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Species Preservation: Seeking Solutions
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how people take action to address local and global problems related to the loss of biodiversity.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, 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
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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Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
News - Video, Social Media, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry, Josh Solomon
Spotting Fake News: How to Help
In this media literacy activity students analyze three videos for messages about how and why students should recognize and respond to fake news stories.
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Psychology, Student Media Production, Journalism, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: Whose Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from children’s books for differing perspectives and messages about the history of Squanto’s role in the first thanksgiving feast.
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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Stalin
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
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Unit: StalinKit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit
Visual Arts, Global Studies, Economics
High School, College
Whole Class
POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry
Standing Rock Dakota Pipeline Controversy
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an op-ed and a web page for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Dakota Access pipeline..
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Webpage
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry
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Stereotyping Arabs and Muslims
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes and counter-stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in four brief clips from popular media sources.
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Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Feature Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
Student Media Research Project on Sustainability
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a quantitative research project on media representation of sustainability.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Informational Text
Pdf
Sox Sperry
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.
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Unit: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, 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, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Sustainability Stories: Identifying Good Stories (Middle School)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about how videos can tell stories to inform and engage the public about sustainability issues and initiatives.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsUnit: Documenting Sustainability Stories
Unit: Video Production (Middle School)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene
Sustainability Videos: Start to Finish
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students collaboratively design a short video message about a sustainability effort.
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Unit: Video Production (Middle School)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene
Sustainability and Media: Introducing Content Analysis
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the differences between qualitative and quantitative research by decoding messages about sustainability in magazine covers.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureVisual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Sustainable Cultures
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about sustainable agricultural practices among traditional land-based cultures by analyzing web pages and videos.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureFilm/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Sustainable Economics
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the relationship of economics to the sustainability of food systems by reading the work of authors presented in five periodicals.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureJournalism, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, GLOSSARY, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Sustainable Food Security Systems
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing models for food security through the lenses of access, culture, employment, environment, health, ownership, scale and worker safety.
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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
TV Totalitarianism
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing how Saddam Hussein used a music video to convey messages about his role as supreme leader.
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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, VIDEO
Music/song, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
Tarred and Feathered
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the Stamp Act on the American colonists.
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Kit: Causes of the American RevolutionVisual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar
Teaching About Climate Change: Why Does the Source Matter?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two letters for the National Science Teachers Association and the Heartland Institute for conflicting perspectives about how to teach about global climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Informational Text
Pdf
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Teaching the Enslavement of African People in the Americas
In this media literacy activity students analyze an executive summary from a research report, an opinion piece in a newspaper and a post in an online community site for messages about how and why we teach about the history of slavery.
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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Techniques of Persuasion: Smoking, Vaping and Health
In this media literacy activity students analyze commercials and PSAs related to smoking and vaping for messages about purpose, technique and target audience.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Web Video, Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry