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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

Tracking Lies: Determining the Credibility of Internet Information

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a tweet, a blog post and a factchecking webpage for credibility of Internet information.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Trusting Web Videos on COVID-19 (Or Not)

In this media literacy activity students analyze for credibility four video clips of people giving prevention advice during the Covid-19 crisis: President Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a New York City primary care doctor during an online family information session, and a naturopathic doctor during a televangelist TV program. These were all posted online in March of 2020.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, News - Video, Speech, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Unions and Race

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on racial inclusion and exclusion in the labor union movement between 1910-1920.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

War Crimes at Abu Ghraib- Showing Photos?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson asking students to reflect on the viewing and publication of photographs of war crimes.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Photograph
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

War and Glory

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from songs about 19th century wars to compare songwriters' messages about war and peace.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

War on Whom?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to study the impact of World War One on soldiers and families.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

We Will Be Heard

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from songs about women's suffrage to analyze the use of stereotyping in songwriting.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

What Do You Know? Sourcing, Credibility and Bias

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on sourcing, credibility, accuracy and bias of information presented in the media while introducing students to vocabulary and issues addressed in Media Constructions of Sustainability lessons.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

What Does the Dollar Bill Tell You About the United States?

Students analyze the imagery on the dollar bill for symbols and messages about the beliefs of the founders of the United States and about what constitutes media.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

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

What Immigrants Want

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on why immigrants come to the U.S, the challenges they face and supports they need to survive.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

What is the Role of the Federal Government in Protecting the Environment?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three short news reports for conflicting messages about the appointment of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

What's the Problem? How Do We Fix It?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the problem and potential solutions to the Iraq War.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

When to Call a Lie a Lie – Media’s Responsibility to Hold Politicians Accountable

In this media literacy activity students analyze an article and a video news commentary from liberal and conservative media sources for messages about how the media responds to lies told by President Trump.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Magazine, News - Video, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts