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Farming, Community, and Sustainability
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the roles of community, farmers and farm labor in food system sustainability using visual imagery, film and song.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
Over 60 Minutes
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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Unit: Energy SourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
30-60 Minutes
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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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Northern Rockies Gray Wolf
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species
30-60 Minutes
Oil Spills: What's the Problem?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing newspaper headlines, web pages and videos to discern messages about how oil spills impact human and natural populations.
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Unit: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Onondaga Lake
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the stewardship interests for Onondaga Lake as regards economic development, cultural preservation and human and ecosystem health.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
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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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
30-60 Minutes
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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Unit: Central American WarsKit: Media Constructions of Peace
30-60 Minutes
Working for Peace, Working for Justice
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the interconnections between U.S. peace and social justice movements by examining the lives of five peacemakers.
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Unit: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
30-60 Minutes
“Hell, No, We Won’t Go!”: Muhammad Ali and Antiwar Choices
Students analyze a poster and a magazine cover for messages about Muhammad Ali, conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War and about historical context and interpretation of artistic intent in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Peace is the Way”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
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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Playlist: English Language ArtsUnit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes
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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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Under 15 Minutes
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.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
15-30 Minutes
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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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes
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.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes
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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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
15-30 Minutes
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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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Under 15 Minutes
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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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
15-30 Minutes
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.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
15-30 Minutes
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.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes