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Is This Cereal Healthy? How Can You Find Out?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal box advertisements for messages about health and nutrition.
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Health, Math, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration, Print Advertisement
Pdf
Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall
Islam in Brief
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias and objectivity in encyclopedia articles about Islam.
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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: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Informational Text
Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
Lemmings: Documentary Film Clip Decoding
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the influence of the media on people's beliefs about science and teaching ways to check the validity of questionable claims.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Cyndy Scheibe
Louis XIV & Absolute Monarchy: Media Messages from the Time
Students analyze media documents from the era of Louis XIV - an oil painting, a royal medal, an excerpt from John Locke’s “Treatise on Government” and an excerpt from a French travel memoir - for messages about absolute monarchy, media forms and historical context.
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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Mapping Ancient Civilizations: Who’s Included and Who’s Not?
In this media literacy activity students analyze the bias and techniques used in maps of ancient civilizations.
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Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Map
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Mapping the Border: Who Decides?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze different maps of the U.S. Mexico border region for messages about how mapmakers use images and words to convey messages.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Map
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Marketing OxyContin: Profits, Lives and Disinformation
Media documents are excerpts from a company memo from Purdue Pharma, an investigative reporting video, an online article and two government reports related to the marketing of OxyContin. Students analyze messages about the role of industry in fueling the opioid epidemic and the credibility of the media documents.
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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Informational Text, News - Print, News - Video, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Mass Shootings: Tracking the Numbers
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a blog post, a fact checking website and an article in a national magazine for messages about sourcing and credibility.
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Health, Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Media Bias Charts: Who’s Rating What?
In this media literacy activity students analyze 4 charts on the political bias of different news sources with background information on the authors and methodology for each chart, to reflect on credibility, political bias in the media, the student’s own confirmation biases, and extremist views on the Internet.
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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Chart/graph, Informational Text
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Misinformation About COVID-19: How to Figure It out
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about what to do about misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Money is Not the Same Everywhere: Techniques of Communication
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 currencies from Panama and the United States for messages about techniques of construction and historical context.
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Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text
Pdf, Docx, Pptx
Sox Sperry, Fundacion Galindo
National Geographic’s Africa
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze title pages from articles about Africa in National Geographic magazine from the 1990s for messages about stereotyping.
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Visual Arts, Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Photograph
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry
Nombres: Creative Naming to Sell Ideas and Products
In this media literacy activity students analyze television commercials and products targeted at the Hispanic community for messages about diverse media forms, consumerism and cultural identity.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Social Media, Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Online Scams– Will You Fall for It?
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 web notices to identify different types of online scams.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Blog Post, Social Media, Webpage
Pdf, Docx
Sox Sperry, FG
Political Memes and Bias: What Resonates, What’s True and What Do We Share?
Students analyze political memes about Trump and Biden to think about their purpose and target audience, how to determine their accuracy/credibility, and to reflect on their own biases and critical thinking.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Informational Text, Photograph, Social Media
Pptx, Pdf
Beth Cuddy
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Polling on Structural Racism: What Do Different People Believe?
In this media literacy activity students analyze charts and graphs showing polling data on how different groups view structural racism in the United States.
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Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Chart/graph
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Practicing Respect on Public Transportation
In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips for messages about respect on public transportation.
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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, FG
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Presidential Photo-Op and Political Protest: Who’s Telling the Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze and compare a short video produced by the White House and a longer news report by MSNBC on President Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church on June 1, 2020 during nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.
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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
News - Video, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Presidents and Propaganda?
This activity asks students to reflect on the definitions of propaganda and fascist propaganda as they analyze two short videos: a pro-Obama music video produced by musician will.i.am in 2008 and a pro-Trump video shown at the Ellipse in Washington DC shortly before the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Speech, Web Video, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Pride in Our Hispanic Heritage: Countering Stereotypes
In this media literacy activity students analyze advertisements targeted at the Latino/a community for messages about cultural identity, consumerism and stereotyping,
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Social Media, Television Commercial
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry