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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
Pollution: Industrial Restoration or Destruction
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a webpage for messages about the impact of the impact of industrial pollution on ecosystem relationships.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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
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 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
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 Our Water Resources Assessment
Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in videos and writing a report on the protection of water resources.
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Unit: Water (upper elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
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
Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print
In this media literacy activity students compare two opinion pieces, a TV news commentary and a print article, about the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 for messages about media construction and how our identity influences our views.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Rachel Carson (Print Documents Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the media representation of Rachel Carson's legacy.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Rachel Carson (Video Clips Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on conflicting views on Rachel Carson's place in history.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Rainforest Biodiversity
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impacts to rainforest biodiversity by monoculture plantations.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered SpeciesMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Rapping the Revolution: Music and Social Change in Iran
Students analyze excerpts from five short Iranian music videos for messages about the causes of the protests in Iran in 2022 and the role of music in revolution.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy
Raptors in the Media
Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a website and a YouTube screen shot for messages about media forms, osprey, eagles and condors and environmental concerns.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Rating Media Credibility – Who’s Behind the Curtain?
In this media literacy activity students analyze websites for messages about how funders and advisors influence bias.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Real Bugs TV Commercial Decoding
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on stereotyping by analyzing a TV comercial.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Recycling: What’s the Problem?
Students analyze a commercial and clips from documentaries for messages about recycling, its attraction to consumers and industry and its limitations.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts