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Heroes for Plant Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about tree steward Wangari Maathai and composing a social message about being a plant steward.
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: English Language ArtsUnit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Water Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about water steward Marion Stoddart and composing a social message about being a water steward.
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: Water (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
How Women Got the Vote: Different Authors, Different Stories
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from two children’s history books for messages about the fight for women’s right to vote.
Upper Elementary
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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
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: Global StudiesKit: Global Media Perspectives
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Judy Heumann: Disability Activism in Video
Students analyze short video clips from different video genres for messages about how Judy Heumann pushed for civil rights for people with disabilities.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Naming Oppression
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about women's resistance to oppression.
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: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Pronouns & Gender Identity: Who Gets to Choose?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about gender pronouns and identity choices.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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:
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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:
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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.
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
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Suffragists on Film
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about tactics used by suffragists toward achieving the vote.
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: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
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: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Women’s Suffrage: Why the Women’s Vote Was Important Then and Is Now
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th to the 21st century for messages about the arguments in favor of women voting.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Working for Peace, Working for Justice
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the interconnections between U.S. peace and social justice movements by examining the lives of five peacemakers.
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: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
World War One Through Posters
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about economics in World War One posters.
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: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes