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"Boycott Leader Gives Human Relations Talks" Front Page

Students analyze a newspaper front page for messages about Martin Luther King, boycotts and about target audience for media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker and Peacemaker

Students analyze a calendar cover and a painting for messages about Dorothy Day, the Catholic Worker movement and about discerning media forms. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Peacemaking & the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

Students analyze a book illustration and a wampum belt for messages about historic peacemaking within the Haudennosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy and about values and symbols in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

"Black Death" Insecticide Advertisement

Students analyze images of a 19th century advertisement for messages about chemical insecticide and about techniques to persuade. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration, Print Advertisement
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government

2004 Spin/Counter-Spin: Speeches, Articles, Ads & Websites

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing speeches, articles, ads and website post about the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about political campaign spin and target audience.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, News - Print, Speech, Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

2000 News Photo of Handmade Signs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a news photo of handmade citizen signs following the disputed lection results for messages about the disputed election and citizen expression.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

2000 Newsweek Sidebar "Faith is Busting Out All Over"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine sidebar about expressions of faith among primary candidates for messages about candidate appeals and religious faith.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

2000 Election Campaign Websites

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the websites of Gore, Bush and Nader for messages about issues, candidate imagery and voter appeals.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

2000 Convention Entrances

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the convention entrances of each candidate to receive their party's nomination for messages about candidate imagery and voter appeals.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

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

2000 Newsweek Cover, "The Winner Is..."

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a Newsweek cover following the disputed election results for messages about partisanship in media coverage and the disputed election.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

2000 Gore and Bush Intro to Saturday Night Live

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from Saturday Night Live appearances by George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about reaching voters and candidate imagery.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

2000 Saturday Night Live Debate Skit

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from a Saturday Night Live skit about a 2000 debate between George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about candidate images and satire.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

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

2000 Gore-Bush 1st Debate

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from a 2000 debate between George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about economic issues and target audience.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Speech, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

1992 Campaigns & Elections Magazine Cover

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about media campaigns for messages about reaching voters.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

1992 Time Cover, Clinton

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about the Clinton campaign for messages about attack and media bias.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Photograph
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

1992 Bush & Clinton's Arkansas Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing commercials from the 1992 Bush and Clinton campaign for messages about economics and attack.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

1992 Bush What am I Fighting For Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1992 Bush campaign for messages about economics and foreign policy.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics

1992 Clinton Journey Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1992 Clinton campaign for messages about image construction and target audience.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

1988 Dukakis Tank Ride Photo & Bush Dukakis Tank Ride Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photograph from the 1988 Dukakis campaign and a commercial from the Bush campaign for messages about image construction and national security.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Photograph, Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government