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Human/Animal Relations

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on messages about human and animal relations.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Huracán María: El Impacto de la Inmigración Puertorriqueña en Florida

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity for Spanish language classes in which students analyze three short excerpts of online newspaper articles about the economic impacts on Florida resulting from the influx of Puerto Rican climate refugees following Hurricane Maria. The student handouts are in Spanish language only, while the Teacher Guide is provided in both English and Spanish.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

News - Print
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, Spanish Language Instruction

Hydrofracking Pros & Cons: Arguing the Case

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how hydrofracking impacts the biosphere.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Hydrofracking, Media, and Credibility

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the credibility of messages about hydrofracking as presented in video clips, diagrams and online searches.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Hydropower Dams: To Build or to Dismantle?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about claims related to hydropower dam building or removal.

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Middle School

30-60 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, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Hydropower: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Photograph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

I Want to Protect These Animals

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about different classes of animals, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of animals students would like to protect.

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Lower Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

I Want to Protect These Plants

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about plant needs for water, sunlight and pollinators, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of plants students would like to protect.

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Lower Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

I Want to Protect This Body of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about bodies of water, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of water bodies students would like to protect.

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Lower Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Identity and Satire

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review representations in popular culture of women's identity in the context of the women's liberation movement.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Music/song, Television Commercial, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Immigrant Realities

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on songwriter messages about the challenges that immigrants face.

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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, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Imperialism and the Panama Canal

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias in two documentary films about the Panama Canal.

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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, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

In Case of Nuclear War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review perspectives on the impact of nuclear war.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

Incan Religion – What Sources Should I Use?

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from different media documents – a young adult fiction book, a Wikipedia article, a Twinkl education page, a magazine article, a tourism webpage, a documentary film and an animated children’s film – to assess the credibility and usefulness of each source for research on Incan religion.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Blog Post, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine
Subject Areas
Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

India's Rise in the Global Economy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about India's economy in magazine covers and newspaper front pages.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, News - Print
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Indigenous Media Making: Affirming Identity

Students analyze short videos from TikTok, a feature film, a video game, Hip-Hop video, and a documentary film for messages related to Indigenous identity and cultural pride.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Music/song, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Indigenous Representations of Cultural Pride and Resilience

Students analyze videos produced by Native Americans (Inuit, Haudenosaunee, Hopi and Hawaiian) for messages about the contributions and resilience of Indigenous nations and peoples.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

International Climate Agreements: How the Decisions of Government Officials Can Potentially Impact Climate Change

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Trump adminstration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords..

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Internet Messages About Toys: What’s the Purpose?

In this media literacy activity, students analyze a toy commercial, an educational video and a clip from an animated film for messages about the purpose of media messages.

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Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Web Video, Television Commercial, Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Interrelationships: Human & Buffalo

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the interdependent relationships between people and buffalo.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

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