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Why Vote?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about why voting is important.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Wind Farm Site Selection: A Community Debates the Issues
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for perspectives on siting local wind farms.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Women’s Suffrage: Why the Women’s Vote Was Important Then and Is Now
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th to the 21st century for messages about the arguments in favor of women voting.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Graphing the Vote: Age, Gender, and Time
Students will tell the stories behind political graphs by: analyzing graphs about generational voting, asking questions about the sourcing and target audience, and reflecting on patterns in youth voting. This lesson has the potential to promote polarization. See the advice in the lesson plan.
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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
The Immigration Debate: Trump vs Harris
Students analyze political ads from the 2024 presidential campaign for messages about immigration, media construction, and our own interpretations.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
What is a Campaign?
Students analyze historic and contemporary campaign media for messages about purpose, media types and democratic process.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Satirizing Trump and Harris - Comedy, Bias, and Impact
Students explore political satire through the analysis of comedy sketches related to the 2024 presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Messaging Masculinity in the 2024 Presidential Campaign
Students analyze speeches and analysis from the 2024 Republican and Democratic conventions for messages about defining masculinity, political campaign messaging and identity as a factor in media interpretation.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Harris vs Trump: Whose Language, Whose Issues?
Students analyze webpage issue lists to identify which are from the Harris and which are from the Trump campaigns, reflecting on language choices, target audience, and their own biases.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Video Biographies
Students analyze Donald Trump and Kamala Harris film biographies for messages about presidential leadership, media creation, and how political bias shapes media interpretation.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
To Break the Glass Ceiling: Analyzing Campaign Ads by Women Running for President
Students analyze political campaign ads for messages about female presidential candidates, historical and cultural context, and techniques of persuasion.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Good Data - Bad Feelings: Graphing Economics, Public Opinion and Media Coverage
Students analyze graphs and media analysis for messages about the relationship between media reporting on the economy and public opinion.
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High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
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
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
Subject Areas
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
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming Territory
Students analyze the front page of a newspaper for messages about Wyoming women becoming the first women to have the right to vote and about editorial choices to highlight women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. 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
Subject Areas
US History
2004 Spin/Counter-Spin: Speeches, Articles, Ads & Websites
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing speeches, articles, ads and website post about the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about political campaign spin and target audience.
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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: English Language ArtsUnit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
2000 News Photo of Handmade Signs
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a news photo of handmade citizen signs following the disputed lection results for messages about the disputed election and citizen expression.
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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: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
2000 Newsweek Sidebar "Faith is Busting Out All Over"
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine sidebar about expressions of faith among primary candidates for messages about candidate appeals and religious faith.
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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: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
2000 Where is the Salsa? Article
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine article about candidate appeals to Latino voters for messages about target audience and race.
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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: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts