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Hydropower: Benefits and Costs
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.
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Unit: Energy SourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
I Want to Protect These Animals
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about different classes of animals, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of animals students would like to protect.
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Unit: Animals (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold
I Want to Protect These Plants
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about plant needs for water, sunlight and pollinators, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of plants students would like to protect.
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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold
I Want to Protect This Body of Water
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about bodies of water, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of water bodies students would like to protect.
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Unit: Water (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold
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Identity and Satire
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review representations in popular culture of women's identity in the context of the women's liberation movement.
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Unit: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, 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, VIDEO
Animated Film, Music/song, Television Commercial, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Immigrant Realities
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on songwriter messages about the challenges that immigrants face.
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Unit: Immigrant RightsKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, 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
Imperialism and the Panama Canal
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias in two documentary films about the Panama Canal.
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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqPlaylist: Global Studies
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Mp4
Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer
In Case of Nuclear War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review perspectives on the impact of nuclear war.
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Unit: The Cold WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Incan Religion – What Sources Should I Use?
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from different media documents – a young adult fiction book, a Wikipedia article, a Twinkl education page, a magazine article, a tourism webpage, a documentary film and an animated children’s film – to assess the credibility and usefulness of each source for research on Incan religion.
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Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Animated Film, Blog Post, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
India's Rise in the Global Economy
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about India's economy in magazine covers and newspaper front pages.
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Kit: Global Media PerspectivesVisual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, News - Print
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Indigenous Media Making: Affirming Identity
Students analyze short videos from TikTok, a feature film, a video game, Hip-Hop video, and a documentary film for messages related to Indigenous identity and cultural pride.
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Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Music/song, Social Media, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Indigenous Representations of Cultural Pride and Resilience
Students analyze videos produced by Native Americans (Inuit, Haudenosaunee, Hopi and Hawaiian) for messages about the contributions and resilience of Indigenous nations and peoples.
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Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
International Climate Agreements: How the Decisions of Government Officials Can Potentially Impact Climate Change
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Trump adminstration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords..
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry
Internet Messages About Toys: What’s the Purpose?
In this media literacy activity, students analyze a toy commercial, an educational video and a clip from an animated film for messages about the purpose of media messages.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Animated Film, Web Video, Television Commercial, Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
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
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Introduction to Capitalism
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing two brief videos with contrasting perspectives about capitalism and free markets.
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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy KitFilm/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer
Invasive Species: How Do We Stop an Invasion?
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of introducing invasive species into an ecosystem.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Poster, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Is There a Future in Oil?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips with the following question in mind: Is there a future in oil? One of the videos features a speaker representing the American Petroleum Institute who highlights the economic benefits of increasing oil and gas production while the other video clip features speakers from the Rockefeller Brothers Funds and 350.org who present the economic and environmental reasons to divest from fossil fuels and support renewable energy sources.
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Is This Cereal Healthy? How Can You Find Out?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal box advertisements for messages about health and nutrition.
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Health, Math, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration, Print Advertisement
Pdf
Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall
Islam and Cultural Identity in Europe
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four brief videos with contrasting perspectives about the experience of Muslim women wearing headscarves in Europe
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Playlist: Global StudiesKit: Global Media Perspectives
Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Feature Film, Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry