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Exploring Genres Through Book Covers - Lower Elementary

Students analyze book covers for messages about literary genres.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


Bias in School Curriculum: News Report or Analysis?

Students analyze a news report and news analysis about bias in school curriculum and about how their own biases influence their interpretations and responses.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Video, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


Vaccine Safety - Exploring Our Own Biases

Students analyze two short news videos about the safety and speed of the creation of the mRNA Covid vaccine, about sourcing and credibility of the videos and the scientific information presented in them, and about their own confirmation biases.

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Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy


High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Video, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Catherine Peterson


Winter Holidays Around the World

Students analyze book covers for messages about winter holidays around the world and about book covers as media messages.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


The Murders of Osage Indians: Media Forms, Qualities, and Credibility

Students will explore how different media forms represent the history of the Osage murders, the credibility of sources, and their own preferences.

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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Feature Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Mp4, Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Physics or Fiction - Will Tango and Cash get electrocuted?

After viewing clips from a feature film and web videos, students will identify messages about electrical currents and shock, analyze sources and credibility, and reflect on strategies for finding accurate information.

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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy


Upper Elementary, Middle School

Under 15 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Feature Film, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?

Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.

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General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Is This Media? How Can You Tell?

Students analyze an array of images for messages about what is media.

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Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

Under 15 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Photograph, Web Video
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture: Representation and Authorship

Students analyze short videos for messages about Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and cultures and their representation.

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Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE
Web Video, Documentary Film, Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


A.I. – Pros, Cons, Credibility and Bias

Students analyze short videos for messages about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, the bias and credibility of each source, and our own thinking about the issue.

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Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Japanese Internment During WW2

Students analyze four short video representations about Japanese internment during WWII for messages about this event, how it is constructed, its historical and cultural context, and our understanding of history.

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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Animated Film, Television Program, Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


Mediated AI: Artificial Intelligence in Feature Film

Students analyze film excerpts from the 1950s to the 2020s for messages about the impacts of artificial intelligence on society.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Feature Film, Animated Film, Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


The Chinese Exclusion Act - Media and Messages

Students analyze late 19th and early 20th century legislation and Senate testimony, legal documents, political cartoons, a pamphlet and handbill, a newspaper front page and illustration and advertisements for messages about Chinese immigrants and the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Pdf, Pptx, Docx
Sox Sperry


Our Changing Planet: Climate, SEL, and Media Literacy for Our Youngest Students

Students analyze excerpts from a picture book for messages about the impact of climate change and the actions people can take for the planet - while also reflecting on their emotional responses and the intent of the author/illustrator.

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Student Media Production, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Bridget Crossman


Math, Media, and Me

Students analyze web videos and feature film clips for messages about how mathematicians solve complex problems, our own reactions to math, and media portrayals of math problem solving.

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Math, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Library/Information Literacy


Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Feature Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Migrant Mother: Photos as Fact or Opinion

Students analyze Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph and reflect on the constructed nature of photographs by evaluating whether photographs are fact, opinion, or something else.

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Visual Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Mary Kate Lonergan


Veterans’ Statues: Reading the Messages

Students analyze sculptures of war veterans for messages about purpose, point of view and meaning.

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Visual Arts, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Photograph
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Corporate Greenwashing? Exxon and Greenpeace

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an ExxonMobil commercial and an environmental advocacy video for conflicting messages about corporate advertising credibility and about human impact on the environment.

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Student Media Production, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Middle School, High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Kelsey Greene


Liquids in Spiderman vs. Hydroman

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from an educational video on the changing states of water and a Spiderman vs. Hydroman cartoon for representations of the liquid state of water.

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Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy


Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Animated Film, Web Video, Web Video, Animated Film
Pdf, Mp4
Nicole Laura & Joyce Pixley


Hate Culture, the Internet, and What Can We Do?

Students analyze videos for messages about how digital platforms, especially social media, accelerate hate ideology and about actions people can take to challenge hate speech.

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Psychology, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Documentary Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry