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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
Thanksgiving: Who’s Telling the Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos for messages about the meanings and impacts of the stories surrounding Thanksgiving.
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Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
The Challenge of Change
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a passage from Dr. King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here" and letters to the editor on naming a local street for Dr King.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.Psychology, 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
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar
The Cold War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about Soviet perspectives on the Cold War.
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Unit: The Cold War (Soviet Posters)Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry
The Consequences of Global Warming
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing news articles about the impact of global warming on hurricanes, diseases, agriculture, sea level rise, severe weather, freshwater and biodiversity.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeHealth, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis
The Death of Kobe Bryant: How Viral Media Spreads Misinformation
In this media literacy activity students analyze screen grabs from a YouTube page, a Facebook post, a network news video page and online headlines, photos and captions for messages about credibility of Internet news reporting.
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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
The End of the USSR
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Playlist: Global StudiesUnit: The End of the USSR
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit
Visual Arts, Global Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry
The Face of Cereal: Using Cartoon Characters to Persuade Children
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal packages for messages about health and advertising.
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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration, Print Advertisement
Pdf
Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall
The Food Groups
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using the food pyramid to introduce the concept of food groups.
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Unit: Kindergarten LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Health, Nutrition
Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration
Pdf
Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler
The Food Groups (First Grade)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using the food pyramid to introduce the health benefits of eating from all food groups.
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Unit: First Grade LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Health, Nutrition
Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration
Pdf
Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler
The Great Patriotic War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union during World War Two.
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Unit: The Great Patriotic WarKit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit
Visual Arts, Global Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry
The Gulf War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Gulf War.
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Kit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of HistoryVisual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, GLOSSARY, STUDENT HANDOUT, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Documentary Film
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Chris Sperry
The Jessica Lynch Rescue: News, Propaganda or Entertainment
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting four media representations of a news story.
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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
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
The Magic of Stereotypes
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes about Arabs by viewing an excerpt from the film, Aladdin.
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Playlist: Global StudiesUnit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Animated Film
Mp4, Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
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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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
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
Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT
Map
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
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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Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech
Pdf
Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis
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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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
The Rebels
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Loyalist perspectives during the American Revolution.
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Kit: Causes of the American RevolutionMusic, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT
Music/song
Mp4, Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar