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"Black Death" Insecticide Advertisement
Students analyze images of a 19th century advertisement for messages about chemical insecticide and about techniques to persuade. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government
Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Print Advertisement
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
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
Journal of Multicultural Environmental Education
Students analyze a journal cover for messages about coupling education with activism and about the role of small journals in seeding social justice movements. 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
Literature, Magazine
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Mothers of East Los Angeles: Fighting Poisons - From Prisons to Pipelines
Students analyze a poster for messages about the Mothers of East Los Angeles environmental justices movement of the 1980s and about artists' advocacy for social justice. 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
Transforming Environmentalism: The Origins of Environmental Justice
Students analyze a book cover for messages about the origins of the environmental justice movement and about book cover 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
Informational Text, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Science or Fiction – Does Carrying an Umbrella in a Thunderstorm Make You More Likely to be Hit by Lightning?
Students analyze a cartoon and a weather channel video for messages about whether carrying an umbrella is potentially hazardous and about credibility in Internet videos.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Animated Film, Web Video
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
Indigenous Representations of Cultural Pride and Resilience
Students analyze videos produced by Native Americans (Inuit, Haudenosaunee, Hopi and Hawaiian) for messages about the contributions and resilience of Indigenous nations and peoples.
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Student Media Production, 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, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Raptors in the Media
Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a website and a YouTube screen shot for messages about media forms, osprey, eagles and condors and environmental concerns.
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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, Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
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
Dolphins in the Media
Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a cartoon, a toy and an advertisement for messages about media forms, dolphins and environmental concerns.
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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
Editorial Cartoon, Magazine, Poster, Social Media
Pdf, Pptx
Lori Wiley, Sox Sperry
GMOs: Bias and Credibility in Media Messages
Students analyze three web videos from corporate, academic and activist sources for messages about genetically modified organisms, techniques used to sway the viewer, and questions about credibility and one’s own confirmation biases.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Animated Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
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
Mr. Rogers: What Do We Do When Our Feelings Are Hurt?
In this media literacy activity students analyze clips from a documentary film and a feature film about Mr. Rogers for messages about storytelling in film and about how to deal with difficult feelings.
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Health, Math, Psychology, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
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.
Panamanian Fauna: Who’s Telling the Story and Why?
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 analyze videos about Panama’s native animals for messages about species conservation and the source and purpose of each video.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, English Language Instruction
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, FG
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
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