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Artistic Repurposing as Environmental Activism

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a web video and film trailer about the impacts of oceanic plastic pollution for messages about artists actions for environmental awareness.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies

Assessing Carbon Footprints

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the carbon footprint implications for various products using short readings and "green" advertisements culminating in student reflection on personal consumer choice as it relates to sustainability.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Economics

BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the BP oli spill on Gulf Coast fisheries by decoding headlines and video clips.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Baby Shark: Introducing Analysis Skills

Students analyze the viral video “Baby Shark” to practice observation, link evidence to a document, assess what is true and not about sharks, and reflect on the credibility of media messages.

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Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Music/song, Web Video
Subject Areas
Music, Life Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Background History: Conflicting Timelines

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of late 20th century Iraqi history in historical timelines created by the US State Department and People Judge Bush.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Ban the Bag or Not? What Else Should We Know?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a Scholastic news article and a page of a website called Bag the Ban for different perspectives on the use of plastic bags and their effects on our environment.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Benefits And Costs Of Using Plastic Shopping Bags

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from websites about plastic bags for conflicting perspectives on the costs and benefits of plastic shopping bags.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Biofuels

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing varied perspectives about growing corn as a biofuel commodity by decoding three text excerpts and six video clips.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Bioregional Economy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a multimedia research project on just and sustainable economic development projects in their bioregion.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Birth of the USSR

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the origins of the Soviet Union.

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High School, College

Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Global Studies

Black Identity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the meaning of black identity in the black freedom/civil rights movement.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Music/song
Subject Areas
Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Black Lives Matter and Climate Change: What's the Connection?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a news article and an opinion piece about the connections between the Black Lives Matter movement and climate change for issues related to social and scientific content and geographical context.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Blowing the Whistle On Big Tobacco Propaganda

In this media literacy activity students analyze a cigarette ad, an excerpt from an investigative documentary, a clip from a TV news program and a clip from a dramatic feature film for messages about the tobacco industry’s efforts to mislead the public about the health consequences of smoking.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, News - Video, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology

Bob Dylan: Storytelling for Social Justice

In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from feature film and documentary film for messages about songwriting and social protest.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Web Video, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Boston Tea Party

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about primary and secondary source representations of the Boston Tea Party.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

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

Bottled Water?

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 watch short video clips with English narration and text to analyze authorship, purpose and target audience and to discuss environmental issues related to bottled water.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Butterflies in the Media

Students analyze a magazine cover, a T-shirt, a book cover, a webpage, a button and a comic for messages about butterflies, endangered species and media forms.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Magazine, Webpage
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

COVID-19 & Climate Change: Graphing the Connection

In this media literacy activity students analyze online graphs and text for messages about the connections between the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Math, Journalism, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Can You Judge A Book by its Cover?

Students analyze pairs of different covers for the same children’s book for messages about techniques, purpose and target audience.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Literature, Print Advertisement
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Carbon Sequestration: Solutions to Climate Change

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about the effectiveness of different carbon sequestration solutions in reversing the impacts of greenhouse gas releases on climate change.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies