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Deciding On Our Food Choices Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in posters and writing about food choice messages and persuasion techniques in posters.

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Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Poster
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Declaration of Independence

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing rights and grievances in the Declaration of Independence.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text, Literature
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Decoding the Dollar Bill: Historical Context and Identity

Students analyze the imagery, symbols and words on the dollar bill for messages about the United States, historical context and our own identities.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Decoding the Twenty: Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman

In this media literacy activity students analyze images related to the twenty dollar bill for messages about U.S. history and historical context.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Social Media
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Deepfakes: What Do We Believe? What Do We Share?

Students evaluate Internet images and videos as fake or true and reflect on how confirmation bias impacts our judgments.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Depleted Uranium

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the health and environmental effects of depleted uranium as a weapon in war.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Dinosaurs: What’s True and What’s Not?

Students analyze messages about dinosaurs in a film, an advertisement, a website, a video game, a TV program and a fiction and non-fiction book - and assess the credibility of each source.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Print Advertisement, Television Program, Webpage
Subject Areas
Consumer Education, Life Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Discourse or Disinformation?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing conflicting presentations of scientific information about global warming in various drafts of government reports, video and opinion articles .

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Discovering Ramadan

Students analyze a tweet, calendar, and book covers related to the celebration of Ramadan to discover unique traditions associated with the holy month and to contrast media forms.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Photograph, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Dissent or Treason

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Iraq War.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Doing Family Time

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impact of imprisonment on prisoners and on the family members of prisoners.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Dolores Huerta & the United Farmworkers

Students analyze a poster and a street mural for messages about Dolores Huerta, the United Farmworkers and about the use of symbols in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Dolphins in the Media

Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a cartoon, a toy and an advertisement for messages about media forms, dolphins and environmental concerns.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Magazine, Poster, Social Media
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker and Peacemaker

Students analyze a calendar cover and a painting for messages about Dorothy Day, the Catholic Worker movement and about discerning media forms. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Drinking Water: Two Points of View

Students analyze a film poster and an advertisement for messages about drinking water, target audience and techniques in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Resource Depletion." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Poster, Print Advertisement
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Drought & Farming: Thirsty Crops

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages and graphs for messages about how agricultural demands for irrigation impact freshwater resources during times of drought.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Drought Causes: Climate Change Impacts

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about the relationship between climate change and droughts.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Educating Girls

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short video clips for messages about the barriers to and benefits of girls' education.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

El Nino: Connections to Global Warming

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about patterns of ocean warming during an El Nino year and the subsequent impacts on worldwide weather.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Election 2020 – The Facts are Clear but Who Do We Trust?

Students analyze tweets, a press conference statement, a video opinion piece, a press release and a fact checking webpage for messages about the 2020 Presidential election results and media credibility.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Web Video, News - Video, Speech, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Video, Social Media, Speech, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy