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Global Perspectives Through Movie Posters
Students analyze pairs of movie posters advertising the same film for different national audiences for messages about cultural perspectives and design choices.
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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Animated Film, Feature Film, Illustration, Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry, Arlene Laverde
The Immigration Debate: Trump vs Harris
Students analyze political ads from the 2024 presidential campaign for messages about immigration, media construction, and our own interpretations.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Television Commercial, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
What is a Campaign?
Students analyze historic and contemporary campaign media for messages about purpose, media types and democratic process.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Animated Film, Photograph, Television Commercial, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Betty Turpin in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
Satirizing Trump and Harris - Comedy, Bias, and Impact
Students explore political satire through the analysis of comedy sketches related to the 2024 presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE
Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Messaging Masculinity in the 2024 Presidential Campaign
Students analyze speeches and analysis from the 2024 Republican and Democratic conventions for messages about defining masculinity, political campaign messaging and identity as a factor in media interpretation.
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Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Informational Text, Speech, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Harris vs Trump: Whose Language, Whose Issues?
Students analyze webpage issue lists to identify which are from the Harris and which are from the Trump campaigns, reflecting on language choices, target audience, and their own biases.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Informational Text, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
An Aesop Fable: Media, Morals, and More
Students compare an audio recording, video, and text of the Aesop story, the Tortoise and the Hare, to understand fables and compare different media forms.
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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, AUDIO, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT
Literature, Web Video
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Betty Turpin in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
Tracking Climate Urgency: 30 years of IPCC Reports
Students analyze short quotes from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports from 1990-2020 for messages about scientific conclusions and persuasive language related to the climate crisis.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Informational Text
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Video Biographies
Students analyze Donald Trump and Kamala Harris film biographies for messages about presidential leadership, media creation, and how political bias shapes media interpretation.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, 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, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Video Games & Climate: Analyzing Constructions of the Future
Students analyze video game trailers for messages about climate change and possible futures, about storytelling and marketing techniques and about whether video games can impact social change.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Climate Change Through Time Magazine Covers
Students analyze Time magazine covers from 1970-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in a mainstream magazine and the choices magazine designers make in selling their products.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
How Big is the Crowd? Proportional Reasoning and Critical Thinking
Students use mathematical reasoning to evaluate claims about crowd size for President Trump’s 2016 inauguration, and reflect on confirmation bias when assessing truth claims in the media.
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Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT
News - Print, News - Video, Photograph, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
David Ebert in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
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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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies
Middle School, High School
Under 15 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Social Media
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
To Break the Glass Ceiling: Analyzing Campaign Ads by Women Running for President
Students analyze political campaign ads for messages about female presidential candidates, historical and cultural context, and techniques of persuasion.
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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, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, AUDIO, VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE
Radio, Television Commercial, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Good Data - Bad Feelings: Graphing Economics, Public Opinion and Media Coverage
Students analyze graphs and media analysis for messages about the relationship between media reporting on the economy and public opinion.
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Math, Psychology, Journalism, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Chart/graph, Informational Text
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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