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The Physics of Star Wars: Can the Millennium Falcon Make Light Speed?
In this media literacy activity students analyze web videos exploring the science of Star Wars movies for messages about what it would take for humans to travel at the speed of light.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
The Politics of Maps
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of the historical geography of Israel/Palestine through analysis of 12 maps from diverse sources.
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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in ConflictKit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Global Studies, Sociology
The Precautionary Principle
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing potential costs and consequences of different responses to climate change by comparing brief text selections from four authors.
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High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
The Public Trust - Doctrine Government's Role in Protecting Natural Resources for the Future
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips for different techniques in portraying messages about young people who are suing the government to demand that it protect future generations from the impacts of global climate change.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
The Rebels
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Loyalist perspectives during the American Revolution.
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Kit: Causes of the American RevolutionUpper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
The Roots of Democracy in the United States: Iroquois or Athens?
In this media literacy activity students analyze two videos for messages about the roots of U.S. democracy with the Native American Iroquois confederacy and historic Athenian democracy as points of reference.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
The Spanish Conquest of Mexico: Whose Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from two films for conflicting messages about the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology
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
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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 Value of Water
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about threats to and protection measures for water supplies and values related to stewardship of water resources explored by decoding book covers and tables of contents.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, 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
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