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1968 Wallace "Law and Order" Commercial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial for the George Wallace campaign for messages about race, fear and target audience.
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:
Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1968 Nixon "Law and Order" Commercial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial for the Nixon campaign for messages about target audience and law and order
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:
Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1968 Robert Kennedy with Cesar Chavez Article
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a newspaper article about Robert Kennedy's support for Cesar Chavez War for messages about labor, Mexican Americans and media bias.
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:
Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1964 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Testimony
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a video of the televised testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party testimony for messages about racism and voter suppression.
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:
Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1964 Campaign Button Collage
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a collection of buttons from the 1964 Johnson and Goldwater campaigns for messages about attack and fear in Presidential campaigns.
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:
Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1960 Kennedy's Address to Ministerial Conference
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a speech from the 1960 Kennedy campaign to a group of ministers for messages about his Catholicism and religious tolerance.
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:
Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1960 Nixon-Kennedy Debate
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a video clip with and without sound from the 1960 debate between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon for messages about candidate image and televised debates.
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:
Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1944 Dewey Response to "Fala Speech"
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the text of as speech from the 1944 Thomas Dewey campaign for messages about political attacks and speech-making techniques.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1952 Nixon Checkers Speech
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a video of a speech from the 1952 Eisenhower campaign by vice president Nixon for messages about candidate image and early voter outreach via television.
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:
Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1944 FDR "Fala Speech"
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the text of as speech from the 1944 Roosevelt campaign for messages about political attacks, target audience and labor.
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:
Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal PresidencyKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1940 Willkie-Roosevelt Button Collage
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing buttons from the 1940 Roosevelt and Willkie campaigns for messages about reaching voters, political attack and Roosevelt's effort to gain a third term in office
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:
Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal PresidencyKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1936 "Fireside Chat" Radio Clip
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a radio clip from a 1938 Fireside Chat by Franklin Roosevelt for messages about reaching voters via radio and free expression.
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:
Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal PresidencyKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1904 Debs "Socialist Party" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1904 campaign poster for Eugene Debs for messages about labor and target audience.
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: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1904 Parker "Jeffersonian Principles" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1904 campaign poster for Alton Parker for messages about party platform and foreign policy.
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:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1900 McKinley/Roosevelt "Promises" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 campaign poster for William McKinley for messages about foreign policy, economics and fear.
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:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1900 Bryan "The Issue-1900" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 campaign poster for William Jennings Bryan for messages about foreign policy, labor and economics.
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:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1896 McKinley "The Real Issue" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1896 campaign poster for William McKinley for messages about immigration and economics.
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:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1896 Bryan "Cross of Gold" Poster
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1896 campaign poster for William Jennings Bryan for messages about economics, religion and target audience.
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:
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern CampaignKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1864 Four Newspaper Reports on the Gettysburg Address
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing newspaper coverage of the Gettysburg Address for messages about partisan news coverage and media bias.
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: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqUnit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1864 Gettysburg Address
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the Gettysburg Address for messages about preserving the union and target audience.
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:
Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes