Project Look Sharp

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Wellness Claims and Social Media

Students analyze social media posts with health/wellness claims and evaluate their credibility.

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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Social Media, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Beth Cuddy, Gary Leader in collaboration with Project Look Sharp

The History of Cigarette Commercials: Issues of Persuasion and Regulation

Students analyze 3 TV commercials and a PSA for cigarettes from the 1950s-1960s to assess marketing techniques, health messages and gender stereotypes, and then read about and discuss the 1970 congressional ban on cigarette advertising on television.

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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Television Commercial, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe, Dylan Mangano

Deepfakes: What Do We Believe? What Do We Share?

Students evaluate Internet images and videos as fake or true and reflect on how confirmation bias impacts our judgments.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Flags: Geometry, Algebra and Cultural Context

This math and/or social studies lesson has students analyze flags from around the world, to understand aspect ratio, flag design and historical context.

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Math, Civics And Government, Global Studies

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

David Ebert in collaboration with Project Look Sharp

Picturing the Underground Railroad: Historical Context Through Book Covers

Students analyze three book covers to understand historical context, to reflect on how identity impacts interpretation, and to discuss the role of media makers in crafting historical representations.

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

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Literature, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Carmen DiBartolomeo & Chris Sperry

Fyre Festival: Gender, Wealth and Happiness in Social Media

Students analyze a short video ad and social media posts for messages about gender, wealth and success; to assess the credibility of media messages; and to reflect on the role media play in shaping our views.

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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Pdf, Mp4

Carolyn Smith & Chris Sperry

Storming the Capitol: Front Page Constructions

In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of the storming of the Capitol.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Charting Media Coverage of War: Israel/Palestine

Students analyze charts with text excerpts from articles for messages about bias in media coverage of the Israel Hamas war, to analyze the bias in the construction of the charts, and to reflect on their own interpretations.

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Math, Journalism, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf, Pptx

Chris Sperry and Sox Sperry

UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics

Students analyze icons for messages about graphic design and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Comic Superheroes and Historical Context

Students analyze comic book covers for messages about historical context and book cover design techniques.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hear Our Voices

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

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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: Women's Suffrage
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Which Side Are You On?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the U.S. labor movement between Reconstruction and World War One.

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Unit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Challenging White Supremacy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the black freedom/civil rights movement in the United States.

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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Photograph, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Claiming Feminist Identities

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the late 20th century women's liberation movement in the U.S.

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Unit: Women's Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Photograph, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The Law of Immigration

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of immigration reform debates in the U.S since the early 20th century.

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Unit: Immigrant Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Out and Affirmed

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the gay liberation movement in the U.S.

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Unit: Gay Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Prisons- Justice or Injustice

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the prison justice movement from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Questioning Manifest Destiny

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about efforts to oppose manifest destiny during the Indian Wars, Mexican War and Philippine-American War.

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Unit: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Peace or Liberty?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during World War One.

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Unit: World War One
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

For Peace or Against Oppression?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the World War Two period.

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Unit: World War Two
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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Age/Grade Level

Lower Elementary

Upper Elementary

Middle School

High School

College

Student Activities

Assessment

Presentation

Reading

Research/production

Writing

Resource Duration

Under 15 Minutes

15-30 Minutes

30-60 Minutes

Over 60 Minutes

Geographic Reference

Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America

Middle East

United States

Common Core ELA Standard

Language (L)

Reading: History Social Studies (RH)

Reading: Informational Text (RI)

Reading: Literature (RL)

Reading For Science And Technical Subjects (RST)

Speaking And Listening (SL)

Writing (W)

Writing-History Science And Technical Subjects (WHST)

C3 Social Studies Dimension

D2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts And Tools - CIV: Civics

D2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts And Tools - ECO: Economics

D2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts And Tools - GEO: Geography

D2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts And Tools - HIS: History

Next Gen Science Core Idea

Biodiversity And Humans

Developing Possible Solutions

Global Climate Change

Human Impacts On Earth Systems

Interdependent Relationships In Ecosystems

Natural Resources

The Role Of Water In Earths Surface Processes

Weather And Climate

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