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Bias in School Curriculum: News Report or Analysis?
Students analyze a news report and news analysis about bias in school curriculum and about how their own biases influence their interpretations and responses.
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Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Video, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Vaccine Safety - Exploring Our Own Biases
Students analyze two short news videos about the safety and speed of the creation of the mRNA Covid vaccine, about sourcing and credibility of the videos and the scientific information presented in them, and about their own confirmation biases.
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Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Video, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Catherine Peterson
Winter Holidays Around the World
Students analyze book covers for messages about winter holidays around the world and about book covers as media messages.
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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
The Murders of Osage Indians: Media Forms, Qualities, and Credibility
Students will explore how different media forms represent the history of the Osage murders, the credibility of sources, and their own preferences.
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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Feature Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Mp4, Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Physics or Fiction - Will Tango and Cash get electrocuted?
After viewing clips from a feature film and web videos, students will identify messages about electrical currents and shock, analyze sources and credibility, and reflect on strategies for finding accurate information.
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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Under 15 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Feature Film, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?
Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.
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General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Is This Media? How Can You Tell?
Students analyze an array of images for messages about what is media.
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Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Under 15 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Photograph, Web Video
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture: Representation and Authorship
Students analyze short videos for messages about Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and cultures and their representation.
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Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE
Web Video, Documentary Film, Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
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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Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Japanese Internment During WW2
Students analyze four short video representations about Japanese internment during WWII for messages about this event, how it is constructed, its historical and cultural context, and our understanding of history.
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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Animated Film, Television Program, Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Mediated AI: Artificial Intelligence in Feature Film
Students analyze film excerpts from the 1950s to the 2020s for messages about the impacts of artificial intelligence on society.
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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Feature Film, Animated Film, Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
The Chinese Exclusion Act - Media and Messages
Students analyze late 19th and early 20th century legislation and Senate testimony, legal documents, political cartoons, a pamphlet and handbill, a newspaper front page and illustration and advertisements for messages about Chinese immigrants and the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Pdf, Pptx, Docx
Sox Sperry
Our Changing Planet: Climate, SEL, and Media Literacy for Our Youngest Students
Students analyze excerpts from a picture book for messages about the impact of climate change and the actions people can take for the planet - while also reflecting on their emotional responses and the intent of the author/illustrator.
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Student Media Production, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Bridget Crossman
Origins of Hip Hop: Considering "The Message"
Students analyze song lyrics, a music video and an excerpt from a documentary for messages about the origins of hip hop as reflected in the song, “The Message.”
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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Music/song, Web Video, Literature, Music/song
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Math, Media, and Me
Students analyze web videos and feature film clips for messages about how mathematicians solve complex problems, our own reactions to math, and media portrayals of math problem solving.
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Math, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Feature Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Migrant Mother: Photos as Fact or Opinion
Students analyze Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph and reflect on the constructed nature of photographs by evaluating whether photographs are fact, opinion, or something else.
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Visual Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Mary Kate Lonergan
Women in Hip Hop: "Ladies First"
Students analyze song lyrics, a music video and an excerpt from a documentary for messages about women’s place in hip hop in Queen Latifah’s song “Ladies First.”
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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Music/song, Music/song, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Arguing For Freedom
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the movement to abolish slavery in the United States in the early and mid-19th century.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print, Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Veterans’ Statues: Reading the Messages
Students analyze sculptures of war veterans for messages about purpose, point of view and meaning.
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Visual Arts, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Photograph
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Mr. Rogers: What Do We Do When Our Feelings Are Hurt?
In this media literacy activity students analyze clips from a documentary film and a feature film about Mr. Rogers for messages about storytelling in film and about how to deal with difficult feelings.
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Health, Math, Psychology, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry