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Hear Our Voices

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Questioning Manifest Destiny

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about efforts to oppose manifest destiny during the Indian Wars, Mexican War and Philippine-American War.

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Middle School, High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

History of Chemicals in the Environment

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how chemicals in the environment have been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception. Focus topics include pesticides, fertilizer, gasoline additives and persistent organic pollutants.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

History of Endangered Species

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how endangered species have been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception. Focus topics include indigenous perspectives, whaling, habitat destruction and the Endangered Species Act.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Decoding the Twenty: Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman

In this media literacy activity students analyze images related to the twenty dollar bill for messages about U.S. history and historical context.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Social Media
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

The Early Feminists and Haudenosaunee Women: The Origins of Women’s Rights in the U.S.

Students analyze and ask questions about a 1914 political cartoon and a 2020 documentary film clip for messages about the impact of Haudenosaunee women on the early women’s rights movement in the United States.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Documentary Film, Documentary Film, Editorial Cartoon
Subject Areas
US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Proclamation of 1763

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Native American and colonial perspectives on the Proclamation of 1763.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Map
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Trails of Tears: Who's Telling the Stories and How?

Students analyze videos about the Cherokee trails of tears for messages about techniques, credibility and sourcing.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Animated Film, Animated Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
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

Case Study: From Witness to Action

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about strategies activists have taken to remedy environmental injustice.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Columbus “Discovers” America: What’s The Story?

Students analyze three illustrations for messages about Columbus and the Tainos, and reflect on changing perspectives on history.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Literature, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Confrontation in the Streets: What Do You know?

In this media literacy activity students analyze a viral video and a TV news program on the same event for messages about historical context and viral messages in social media.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Social Media, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Creativity in Preserving Cultural Tradition

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about the roles of elders in preserving cultural traditions.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology

Exxon Valdez, Oil and Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

First Contact: Who’s Telling the Story?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two paintings about first contact between Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors for messages about historical context and point of view. .

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Halloween Costumes: When Does Fun Turn Into Hurt?

Students analyze a commercial and video analysis for messages about cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes and how identity impacts responses to media.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Historical Monuments: Whose History? Whose Choice?

Students analyze excerpts from a public television series, a news report and a web video for messages about how historic monuments/statues have been reappraised in the Black Lives Matter era in the U.S., Australia, and Latin America.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

News - Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

History of Resource Depletion

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how resource depletion has been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception. Focus topics include water, forests, oil and consumption.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Photograph, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Human/Animal Relations

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on messages about human and animal relations.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government