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Questioning Manifest Destiny
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about efforts to oppose manifest destiny during the Indian Wars, Mexican War and Philippine-American War.
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: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American WarsKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Over 60 Minutes
Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print
In this media literacy activity students compare two opinion pieces, a TV news commentary and a print article, about the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 for messages about media construction and how our identity influences our views.
30-60 Minutes
Rachel Carson (Video Clips Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on conflicting views on Rachel Carson's place in history.
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:
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment
30-60 Minutes
Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.
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: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Regulating Social Media: How About It?
Students analyze five short video clips for different messages about the regulation of social media.
30-60 Minutes
Remember the Alamo
Students analyze feature film, educational video and TV news clips for the reasons behind the1836 Battle of the Alamo, the credibility of media messages, and how cultural and historical context shapes how history is presented and viewed.
30-60 Minutes
Remembering the American Revolution
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing John Adams' ideas about defining what the revolution was.
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:
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution
15-30 Minutes
Renewable Energy Sources - Who's Running the Numbers?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing written text, web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about renewable energy use.
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: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Representations of Enslavement in South Carolina – Context is Everything
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th, 20th & 21st century for messages about African slavery in South Carolina.
30-60 Minutes
Responding to Global Problems: Analyzing Keys to Success and Recipes for Failure
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from internet video talks for conflicting perspectives on the potential for large- or small-scale remedies to solve global-level problems.
15-30 Minutes
Rosie the Riveter: Depiction of Women During WWII
Students will compare three illustrations depicting Rosie the Riveter, from 1943 and 2017 to analyze gender messages and historical context.
15-30 Minutes
Sculptures of Dr. King: Reading the Messages
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four sculptures for messages about Dr. King's life and legacy.
15-30 Minutes
Sexual Harassment: Time’s Changing Coverage
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two covers of Time magazine from different years for different historical and cultural messages about sexual harassment.
15-30 Minutes
Shared Legacy: Gandhi, King & Obama
Students analyze a poster for messages about Barack Obama, the historical legacy of peacemaking and about purpose and sponsorship of 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.
Under 15 Minutes
Should the Government Support Gun Research?
In this media literacy activity students analyze short text documents from a scientific research paper abstract from the New England Journal of Medicine, a news story from the National Rifle Association, a magazine article from Smithsonian and an op-ed from the National Review for messages about scientific gun research, credibility, sourcing and their own biases.
30-60 Minutes
Small Groups of Committed People
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Cold War period.
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: The Cold WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
30-60 Minutes
Social Media and Elections: What’s the Connection?
In this media literacy activity students analyze online charts and text for messages about the impact of social media on U.S. elections and political discourse.
30-60 Minutes
Sports and Protest: Media and Civil Discourse
Students analyze a news report, an advocacy video and a twitter thread for messages about media bias, civil discourse and the role of athletes in social protest.
30-60 Minutes
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: Whose Story?
In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from children’s books for differing perspectives and messages about the history of Squanto’s role in the first thanksgiving feast.
30-60 Minutes
Standing Rock Dakota Pipeline Controversy
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an op-ed and a web page for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Dakota Access pipeline..
30-60 Minutes