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Tarred and Feathered

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the Stamp Act on the American colonists.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Teaching the Enslavement of African People in the Americas

In this media literacy activity students analyze an executive summary from a research report, an opinion piece in a newspaper and a post in an online community site for messages about how and why we teach about the history of slavery.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Thanksgiving: Who’s Telling the Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos for messages about the meanings and impacts of the stories surrounding Thanksgiving.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

The Challenge of Change

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a passage from Dr. King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here" and letters to the editor on naming a local street for Dr King.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

The Cold War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about Soviet perspectives on the Cold War.

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High School, College

Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies

The Gulf War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Gulf War.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The Jessica Lynch Rescue: News, Propaganda or Entertainment

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting four media representations of a news story.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The Public Trust - Doctrine Government's Role in Protecting Natural Resources for the Future

This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips for different techniques in portraying messages about young people who are suing the government to demand that it protect future generations from the impacts of global climate change.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

The Rebels

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Loyalist perspectives during the American Revolution.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Music/song
Subject Areas
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, 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

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The U.S. Exits Afghanistan: Lessons from the Newspaper Front Pages

Students analyze newspaper front pages from August 2021 for messages about media representation of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

The Urgency of Climate Action

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze videos by Desmond Tutu and Al Gore for conflicting perspectives on the urgent need to take action to respond to climate change.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The Value of Trees

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the free market's role in the 19th century lumber harvest by interpreting maps and comparing texts from John Muir and John J Audubon .

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Literature, Map
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

The Vietnam War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Vietnam War.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The War in Afghanistan

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the war in Afghanistan.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Three Speeches

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three of Dr. King's speeches for content, literary devices and presentation form.

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Middle School, High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Speech, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year – How Selections Change Over Time

In this media literacy activity students compare Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” covers from 1965-1969 and 2015-2019 for messages about historical context in judgments of who is important across a half century.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

To Inspire- To Breathe Into

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on what inspires people to move from affinity to action.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Together in a Time of War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on choices for peacemaking during the contra war in Nicaragua.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology