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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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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


For Peace or Against Oppression?

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

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Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology


Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT
Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Veterans’ Statues: Reading the Messages

Students analyze sculptures of war veterans for messages about purpose, point of view and meaning.

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Visual Arts, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts


Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Photograph
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Hiroshima/Nagasaki Legacy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the impact and meaning of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts


Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO
Music/song
Pdf, Mp3, Mp4
Sox Sperry


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.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts


Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Magazine, Poster
Pptx, Pdf
Mary Kate Lonergan


The Great Patriotic War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union during World War Two.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies


High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE
Poster
Ppt, Pdf
Chris Sperry


To Kill or Not To Kill

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War Two.

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Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology


Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry


World War II D-Day - Two Views of History: Soviet and American

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode U.S. and Soviet history texts for conflicting perspectives about D-Day and the liberation of France.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts


High School, College
Individual
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Informational Text
Pdf
Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry


U.S. History Textbooks Messages About Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Students analyze excerpts from two U.S, history textbooks for messages about President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan and about author's point of view in media messages . This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “For Peace or Against Oppression?”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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


Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


World War 2 Student Peace Posters

Students analyze 6 World War 2 era student peace posters for messages about war making, visual symbols and wartime propaganda. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “For Peace or Against Oppression?”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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


Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


After the War: Civil Rights

Students analyze two posters from the mid-1940s for messages about the origins of the civil rights/Black freedom movement and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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US History


High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Poster
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry