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Graphing the Vote: Age, Gender, and Time
Students will tell the stories behind political graphs by: analyzing graphs about generational voting, asking questions about the sourcing and target audience, and reflecting on patterns in youth voting. This lesson has the potential to promote polarization. See the advice in the lesson plan.
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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
What is a Campaign?
Students analyze historic and contemporary campaign media for messages about purpose, media types and democratic process.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Hear Our Voices
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
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Unit: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Congressional Blog Posting on Immigration Reform
Students analyze a 2009 Congressional blog post for messages about immigration reform and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
How Women Got the Vote: Different Authors, Different Stories
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from two children’s history books for messages about the fight for women’s right to vote.
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Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
The Roots of Democracy in the United States: Iroquois or Athens?
In this media literacy activity students analyze two videos for messages about the roots of U.S. democracy with the Native American Iroquois confederacy and historic Athenian democracy as points of reference.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
Why Vote?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about why voting is important.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Women’s Suffrage: Why the Women’s Vote Was Important Then and Is Now
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th to the 21st century for messages about the arguments in favor of women voting.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
“One Man One Vote” Poster
Students analyze a voting rights poster for messages about purpose, funding and effects of advocacy media. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
Women's Rights Convention Headlines
Students analyze two sets of headlines about 19th century women's rights conventions for conflicting messages about point of view and about priorities for human rights for women and African Americans. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
"Women Vote in 12 States" Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about state-by-state campaigning for women's suffrage laws and about pro-suffrage arguments to persuade male voters to vote for women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
Women Win the Vote and Use It
Students analyze a 1920 League of Women Voters poster for messages encouraging women to exercise their right to vote and about symbols of democratic values. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
2000 Where is the Salsa? Article
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine article about candidate appeals to Latino voters for messages about target audience and race.
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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
1972 Photo of Campaign Workers with Brochures
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a news photo from the 1972 McGovern and Nixon campaigns for messages about reaching voters via street canvassing.
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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
1968 "Nixon's the One" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster for the Nixon campaign for messages about target audience and youth.
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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
1964 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Testimony
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a video of the televised testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party testimony for messages about racism and voter suppression.
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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
1952 "Vote Stevenson" TV Commercial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a television commercial from the 1952 Stevenson campaign for messages about candidate image.
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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
1828 Jackson on His Way to Washington
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1828 painting of Andrew Jackson on his way to Washington for messages about presidential appearance and reaching voters.
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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as SpectacleKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
1868 Harper's Weekly Cover, "The First Vote"
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine cover on the first vote for African Americans following passage of the 15th Amendment for messages about voting rights, race and target audience.
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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government