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Transforming Environmentalism: The Origins of Environmental Justice
Students analyze a book cover for messages about the origins of the environmental justice movement and about book cover design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Prison Abolition and Democracy Book Cover
Students analyze a book cover for messages about prison abolition and about book cover design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Restorative Justice" Webpage
Students analyze a web page for messages about restorative justice and about sponsorship and purpose in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Record Breaker: Life After Prison" Posters
Students analyze two posters for messages about rehabilitation, life after release from prison and about purpose in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Habitual Violator: Naming Prisoners" Magazine Cover
Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the words used to describe people in the criminal justice system and about counter-stereotyping in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Family Life Behind Bars” Webpage
Students analyze a web page for messages about the experience of prison families and about the purpose of websites. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Prison Profiteers Book Cover
Students analyze a book cover for messages about the privatization of prisons and about editorial choices for title and artwork in book covers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Rising Prison Budgets: Is It Worth It?
Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about prison budgets and about who might benefit and who might be harmed by media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Polling on the Death Penalty
Students analyze 2 webpages of polling data for messages about public opinion on the death penalty and about how questions are framed in polling. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“The Death Penalty” Magazine Cover
Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the death penalty and about magazine cover design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Guantanamo - Contrasting Representations
Students analyze a webpage and a poster for messages about Guantanamo and about purposes of imagery in media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Women in Prison Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about women in prison and about graphic decisions in poster design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
"The New Jim Crow" Book Cover
Students analyze a book cover for messages about race and incarceration and about designer choices for book covers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“More Than 1 in Every 100” Newspaper Article
Students analyze a newspaper article for messages about the number of people held in U.S. prisons and about sourcing in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Out & Outraged: Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at the Supreme Court
Students analyze a 1987 handbook cover for messages about civil disobedience by AIDS activists and about visual symbols in media document design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“The Inmate Nation" Magazine Cover
Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the U.S. prison system and about purpose and design in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Posters
Students analyze two posters from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network for messages about LGBTQ students and about purpose and design in media messages . This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Advertising Targeting LGBTQ Consumers
Students analyze an advertisement for messages about LGBTQ consumers as a target group for advertisers and about LGBTQ affirmative symbols. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Hate Speech Targeting the LGBTQ Community
Students analyze a news photo for messages about hate speech targeting LGBTQ people and about editorial choices to publish images of hatred. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Hate Crimes Against the LGBTQ Community
Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about hate crimes against LGBTQ people and about editorial choices for cover headlines. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes