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Comic Superheroes and Historical Context
Students analyze comic book covers for messages about historical context and book cover design techniques.
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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercials, Part 1
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of advertiser intent and tricks in the construction of TV commercials.
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Unit: Kindergarten LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Lower Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education
Commercials, Part 2
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of target audience and tricks in the construction of TV commercials.
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Unit: Kindergarten LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Lower Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education
Community Responses to Climate Disaster Recovery
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an opinion piece and the executive summary of a governmental report for conflicting perspectives on effective climate disaster recovery efforts.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Comparing Renewables: U.S. vs. Global Energy Use
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode graphs for messages about how the use of renewable energy sources can help to reduce human vulnerability to climate change.
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Playlist: Global StudiesUnit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
Confirmation Bias, Coronavirus and the 2020 Presidential Campaign
Students analyze a political ad, a tweet and a fact-checking article for confirmation bias and credibility of sources.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Confrontation in the Streets: What Do You know?
In this media literacy activity students analyze a viral video and a TV news program on the same event for messages about historical context and viral messages in social media.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19: Who’s Selling? Who’s Buying?
In this media literacy activity students analyze media documents that allege conspiracies related to the coronavirus. Students then analyze media messages for credibility and reflect on their own biases in interpreting conspiracy theories.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Constructing King
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing diverse media representations of Dr. King including conflicting video interpretations of Dr. King and Malcolm X.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.Middle School, High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Consumerism & Sustainability
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson asking students to consider their own consumer decisions relating to sustainability through a process of decoding TV commercials and videos about bottled water.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureMiddle School, High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
Corporate Greenwashing? Exxon and Greenpeace
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an ExxonMobil commercial and an environmental advocacy video for conflicting messages about corporate advertising credibility and about human impact on the environment.
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Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Covering Black Lives Matter: Front Page Constructions
In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Covering the War
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting messages about key events in the Iraq War as presented on newspaper front pages.
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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Creative Visions of the Future
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the imagined future of food, water and agriculture as viewed through the creative media of film, song, poetry and science fiction literature.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureHigh School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Creativity in Mentoring
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short excerpts from feature films about mentoring by elders.
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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology
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Creativity in Music
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short excerpts from films about aging and musical creativity.
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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology
Creativity in Preserving Cultural Tradition
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about the roles of elders in preserving cultural traditions.
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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology
Creativity in Relationships
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about creativity in relationships among elders.
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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology
Critical Race Theory – Whose History? Whose Story?
Students analyze clips from a variety of video sources for messages about the teaching of U.S. history, critical race theory and the power of media to persuade.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction
Cyberbullying: How It Hurts & How to Help
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos made for students for messages about the effects and remedies for cyber-bullying.
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Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy