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The U.S. Exits Afghanistan: Lessons from the Newspaper Front Pages
Students analyze newspaper front pages from August 2021 for messages about media representation of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.
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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
The Urgency of Climate Action
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze videos by Desmond Tutu and Al Gore for conflicting perspectives on the urgent need to take action to respond to climate change.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
The Value of Trees
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the free market's role in the 19th century lumber harvest by interpreting maps and comparing texts from John Muir and John J Audubon .
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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy KitMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
The Vietnam War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Vietnam War.
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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
The War in Afghanistan
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the war in Afghanistan.
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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
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Three Speeches
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three of Dr. King's speeches for content, literary devices and presentation form.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Middle School, High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Throwaway Culture: To Buy or to Reuse?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web videos and commercials for messages about buying disposable products vs. reusing and reducing waste.
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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill BuildingUpper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Tidal Waves & Tsunamis in Film: Fact & Fiction
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a National Geographic video and a TV miniseries to examine credibility of information on the causes and impacts of tsunamis.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
TikTok Timebombs: Methods of Media Manipulation
Students analyze and evaluate the accuracy, purpose and techniques of manipulation in TikTok videos, and reflect on their own reactions and biases.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year – How Selections Change Over Time
In this media literacy activity students compare Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” covers from 1965-1969 and 2015-2019 for messages about historical context in judgments of who is important across a half century.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
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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.
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Unit: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
To Kill or Not To Kill
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War Two.
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Unit: World War TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
To Smoke or Not to Smoke?: Advertising & Persuasion
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 a poster from the 1970s and a webpage and product packaging from the 2010s for messages about smoking.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Toy Commercials & Their Tricks
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson will teach the purpose of a commercial and editing tricks advertisers use to sell their products
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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill BuildingUnit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Lower Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education
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Tracking Lies: Determining the Credibility of Internet Information
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a tweet, a blog post and a factchecking webpage for credibility of Internet information.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Traditional and Industrial Farming
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing examples of corn and dairy farming to understand the diverse philosophies, tools and practices that distinguish traditional and industrial farming.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: FingerlakesHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Trails of Tears: Who's Telling the Stories and How?
Students analyze videos about the Cherokee trails of tears for messages about techniques, credibility and sourcing.
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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Transition to Renewable Energy Now
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a documentary film for the impacts of solar energy technologies on urban China and rural Zambia.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will analyze models for sustainability through the lenses of social justice, climate change, fossil fuel depletion and economic systems and thereafter define and articulate their views on transitioning to a sustainable future.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Trusting Web Videos on COVID-19 (Or Not)
In this media literacy activity students analyze for credibility four video clips of people giving prevention advice during the Covid-19 crisis: President Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a New York City primary care doctor during an online family information session, and a naturopathic doctor during a televangelist TV program. These were all posted online in March of 2020.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy