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Onondaga Lake

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the stewardship interests for Onondaga Lake as regards economic development, cultural preservation and human and ecosystem health.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

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

Panamanian Fauna: Who’s Telling the Story and Why?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze videos about Panama’s native animals for messages about species conservation and the source and purpose of each video.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, English Language Instruction

Panama’s Ethnic Groups- Who Tells Their Story?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze websites for messages about Panama’s Indigenous people and about how to judge the credibility of media messages.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Pollution: Industrial Restoration or Destruction

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a webpage for messages about the impact of the impact of industrial pollution on ecosystem relationships.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Protecting Our Water Resources Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in videos and writing a report on the protection of water resources.

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Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Same Land- Different Histories

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three textbook excerpts about the history of Israel/Palestine.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

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

Solar: Benefits and Costs

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

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

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

Species Preservation: Seeking Solutions

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how people take action to address local and global problems related to the loss of biodiversity.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Student Media Research Project on Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a quantitative research project on media representation of sustainability.

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High School

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Sustainability and Media: Introducing Content Analysis

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the differences between qualitative and quantitative research by decoding messages about sustainability in magazine covers.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Sustainable Economics

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the relationship of economics to the sustainability of food systems by reading the work of authors presented in five periodicals.

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30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Journalism, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Sustainable Food Security Systems

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing models for food security through the lenses of access, culture, employment, environment, health, ownership, scale and worker safety.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Lower Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Health, Nutrition

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

The Value of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about threats to and protection measures for water supplies and values related to stewardship of water resources explored by decoding book covers and tables of contents.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Together in a Time of War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on choices for peacemaking during the contra war in Nicaragua.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Trophy Hunting: Conservation or Destruction?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of trophy hunting on animal species.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Watershed Stakeholders

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students analyze maps, videos and informational text to reflect on stakeholder interests in maintaining watersheds.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts