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Picturing the Underground Railroad: Historical Context Through Book Covers
Students analyze three book covers to understand historical context, to reflect on how identity impacts interpretation, and to discuss the role of media makers in crafting historical representations.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Literature, Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Carmen DiBartolomeo & Chris Sperry
UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics
Students analyze icons for messages about graphic design and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Our Changing Planet: Climate, SEL, and Media Literacy for Our Youngest Students
Students analyze excerpts from a picture book for messages about the impact of climate change and the actions people can take for the planet - while also reflecting on their emotional responses and the intent of the author/illustrator.
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Student Media Production, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Bridget Crossman
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Magazine Cover Priorities
Students analyze a webpage for messages about climate change, biodiversity and about editorial choices for magazine covers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Magazine, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
"It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm", Climate Justice Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about climate justice activism and about implicit values in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." 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
"Puerto Rico Devastated From Hurricane Maria" Webpage
Students analyze a webpage for messages about the impacts of hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico and about image choices for audience impact. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." 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
Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Community Organizing for Environmental Justice
Students analyze a webpage for messages about community building for social justice and about website design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." 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
Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
"Uneven Katrina Recovery" News Article
Students analyze a news article for messages about race and the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and about website design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." 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
News - Print
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Race, Place & Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina
Students analyze a book cover for messages about race and the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and about title and imagery in book cover choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." 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
Illustration, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Rapping the Revolution: Music and Social Change in Iran
Students analyze excerpts from five short Iranian music videos for messages about the causes of the protests in Iran in 2022 and the role of music in revolution.
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Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Music/song, Web Video, Music/song
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Recycling: What’s the Problem?
Students analyze a commercial and clips from documentaries for messages about recycling, its attraction to consumers and industry and its limitations.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, Rachel Aronson
Greta Meets Malala: How Different Media Forms Present the News
In this media literacy activity students analyze media reports on the meeting between Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai. In addition to learning about the two young activists, students reflect on the qualities of different media forms including news and opinion articles, a tweet and posts on Instagram and Facebook.
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Journalism, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media
Pdf
Sox Sperry
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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Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year – How Selections Change Over Time
In this media literacy activity students compare Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” covers from 1965-1969 and 2015-2019 for messages about historical context in judgments of who is important across a half century.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE
Illustration, Photograph
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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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Health, Math, Journalism, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Blog Post, Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Food Waste: What’s the Problem? What’s the Solution?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about the problems and potential solutions related to global food waste and climate change.
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Health, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Animated Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Meat or Veggies? The Impact of Diet on Climate
In this media literacy activity students analyze a documentary film and a television news report for messages about how plant-based and meat-based diets impact climate change.
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Health, Journalism, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Documentary Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
What’s in My Lunchbox?
In this media literacy activity students analyze a book cover, a lunchbox, a YouTube screen grab and a webpage for messages about eating fruits and vegetables.
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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Economics, Library/Information Literacy
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Webpage
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Climate: What Can We Change?
In this media literacy activity students analyze children’s videos for messages about the impacts of climate change and what people can do to help.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Animated Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Environmental Justice – For Whom, How and Why?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about impacts and potential remedies for environmental justice.
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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Climate Disaster: Young People Act
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos of young climate activists for messages about the forms and effectiveness of climate disaster protest.
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Student Media Production, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Speech, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Huracán María: El Impacto de la Inmigración Puertorriqueña en Florida
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity for Spanish language classes in which students analyze three short excerpts of online newspaper articles about the economic impacts on Florida resulting from the influx of Puerto Rican climate refugees following Hurricane Maria. The student handouts are in Spanish language only, while the Teacher Guide is provided in both English and Spanish.
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, Spanish Language Instruction
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry and Olivia Gellar
Refrigeration Management: A Global Solution to Reverse Global Warming
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode three videos for the impact of refrigeration gases on climate change.
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Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Family Planning: Why it Matters
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three short video clips for messages about the needs for and impacts of family planning.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the environmental justice movement beginning in the late 20th century.
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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: Environmental JusticeKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Apocalyptic Weather Systems in Movies: Science Fact or Science Fiction
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a brief clip from the feature film, "The Day After Tomorrow" and a science blog post for conflicting perspectives on the potential impacts of extreme weather events related to global climate change.
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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Feature Film, Webpage, Feature Film
Pdf, Mp4
Sherry Altman And Bonnie Quackenbush
Community Responses to Climate Disaster Recovery
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an opinion piece and the executive summary of a governmental report for conflicting perspectives on effective climate disaster recovery efforts.
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Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Lucas Burdick
Transition to Renewable Energy Now
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a documentary film for the impacts of solar energy technologies on urban China and rural Zambia.
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Film/Video Arts, Music, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
The Urgency of Climate Action
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze videos by Desmond Tutu and Al Gore for conflicting perspectives on the urgent need to take action to respond to climate change.
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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
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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Health, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Youth, Hip Hop & Climate Change
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short hip hop music video to compare different approaches to encourage youth activism to deal with climate change.
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Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Music, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Rising Sea Refugees
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze short excerpts from two documentary films for different representations on the impacts of rising seas on human populations.
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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Reforestation: Carbon Sequestration
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from the documentary films "Green Gold" and "The Salt of the Earth" for different representations of reforestation as a means to sequester carbon and restore degraded ecosystems.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Scientific Consensus: Global Warming Is Real and It's Caused by Us
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two web articles from Skeptical Science and NASA for different approaches to reporting on the scientific consensus on human-induced climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Geoengineering: Can Techno Fixes Save Us From Climate Change?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode two articles about geoengineering for credibility and for conflicting perspectives about its usefulness as a tool to combat climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
News - Print, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Carbon Trading: Arguments for and Against
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a webpage from the World Economic Forum and an online comic book for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of carbon trading.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Cartoon, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
The Public Trust - Doctrine Government's Role in Protecting Natural Resources for the Future
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips for different techniques in portraying messages about young people who are suing the government to demand that it protect future generations from the impacts of global climate change.
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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Teaching About Climate Change: Why Does the Source Matter?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two letters for the National Science Teachers Association and the Heartland Institute for conflicting perspectives about how to teach about global climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Informational Text
Pdf
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Climate Change: Do Corporations Have an Obligation to Share Their Research Findings for the Public Good?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two web video clips for conflicting perspectives on Exxon's research into climate change and its responsibility to release its findings to the public.
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Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
International Climate Agreements: How the Decisions of Government Officials Can Potentially Impact Climate Change
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Trump adminstration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords..
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry
Wind Farm Site Selection: A Community Debates the Issues
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for perspectives on siting local wind farms.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry
What is the Role of the Federal Government in Protecting the Environment?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three short news reports for conflicting messages about the appointment of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Is There a Future in Oil?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips with the following question in mind: Is there a future in oil? One of the videos features a speaker representing the American Petroleum Institute who highlights the economic benefits of increasing oil and gas production while the other video clip features speakers from the Rockefeller Brothers Funds and 350.org who present the economic and environmental reasons to divest from fossil fuels and support renewable energy sources.
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
Green Transportation: Electric Cars vs. Bicycles
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from online articles for messages about the economic and environmental benefits and costs of electric vehicles.
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Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Webpage
Pdf
Joanne Church & Sox Sperry
Young People Taking Action to Protect our Warming Planet
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four short excerpts from online articles for messages about youth activism for environmental protection and social justice.
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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: Climate ChangeEnvironmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Webpage
Pdf
Joanne Church & Sox Sperry
What's So Funny about Climate Change? Editorial Cartoon Opinions
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze six editorial cartoons for conflicting perspectives on the direness of the threat of climate change.
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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: Climate ChangeEnvironmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Editorial Cartoon, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Brian Goodman & Sox Sperry
2016 Responding to Climate Change
Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Republican and Democratic Party platforms about climate change for message, structure and differentiating fact form opinion.
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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: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump PresidencyPhysical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Informational Text
Pdf
Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry
Sea Level Rise: Climate Change Impacts
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about conflicting data on the contribution of polar melting to sea level rise.
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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: Climate ChangeUnit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Extreme Weather: Climate Change Connections & Water
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about the relationship between climate change and extreme weather.
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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: Climate Change & WaterKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Health, Visual Arts, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
El Nino: Connections to Global Warming
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about patterns of ocean warming during an El Nino year and the subsequent impacts on worldwide weather.
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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: Climate Change & WaterKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry