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Additional Practice Videos for First Grade
A set of 10 video advertisements for children's toys and breakfast cereals with decoding prompts for messages about target audience, advertising tricks and disclaimers.
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: First Grade LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Additional Practice Videos for Kindergarten
A set of 11 video advertisements for children's toys and breakfast cereals with decoding prompts for messages about target audience, advertising tricks and disclaimers.
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: Kindergarten LessonsKit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Heroes for Animal Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about songbird steward Rachel Carson and composing a social message about being an animal steward.
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: Animals (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Plant Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about tree steward Wangari Maathai and composing a social message about being a plant steward.
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: English Language ArtsUnit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Water Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about water steward Marion Stoddart and composing a social message about being a water steward.
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: Water (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
A Media Chronology
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Dr. King's public accomplishments and their representation in the media.
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 Martin Luther King, Jr.Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Islam in Brief
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias and objectivity in encyclopedia articles about Islam.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsUnit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
"Celebration" or "Protest"?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting TV news representations of an incident at a mosque early in the 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:
Playlist: News Accuracy and CredibilityUnit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
The Magic of Stereotypes
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes about Arabs by viewing an excerpt from the film, Aladdin.
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: Global StudiesUnit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Student Media Research Project on Sustainability
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a quantitative research project on media representation of sustainability.
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: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
High School
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Sustainability and Media: Introducing Content Analysis
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the differences between qualitative and quantitative research by decoding messages about sustainability in magazine covers.
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 Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureHigh School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
What Do You Know? Sourcing, Credibility and Bias
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on sourcing, credibility, accuracy and bias of information presented in the media while introducing students to vocabulary and issues addressed in Media Constructions of Sustainability lessons.
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 Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureHigh School, College
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
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 .
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: News Accuracy and CredibilityPlaylist: Climate Change
Playlist: English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
2008 Is Obama a Muslim? Sources & Credibility
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding an email, blog post, newspaper story and website articles for messages about whether Barack Obama is a Muslim, sourcing and credibility.
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: News Accuracy and CredibilityPlaylist: English Language Arts
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
2008 Targeting Youth with New Media
Media literacy and critical thinking lessons decoding new media forms such as texting, phone apps, email and entertainment news programs for messages about the Obama campaign efforts to target young voters.
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: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
2004 Spin/Counter-Spin: Speeches, Articles, Ads & Websites
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing speeches, articles, ads and website post about the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about political campaign spin 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: English Language ArtsUnit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1992 Campaigns & Elections Magazine Cover
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about media campaigns for messages about reaching voters.
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: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the ImageKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes
1992 Bush & Clinton's Arkansas Commercials
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing commercials from the 1992 Bush and Clinton campaign for messages about economics and attack.
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: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the ImageKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
1988 Dukakis Packaging Commercial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1988 Dukakis campaign for messages about image construction 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: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the ImageKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1984 Reagan "Morning in America" TV Commercial
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1984 campaign commercial for Ronald Reagan for messages about economics 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: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the ImageKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes