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Youth Activism

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the role of young activists in the black freedom/civil rights movement.

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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, Sociology

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

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

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

Animated Film, Photograph, Television Commercial, Webpage
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

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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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Speech, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

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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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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

Documentary Film, Television Program
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

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

News - Print, News - Video, Photograph, Web Video
Subject Areas
Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Radio, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

The War in Editorial Cartoons

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing issues related to the Iraq War by identifying messages and stereotypes in editorial cartoons.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

"Celebration" or "Protest"?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting TV news representations of an incident at a mosque early in the war.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

2016 Explaining the Result

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding TV news clips explaining the outcome of the 2016 election for point of view, credibility and interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the BP oli spill on Gulf Coast fisheries by decoding headlines and video clips.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Background History: Conflicting Timelines

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of late 20th century Iraqi history in historical timelines created by the US State Department and People Judge Bush.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Chukchi Sea Oil Drilling

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of Alaskan oil drilling.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, News - Print
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Damming the Rivers

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on river damming projects and on the use of water as a resource.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Dams and Rivers: To Build Or To Remove?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the human benefits and environmental impacts of building and removing hydropower dams

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts