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Picturing the Middle East
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of stereotypes by asking students to decide whether photos are from the Middle East.
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Unit: Introducing the Middle EastKit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Picturing the Underground Railroad: Historical Context Through Book Covers
Students analyze three book covers to understand historical context, to reflect on how identity impacts interpretation, and to discuss the role of media makers in crafting historical representations.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Pocahontas: Can We Really Know Who She Was?
Students analyze clips from videos for messages about Pocahontas and about judging the credibility of contemporary sources about historical events.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Polarized America: Political Conventions 2020
In this media literacy activity students analyze montages of clips from the 2020 Democratic and Republican conventions for messages about target audience and polarization of the electorate.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Political Memes and Bias: What Resonates, What’s True and What Do We Share?
Students analyze political memes about Trump and Biden to think about their purpose and target audience, how to determine their accuracy/credibility, and to reflect on their own biases and critical thinking.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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Polling on Structural Racism: What Do Different People Believe?
In this media literacy activity students analyze charts and graphs showing polling data on how different groups view structural racism in the United States.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Popular Culture Reflects Social Justice
Students analyze a record album cover for messages about the role of popular culture in the freedom struggle and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History
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Portraits of War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War One.
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Unit: World War OneKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Poverty: Climate Change & Water Security
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages for messages about the conditions that make people living in poverty extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Practicing Respect on Public Transportation
In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips for messages about respect on public transportation.
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Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
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Presidential Photo-Op and Political Protest: Who’s Telling the Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze and compare a short video produced by the White House and a longer news report by MSNBC on President Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church on June 1, 2020 during nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Presidents and Propaganda?
This activity asks students to reflect on the definitions of propaganda and fascist propaganda as they analyze two short videos: a pro-Obama music video produced by musician will.i.am in 2008 and a pro-Trump video shown at the Ellipse in Washington DC shortly before the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Pride Month: Representation and Authorship
Students analyze short Pride Month videos for messages about LGBTQ history and culture and its representation.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Pride in Our Hispanic Heritage: Countering Stereotypes
In this media literacy activity students analyze advertisements targeted at the Latino/a community for messages about cultural identity, consumerism and stereotyping,
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Prisons- Justice or Injustice
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the prison justice movement from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Proclamation of 1763
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Native American and colonial perspectives on the Proclamation of 1763.
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Kit: Causes of the American RevolutionUpper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
Pronouns & Gender Identity: Who Gets to Choose?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about gender pronouns and identity choices.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Protecting Wolves: Differing Opinions
Students analyze two webpages for messages about wolf protection and about point of view in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." 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
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy
Puzzle Wall Map
A map of Africa with a numbered grid covering the continent.
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Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media LiteracyUpper Elementary
15-30 Minutes, 30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Global Studies
Pyramid of Capitalist System Poster
Students analyze a 1911 poster for messages about capitalism, class conflict and about techniques and target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History