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Climate Change Through Memes

Students analyze memes for messages about climate change and about how memes as a media form impact social change.

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Middle School, High School

Under 15 Minutes

Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies


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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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Wellness Claims and Social Media

Students analyze social media posts with health/wellness claims and evaluate their credibility.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


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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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Math, Journalism, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy


Decoding the Twenty: Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman

In this media literacy activity students analyze images related to the twenty dollar bill for messages about U.S. history and historical context.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Social Media
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Dolphins in the Media

Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a cartoon, a toy and an advertisement for messages about media forms, dolphins and environmental concerns.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Magazine, Poster, Social Media
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


The Murders of Osage Indians: Media Forms, Qualities, and Credibility

Students will explore how different media forms represent the history of the Osage murders, the credibility of sources, and their own preferences.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Feature Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?

Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Demonstration Video: Gender Stereotypes and Google Algorithms

Middle School teacher, Mary Kate Longeran, uses the Project Look Sharp lesson “Google Image Searches: Do they Promote or Counter Stereotypes?” to lead her students through an analysis of stereotypes and algorithmic bias. (Total Time: 6:10) Published 2023


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Middle School, High School

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Reflecting Diversity
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Pre-service Teacher Education

Demonstration Video: Interpreting Charts of Media Use: Gen Z vs. Boomers

Middle School teacher, Mary Kate Longeran, leads her students through a decoding of charts using the Project Look Sharp lesson “Changing Our Media Habits: The Impact of the Pandemic” – to teach students to analyze and question charts and explore differences in generational media use. (Total Time: 5:15) Published 2023


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Middle School, High School

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Reflecting Diversity
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Math
Pre-service Teacher Education



Hate Culture, the Internet, and What Can We Do?

Students analyze videos for messages about how digital platforms, especially social media, accelerate hate ideology and about actions people can take to challenge hate speech.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


TikTok Timebombs: Methods of Media Manipulation

Students analyze and evaluate the accuracy, purpose and techniques of manipulation in TikTok videos, and reflect on their own reactions and biases.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Social Media, Web Video, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Censoring Seuss: Cancel Culture or Cultural Respect?

Students evaluate pages from Dr. Seuss books that were removed by the family for perpetuating stereotypes and then analyze a tweet and replies that includes support and criticism for censoring those images - discussing both the issues and the civility of the comments.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Literature, Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


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.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Confirmation Bias, Coronavirus and the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Students analyze a political ad, a tweet and a fact-checking article for confirmation bias and credibility of sources.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Informational Text, Social Media, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Confrontation in the Streets: What Do You know?

In this media literacy activity students analyze a viral video and a TV news program on the same event for messages about historical context and viral messages in social media.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Social Media, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19: Who’s Selling? Who’s Buying?

In this media literacy activity students analyze media documents that allege conspiracies related to the coronavirus. Students then analyze media messages for credibility and reflect on their own biases in interpreting conspiracy theories.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Magazine, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Cyberbullying: How It Hurts & How to Help

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos made for students for messages about the effects and remedies for cyber-bullying.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, Social Media, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy