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Demonstration Video: Interpreting Charts of Media Use: Gen Z vs. Boomers

Middle School teacher, Mary Kate Longeran, leads her students through a decoding of charts using the Project Look Sharp lesson “Changing Our Media Habits: The Impact of the Pandemic” – to teach students to analyze and question charts and explore differences in generational media use. (Total Time: 5:15) Published 2023


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Middle School, High School

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Reflecting Diversity
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Math
Pre-service Teacher Education

Demonstration Video: Choosing a Just Right Book

School librarian, Michele Coolbeth from East Syracuse, NY, leads her first graders through analyzing different book covers and text [and drawing their own conclusions about the appropriateness of the book as an independent reading choice] - using our lesson, How Do I Choose? Picking the Right Book for Me.


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Lower Elementary

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Question Design


English Language Arts
Pre-service Teacher Education

Demonstration Video: What is Media - Kindergarten

School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, has her students identify media, including in their clothing – and then reflects on the importance of teaching young students to recognize that media is all around them.


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Lower Elementary

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Media Production
Pre-service Teacher Education

Demonstration Video: Who is Family? - Kindergarten

School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, leads kindergarten students through analyzing book covers for messages about the diversity of families - using the Project Look Sharp lesson, “Who is Family?”


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Lower Elementary

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Reflecting Diversity
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education

Demonstration Video: Wash Your Hands - Kindergarten

School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, has her students reflect on the qualities of different media forms (videos and a poster) while learning how to wash their hands. (Total Time: 2:13) Published 2023


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Lower Elementary

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Question Design


English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education


Congressional Blog Posting on Immigration Reform

Students analyze a 2009 Congressional blog post for messages about immigration reform and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Blog Post
Subject Areas
US History

1944 Dewey Response to "Fala Speech"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the text of as speech from the 1944 Thomas Dewey campaign for messages about political attacks and speech-making techniques.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Speech
Subject Areas
ELA/English Language Arts

Consumer Choices About Natural Resource Use Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in a book cover and poster and writing an opinion piece on consumer choices,

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Poster
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

"Celebration" or "Protest"?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting TV news representations of an incident at a mosque early in the war.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

1967: Deepening the Divide

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing two conflicting website accounts of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Map
Subject Areas
Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

2016 Explaining the Result

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding TV news clips explaining the outcome of the 2016 election for point of view, credibility and interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

African Money

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about African countries by examining images in currency.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy

Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the BP oli spill on Gulf Coast fisheries by decoding headlines and video clips.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Background History: Conflicting Timelines

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of late 20th century Iraqi history in historical timelines created by the US State Department and People Judge Bush.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Biofuels

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing varied perspectives about growing corn as a biofuel commodity by decoding three text excerpts and six video clips.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Bioregional Economy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a multimedia research project on just and sustainable economic development projects in their bioregion.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Chukchi Sea Oil Drilling

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of Alaskan oil drilling.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, News - Print
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Climate Change, Agriculture & Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of agricultural practices in contributing to climate change.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: Climate Change
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Coal: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a magazine cover and spread for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Middle School

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Cochabamba, Water for Sale

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of water privatization in Bolivia.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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