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Representations of Enslavement in South Carolina – Context is Everything
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th, 20th & 21st century for messages about African slavery in South Carolina.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Responding to Global Problems: Analyzing Keys to Success and Recipes for Failure
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from internet video talks for conflicting perspectives on the potential for large- or small-scale remedies to solve global-level problems.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
Rising Sea Refugees
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze short excerpts from two documentary films for different representations on the impacts of rising seas on human populations.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology
Rosie the Riveter: Depiction of Women During WWII
Students will compare three illustrations depicting Rosie the Riveter, from 1943 and 2017 to analyze gender messages and historical context.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Saving Our Soil: Dirt or Culture?
Students analyze a book cover and a webpage for messages about soil and about values and credibility in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Resource Depletion." 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
Science or Fiction – Does Carrying an Umbrella in a Thunderstorm Make You More Likely to be Hit by Lightning?
Students analyze a cartoon and a weather channel video for messages about whether carrying an umbrella is potentially hazardous and about credibility in Internet videos.
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Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Scientific Consensus: Global Warming Is Real and It's Caused by Us
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two web articles from Skeptical Science and NASA for different approaches to reporting on the scientific consensus on human-induced climate change.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Sculptures of Dr. King: Reading the Messages
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four sculptures for messages about Dr. King's life and legacy.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Sea Level Rise: Climate Change Impacts
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about conflicting data on the contribution of polar melting to sea level rise.
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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: Climate ChangeUnit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Seeing Body Image Through Instagram Filters
in this media literacy activity students analyze a residential treatment center blog post, an opinion piece in college newspaper and an international newspaper story for messages about the impact of Instagram filters on social media users.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Selling Masculinity: What Kind Would You Like?
In this media literacy activity students analyze two television commercials from the same company for conflicting messages about masculinity.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Sexual Harassment: Time’s Changing Coverage
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two covers of Time magazine from different years for different historical and cultural messages about sexual harassment.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Shared Legacy: Gandhi, King & Obama
Students analyze a poster for messages about Barack Obama, the historical legacy of peacemaking and about purpose and sponsorship of media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. 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
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Should the Government Support Gun Research?
In this media literacy activity students analyze short text documents from a scientific research paper abstract from the New England Journal of Medicine, a news story from the National Rifle Association, a magazine article from Smithsonian and an op-ed from the National Review for messages about scientific gun research, credibility, sourcing and their own biases.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Singing the Struggle
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring political and cultural perspectives in Israel and Palestine by listening to excerpts from four songs.
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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: Israel/Palestine: Histories in ConflictKit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Music, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Slavery in the 21st Century: What Can We Do?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos about modern day slave trafficking for messages about causes and solutions.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Small Groups of Committed People
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Cold War period.
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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: The Cold WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
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, Sociology
Social Media Goes Viral: Fact Checking Messages About COVID-19
In this media literacy activity students analyze a text message, a Facebook post, a webpage from a fact checking organization and a tweet from the World Health Organization for messages about credibility of Internet information about precautionary health measures for COVID-19.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Social Media and Elections: What’s the Connection?
In this media literacy activity students analyze online charts and text for messages about the impact of social media on U.S. elections and political discourse.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Sports and Protest: Media and Civil Discourse
Students analyze a news report, an advocacy video and a twitter thread for messages about media bias, civil discourse and the role of athletes in social protest.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts