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“Nuestro Labor” and “Embracing Illegals”
Students analyze a poster and a magazine cover for messages about the impact of immigration on the economy and about why points of view in media messages. 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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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Magazine, Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
“Uncle Sam is a Man of Strong Features”
Students analyze an 1898 magazine cover for messages about immigration 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 “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Magazine
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism
Students analyze a book cover for messages about women of color and identities and about media representationms of young women of color. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
“Solidarity Forever” Calendar
Students analyze a 2010 calendar for messages about labor history, worker solidarity and about techniques of persuasion. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
“A General Strike" Poster
Students analyze a 1919 poster for a general strike for messages about immigrant workers, labor tactics and about implied values in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
“The Wail of the Kept Press”: Media Bias and Free Speech
Students analyze a 1912 pro-union poster for messages about free speech in the workplace and about stereotypes in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Open Shop Poster
Students analyze a 1916 anti-union poster for messages about employer/worker relations and about benefit and harm in media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Making Human Junk : Child Labor Poster
Students analyze a 1915 poster for messages about child labor and about the early use of photography in poster design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Photograph, Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Civil Liberties For Workers Poster
Students analyze a flyer protesting state and military suppression of strikers for messages about injustice to workers and about techniques of persuasion. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Pyramid of Capitalist System Poster
Students analyze a 1911 poster for messages about capitalism, class conflict and about techniques and target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Students analyze a front page about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire for messages about unsafe working conditions and about the economics and purpose of media newspaper headlines. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
News - Print
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Union Labels
Students analyze labor union labels for messages about labor union membership and about social justice organization logos. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
"Wanted: Strikebreakers" Poster
Students analyze an 1898 flyer advertising for "good colored miners" to become strikebreakers for messages about management efforts to break strikes and about target audience and purpose. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster, Print Advertisement
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Pullman Strike
Students analyze a book illustration and newspaper headlines for messages about 19th century labor strikes and about conflicting points of view in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, News - Print
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Anti-Chinese Labor Party Poster
Students analyze an 1879 anti-Chinese labor party poster for messages about Chinese immigrant workers and about racism in the early labor movement. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Horatio Alger: From Rags to Riches
Students analyze frontispieces from two 19th century books for messages about "rags to riches" media tropes and about race and gender in construction of fictional characters. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
News - Print
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl
Students analyze a 19th century magazine cover for messages about labor conditions for women working in sweathops and about editorial techniques to reach an audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Magazine
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
George Washington: Farmer & Slaveowner (The Farmer, 1853 Lithograph)
Students analyze a 19th century lithograph for messages about George Washington as a farmer and slaveowner and about hero messages in printmaking. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Arguing For Freedom”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Slave Auction Poster
Students analyze a 19th century auction poster for messages about the nature and economics of slavery and about the ethics of advertising the sale of human beings. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Arguing For Freedom”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Students analyze the title page and an illustration from the autobiography of abolitionist Frederick Douglass for messages about the nature of slavery and the role of autobiography as a form of resistance to slavery. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Arguing For Freedom”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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US History
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Literature
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry