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Which Side Are You On?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the U.S. labor movement between Reconstruction and World War One.
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Unit: Early Labor MovementKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
War on Whom?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to study the impact of World War One on soldiers and families.
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Unit: World War OneKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Unions and Race
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on racial inclusion and exclusion in the labor union movement between 1910-1920.
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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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.
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Social Media Goes Viral: Fact Checking Messages About COVID-19
In this media literacy activity students analyze a text message, a Facebook post, a webpage from a fact checking organization and a tweet from the World Health Organization for messages about credibility of Internet information about precautionary health measures for COVID-19.
High School, College/adult
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Confrontation in the Streets: What Do You know?
In this media literacy activity students analyze a viral video and a TV news program on the same event for messages about historical context and viral messages in social media.
High School, College/adult
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Polarized America: Political Conventions 2020
In this media literacy activity students analyze montages of clips from the 2020 Democratic and Republican conventions for messages about target audience and polarization of the electorate.
Middle School, High School, College/adult
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
“The Truth About Coronavirus” - Google Searching For COVID-19
In this media literacy activity students analyze results from two Google searches, one for “coronavirus” and one for “the real truth about coronavirus,” to reflect on the impact of search terms on the sources that Google recommends.
Upper Primary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
YouTube Recommendations: Who’s Steering Your View?
In this media literacy activity students analyze three online articles for messages about the impact of YouTube recommendations on viewers.
High School, College/adult
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
YouTube Recommendations: What Do I Do?
In this media literacy activity students analyze results from a YouTube recommendations list for messages about how to select videos based on the likelihood of their offering credible information.
Upper Primary, Middle School
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members)
15-30 Minutes