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The Value of Trees
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the free market's role in the 19th century lumber harvest by interpreting maps and comparing texts from John Muir and John J Audubon .
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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy KitLife Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Informational Text, Literature, Map
Pdf
Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer
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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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT HANDOUT, GLOSSARY, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE
News - Print, Photograph
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry
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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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, GLOSSARY, STUDENT HANDOUT, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT
Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry
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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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Playlist: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Speech, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar
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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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration, Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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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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Unit: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Jpg, Pdf
Sox Sperry
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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Unit: World War TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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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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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
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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Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Web Video, News - Video, Speech, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Two Views of an Insurrection: January 6, 2021
In this media literacy activity students analyze the choices made in constructing two news reports on the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol and how we interpret the bias of each.
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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Ukraine’s Holodomor – Famine or Stalinist Genocide?
In this lesson students read a brief history of the 1930’s famine in Ukraine that was caused by Joseph Stalin’s policy of forced collectivization and analyze posters produced by Stalin’s government and by Michael Gorbachev’s government for messages about Stalinism and the Holodomor.
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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Unearthing Stereotypes
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of stereotypes by asking students to decide whether photos are from Africa
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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill BuildingPlaylist: Global Studies
Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy
Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology
Upper Elementary
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Photograph
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Carrie LaZarre & Marilyn Mayer
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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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Psychology, Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT
Photograph
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
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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Unit: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American WarsKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO
Music/song
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
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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Unit: World War OneKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, AUDIO
Music/song
Pdf, Mp3, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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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Unit: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO
Music/song
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureHealth, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Informational Text
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
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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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
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration
Ppt, Pdf
Sox Sperry