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Media Coverage of the Gulf War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias in documentary video and teaching about the U.S. government's role in influencing media coverage of the Gulf War.
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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Mp4
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
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Media Representations of Working Class Men: Different Eras, Different Understandings
In this media literacy activity students analyze a portion of a mural from the 1930s and a clip from “The Simpsons” TV show from the 1990s for messages about media representation of working class men.
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Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Animated Film, Animated Film, Illustration, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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Media, Politics and the Supreme Court
In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper articles about the Supreme Court confirmation process for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993 and for Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 for messages about how political decisions influencing Supreme Court confirmation processes have changed with different historical contexts.
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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the environmental justice movement beginning in the late 20th century.
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Unit: Environmental JusticeKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Environmental Studies, 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
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Migrants Wait in Mexico – Whose Problems Do We See?
In this media literacy activity students analyze Spanish language news articles from Mexican newspapers for messages about migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry, Nora Schapira, Kaile Tsapis & Olivia Gellar
Miles Davis: Inspiration to a Masterpiece
In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from a feature film and a documentary film for messages about musical inspiration and collaborative creativity.
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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Misinformation About COVID-19: How to Figure It out
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about what to do about misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Money is Not the Same Everywhere: Techniques of Communication
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze currencies from Panama and the United States for messages about techniques of construction and historical context.
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Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text
Pdf, Docx, Pptx
Sox Sperry, Fundacion Galindo
More Commercials & Their Tricks
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson will teach the purpose of a commercial and wording tricks advertisers use to sell their products
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Unit: First Grade LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education
Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Television Commercial
Pdf, Mp4
Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler
Naming Oppression
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about women's resistance to oppression.
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Unit: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Psychology, 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, AUDIO
Music/song
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
National Geographic’s Africa
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze title pages from articles about Africa in National Geographic magazine from the 1990s for messages about stereotyping.
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Visual Arts, Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Photograph
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a web page for messages about how natural gas extraction impacts fresh water resources.
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Unit: Climate Change & WaterKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Natural Resources - How Do we Use Them?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and magazine covers to discern messages about how the use of natural resources for energy affects the environment.
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Unit: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
No More Kings
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson to assess students' understanding of key events in the American Revolution.
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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Causes of the American Revolution
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT
Animated Film, Music/song, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar
Nombres: Creative Naming to Sell Ideas and Products
In this media literacy activity students analyze television commercials and products targeted at the Hispanic community for messages about diverse media forms, consumerism and cultural identity.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Social Media, Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Northern Rockies Gray Wolf
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered SpeciesJournalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Nuclear Blues
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on the meaning of the dawn of the nuclear age.
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Unit: The Cold WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Music/song
Mp3, Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Nuclear Reactor Safety
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on nuclear reactor safety in light of the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentHealth, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Nuclear: 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
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Oil Palm Plantations: Effects on Tropical Rainforests
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a TV commercial and a documentary film excerpt for messages about the benefits and costs of transforming a tropical rainforest into an oil palm plantation to supply the global market.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Documentary Film, Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry