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A.I. – Pros, Cons, Credibility and Bias
Students analyze short videos for messages about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, the bias and credibility of each source, and our own thinking about the issue.
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Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
African and Free – Maroon Resistance in the Americas
Students analyze videos produced by and about people of the African diaspora in the Americas for messages about representations of their peoples' freedom, resistance, and ties to Africa.
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Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Agriculture: Sustainable v. Industrial
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode two web videos for messages about industrial and sustainable agriculture.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Robert Jensen
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
Artistic Repurposing as Environmental Activism
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a web video and film trailer about the impacts of oceanic plastic pollution for messages about artists actions for environmental awareness.
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Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies
Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Ana Goldsmith & Sox Sperry
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the BP oli spill on Gulf Coast fisheries by decoding headlines and video clips.
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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: News Accuracy and CredibilityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Ban the Bag or Not? What Else Should We Know?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a Scholastic news article and a page of a website called Bag the Ban for different perspectives on the use of plastic bags and their effects on our environment.
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Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
Webpage
Pdf
Maureen Gilroy & Sox Sperry
Being Consumers: Four Views
Students analyze a catalog cover, a poster and 2 webpages for messages about consumerism and about visual techniques to attract interest in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Resource Depletion." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy
Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Magazine, Poster, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Benefits And Costs Of Using Plastic Shopping Bags
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from websites about plastic bags for conflicting perspectives on the costs and benefits of plastic shopping bags.
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Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Webpage
Pdf
Maureen Gilroy & Sox Sperry
Biofuels
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing varied perspectives about growing corn as a biofuel commodity by decoding three text excerpts and six video clips.
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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:
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and AgricultureFilm/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Bioregional Economy
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a multimedia research project on just and sustainable economic development projects in their bioregion.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: FingerlakesStudent Media Production, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT
Informational Text
Pdf, Ppt
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
Bottled Water?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students watch short video clips with English narration and text to analyze authorship, purpose and target audience and to discuss environmental issues related to bottled water.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, F.G.
Boulder Dam Report Cover
Students analyze a report cover for messages about dam construction and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Resource Depletion." 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
Informational Text
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Briefing: Project Look Sharp's Decoding Media Constructions and Sustainability
Antonio Lopez, in his coda to Greening Media Education, summarizes the complex set of skills needed “to bring ecologically oriented cultural practice into the realm of media education (which) promotes systems thinking, collaborative learning, critical thinking, lifelong learning and digital media literacy.” This article offers cases studies of two Look Sharp lessons, one for elementary age students and another for upper level high school, each of which was designed with these skills in mind as a way to bring Lopez’s vision into practice in the classroom.
Buffalo Hunt: Slaughtered for the Hide
Students analyze a 19th century magazine cover for messages about buffalo hunting and about point of view in media messages.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
Magazine
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Butterflies in the Media
Students analyze a magazine cover, a T-shirt, a book cover, a webpage, a button and a comic for messages about butterflies, endangered species and media forms.
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Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text, Magazine, Webpage
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
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
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