** NEW: Registration open for PLS National CMD Course that starts October 7, 2025. See brochure ×
Skip to main content
Tips: Put Phrases in "Quotes". Use plus to require additional +terms. Use minus to omit additional –terms. Use | for an OR search

Your Search Results (1008) sorted by newest

  • Lessons (906)
  • Professional Development (102)

Peace Begins with Me: Decoding Media about Peace

Students analyze a poster and videos for messages about peace, the purposes of media, and about student responses to media messages.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Music/song, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Decoding Data Centers - Media Messages and Bias

Students analyze a video advertisement, a local news story, a TikTok video and an infographic for messages about data centers, sourcing and bias.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Video, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Bias in Charts: Temperature and Climate Change

Students analyze a chart from NASA and a tweet from the National Review for messages about climate change and bias in media construction of charts.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Environmental Studies, Global Studies

Cinematic Stereotyping - High School Teachers in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and clips from feature films for messages about stereotypes of teachers, about the impact of film representations of teaching and about the pedagogical process of question-based, student-centered constructivist media decoding.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

College

30-60 Minutes

Feature Film, Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts, Pre-service Teacher Education

Clickbaiting Our Emotions: AI Deepfakes

Students analyze a social media post and a TV news report for messages about A.I. deepfakes and assessing credibility of media messages.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Confronting Personal Challenges - Bethany Hamilton in Film

Students analyze trailers from documentary and feature films for messages about film genres and techniques, about interpretation of media messages and about how people persevere through personal challenges.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Physical Education

College or a Trade: Which is the Right Choice?

Students analyze two posters for messages about the potential benefits and challenges of college or trade career choices.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Poster
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, Career/Vocational Education

Cinematic Stereotyping - Elementary School Teachers in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and clips from feature films for messages about stereotypes of teachers, about the impact of film representations of teaching and about the pedagogical process of question-based, student-centered constructivist media decoding.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

College

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts, Pre-service Teacher Education

Cinematic Stereotyping - Librarians in the Movies

Students analyze a Google search and film clips for messages about libraries and librarians and about purpose and effects of media messages.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

College

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Feature Film, Illustration, Webpage, Feature Film, Animated Film
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Pre-service Teacher Education

Librarians in the Movies - Media Messages and Effects

Students analyze film clips for messages about libraries and librarians and about purpose and effects of media messages.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Houses Around the Globe: Decoding Book Covers

Students analyze book covers for messages about houses and homes around the world, how different book covers treat similar topics, and choosing books to read.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Literature
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Social Media & Trigonometry: What's the Best Explanation?

Students analyze a YouTube video, an Instagram post and a TikTok video for messages about trigonometric functions and about the effectiveness of social media videos to learn and teach math.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

High School

15-30 Minutes

Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Math, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts

Way to Go! Decoding Media about Transportation

Students analyze an ebook, an animated video and a ”Kids News” video for messages about transportation choices, environmental impact, media forms and target audience.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Lower Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, News - Video, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Bias in Charts: Race, Gender, Education, and Income

Students analyze charts from the New York Times and a blog post for messages about income related to race and gender and about credibility and bias in media construction of charts.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

High School

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Journalism, Economics, Sociology

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

Students analyze Paul Revere’s account of his midnight ride, Longfellow’s poem and a YouTube video to consider context and sourcing in recounting an historic event.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Upper Elementary, Middle School

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Literature, Web Video
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

The Boston Massacre: A Bloody Slaughter or Self Defense?

Students analyze Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, a newspaper account by the imprisoned British commander, a sworn deposition by an eyewitness, and the court testimony of another eyewitness to learn about sourcing, bias, and credibility in historical sources.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

Lewis Hine and Child Labor: Photography of Persuasion

Students will analyze and ask questions about photographs to learn about persuasive techniques, intent, impact, and to reflect on historical context and perspective.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

What is Democracy?

Students analyze short videos for messages about different forms of democratic process in the U.S., personal bias and video techniques.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

Demonstration Video: January 6, 2021: Newspaper Front Pages

Middle School teacher, Mary Kate Longeran, leads her students through a decoding of domestic and international newspapers - using the Project Look Sharp lesson: “Storming the Capital” - to analyze media construction and bias in news coverage. (Total Time: 8:57) Published 2023


View

Middle School

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Reflecting Diversity


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education


Graphing the Vote: Age, Gender, and Time

Students will tell the stories behind political graphs by: analyzing graphs about generational voting, asking questions about the sourcing and target audience, and reflecting on patterns in youth voting. This lesson has the potential to promote polarization. See the advice in the lesson plan.

Please be patient. This download may take while depending on your internet connection
preparing files...

Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology