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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.

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Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe

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.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe

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.

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Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Social Media, Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

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.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Social Media

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

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.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Literature, Social Media, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

A Media Chronology

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Dr. King's public accomplishments and their representation in the media.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar

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 Arts
Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

"Celebration" or "Protest"?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting TV news representations of an incident at a mosque early in the war.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

The Magic of Stereotypes

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes about Arabs by viewing an excerpt from the film, Aladdin.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

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.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry

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.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

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.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

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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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: Climate Change
Playlist: English Language Arts

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

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

Feedback From Users

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.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

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.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

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.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text, News - Print, Speech, Television Commercial

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

1992 Campaigns & Elections Magazine Cover

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about media campaigns for messages about reaching voters.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

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.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

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.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

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.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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