Students analyze diverse media forms related to John Trumbull’s famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence for messages about the event, the credibility and qualities of different media forms, and about American history.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Wellness Claims and Social Media
Students analyze social media posts with health/wellness claims and evaluate their credibility.
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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Social Media, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Beth Cuddy, Gary Leader in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
The History of Cigarette Commercials: Issues of Persuasion and Regulation
Students analyze 3 TV commercials and a PSA for cigarettes from the 1950s-1960s to assess marketing techniques, health messages and gender stereotypes, and then read about and discuss the 1970 congressional ban on cigarette advertising on television.
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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Television Commercial, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Cyndy Scheibe, Dylan Mangano
Deepfakes: What Do We Believe? What Do We Share?
Students evaluate Internet images and videos as fake or true and reflect on how confirmation bias impacts our judgments.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Flags: Geometry, Algebra and Cultural Context
This math and/or social studies lesson has students analyze flags from around the world, to understand aspect ratio, flag design and historical context.
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Math, Civics And Government, Global Studies
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
David Ebert in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
Picturing the Underground Railroad: Historical Context Through Book Covers
Students analyze three book covers to understand historical context, to reflect on how identity impacts interpretation, and to discuss the role of media makers in crafting historical representations.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Literature, Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Carmen DiBartolomeo & Chris Sperry
Fyre Festival: Gender, Wealth and Happiness in Social Media
Students analyze a short video ad and social media posts for messages about gender, wealth and success; to assess the credibility of media messages; and to reflect on the role media play in shaping our views.
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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Carolyn Smith & Chris Sperry
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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.
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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
News - Print, Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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Charting Media Coverage of War: Israel/Palestine
Students analyze charts with text excerpts from articles for messages about bias in media coverage of the Israel Hamas war, to analyze the bias in the construction of the charts, and to reflect on their own interpretations.
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Math, Journalism, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print
Pdf, Pptx
Chris Sperry and Sox Sperry
UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics
Students analyze icons for messages about graphic design and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Comic Superheroes and Historical Context
Students analyze comic book covers for messages about historical context and book cover design techniques.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE
Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
1832 King Andrew Handbill
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1832 handbill about Andrew Jackson for messages about political attacks and presidential power.
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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as SpectacleKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Editorial Cartoon
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
1832 Aristocrat/Workingman Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1832 political cartoon about Andrew Jackson for messages about political imagery and target audience.
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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as SpectacleKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Cartoon
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
1860 Douglas "Taking the Stump" Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1860 Lincoln/Douglas campaign for messages about reaching voters and campaign stumping.
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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
1900 McKinley and Millionaire Advisor Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 political cartoon about William McKinley for messages about ethics and the influence of campaign contributions.
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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry