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1960 Race Against Communism Broadside

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a broadside from the 1960 Kennedy campaign for messages about communism and foreign policy.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

1964 Campaign Button Collage

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a collection of buttons from the 1964 Johnson and Goldwater campaigns for messages about attack and fear in Presidential campaigns.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

1972 McGovern & Nixon Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing commercials from the 1972 McGovern and Nixon campaigns for messages about the Vietnam War.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

2000 Music Performances at Conventions

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding Republican and Democratic convention performances for message and target audience.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Music/song, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

2000 Newsmagazine Photos and Articles

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing newspaper articles about the 2000 Bush and Gore campaigns for messages about race and target audience.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

2008 Is Obama a Muslim? Sources & Credibility

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding an email, blog post, newspaper story and website articles for messages about whether Barack Obama is a Muslim, sourcing and credibility.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

2008 Targeting Youth with New Media

Media literacy and critical thinking lessons decoding new media forms such as texting, phone apps, email and entertainment news programs for messages about the Obama campaign efforts to target young voters.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

2016 Appealing for Racial Justice

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding campaign ads from the Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump campaigns for message, point of view, target audience and purpose.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

2016 Balancing Facebook Viewpoints

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Blue Feed/Red Feed posts about the outcome of the 2016 election for sources, bias and interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

2016 Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding videos about the candidacies of Shirley Chisholm and Hillary Clinton for message, historical context, target audience and technique.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

2016 Meaning in Memes

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding memes about the 2016 election for the impact of social media forms and interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Psychology, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

2016 Satirizing Women Candidates

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding political cartoons about the Hillary Clinton and Victoria Woodhull campaigns for message, historical context and purpose.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

A History of Global Warming in Science, Politics, and the Media

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how global warming has been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics

A Media Chronology

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Dr. King's public accomplishments and their representation in the media.

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Middle School, High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Speech, Web Video
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

A Native American Views Immigrants Editorial Cartoon

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about who is an immigrant and about the use of irony in editorial cartoons. 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

Editorial Cartoon
Subject Areas
US History

A Pair of Portraits

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing portraits of George Washington and King George.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

A Revolution in Iran

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reviewing the history of U.S./Iranian relations by analyzing Time magazine covers.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

A.I. – Pros, Cons, Credibility and Bias

Students analyze short videos for messages about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, the bias and credibility of each source, and our own thinking about the issue.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Additional Practice Videos for First Grade

A set of 10 video advertisements for children's toys and breakfast cereals with decoding prompts for messages about target audience, advertising tricks and disclaimers.

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Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Additional Practice Videos for Kindergarten

A set of 11 video advertisements for children's toys and breakfast cereals with decoding prompts for messages about target audience, advertising tricks and disclaimers.

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Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy