Students analyze late 19th and early 20th century legislation and Senate testimony, legal documents, political cartoons, a pamphlet and handbill, a newspaper front page and illustration and advertisements for messages about Chinese immigrants and the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf, Pptx, Docx

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

Math, Media, and Me

Students analyze web videos and feature film clips for messages about how mathematicians solve complex problems, our own reactions to math, and media portrayals of math problem solving.

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Math, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Feature Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Migrant Mother: Photos as Fact or Opinion

Students analyze Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph and reflect on the constructed nature of photographs by evaluating whether photographs are fact, opinion, or something else.

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Visual Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT

Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Mary Kate Lonergan

Origins of Hip Hop: Considering "The Message"

Students analyze song lyrics, a music video and an excerpt from a documentary for messages about the origins of hip hop as reflected in the song, “The Message.”

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program, Music/song, Web Video, Literature, Music/song

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Women in Hip Hop: "Ladies First"

Students analyze song lyrics, a music video and an excerpt from a documentary for messages about women’s place in hip hop in Queen Latifah’s song “Ladies First.”

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Music/song, Music/song, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Arguing For Freedom

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the movement to abolish slavery in the United States in the early and mid-19th century.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

IraqJournal.org: Blogging to Prevent War

Students analyze a blog post for messages about activist organizing to oppose the Iraq War and about news media coverage of antiwar actions This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Dissent or Treason”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Blog Post

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Students analyze a 19th century painting for messages about human animal relations, museums and about benefit and harm 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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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Passenger Pigeon Shoot" Etching

Students analyze a 19th century etching for messages about passenger pigeon hunts and about historical context 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

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

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

"American Progress" Painting

Students analyze a 19th century painting for messages about progress and about personal interpretation of 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

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Highways of the Forest" Drawing

Students analyze a 19th century drawing for messages about wilderness transportation and about personal interpretation of 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

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex" Etching

Students analyze a 19th century etching for messages about whaling and about the impact of 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

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Beaver Trapping" Diagram

Students analyze an 18th century diagram for messages about beaver trapping and about target audience.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

Chart/graph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"La Virgenia Pars" Map

Students analyze a 16th century map for messages about perspectives on marine life and about historical context 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Map

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Native American Perspectives on Human/Animal Relation: Nine Mile Canyon & Powhatan's Mantle

Students analyze a petroglyph and a deerskin for messages about Native American perspectives on human/animal relationships and about differences in interpretations of 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

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Native American Seed Stewardship: 3 Views

Students analyze a painting, a book cover and a web page for messages about Native American stewardship of seeds and about values in media messages.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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Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

GMOs: For Whose Benefit and At What Cost?

Students analyze a magazine cover, a book cover and a web page for messages about genetically engineered food and about sponsorship of media messages.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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Magazine, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Organic Foods: Whose Perspective?

Students analyze a magazine cover and a web page for messages about organic foods and green marketing.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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Magazine, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"DDT: For Good or Ill?" Editorial Cartoon

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about DDT, viruses and about stereotyping in political cartooning.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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Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"The American People" - Rachel Carson & Ronald Reagan in an Editorial Cartoon

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about Rachel Carson, Ronald Reagan and about historical context in political cartooning.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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Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

"Toxic Waste and Race at Twenty" Report Cover

Students analyze a report cover for messages about the history of the environmental justice movement and about the personal impacts of social justice movements and media messages.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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Environmental Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"The Great Louisiana Toxics March" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about environmental injustice, toxic waste and purpose in website design.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, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Png

Sox Sperry

"Dying from Dioxin" Book Cover

Students analyze a book cover for messages about human and environmental impacts of toxic chemicals and about artistic techniques in book cover design.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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Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"The Price of Research" - Conflicting Claims on Atrazine

Students analyze two journal covers for messages about research on the environmental impacts of pesticides and about target audience and purpose in media messages.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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Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Literature, Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Monsanto's Role in Environmental Protection

Students analyze two webpages for messages about Monsanto, corporate responsibility and purpose in media messages.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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Bhopal, Disaster and Corporate Responsibility

Students analyze a magazine cover, a poster and an advertisement for messages about corporate responsibility, toxic leaks and purpose in media messages.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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Magazine, Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Greenwash" Book Cover

Students analyze a book cover for messages about corporate environmentalism, greenwashing and about designer choices to promote book sales. 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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Essential" American Chemistry Council Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about the benefits of chemicals and about values implicit in media messages. 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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Consumer Education, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Drum Beat for Mother Earth" Video Jacket

Students analyze a video cover for messages about persistent organic pollutants and indigenous people and about actions in response to media messages. 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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Consumer Education, Global Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Lead Paint Danger" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about the dangers of lead paint in toys and about how media producers work to elicit emotional responses. 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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Health, Consumer Education

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Chemical Cuisine" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about chemical additives in food and about target audience in media messages. 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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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Dead in the Water" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about fertilizers and Gulf of Mexico dead zones and about how the mission of media producers impacts the media message. 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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Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Ethyl War" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about the history of leaded gasoline and about credibility and impact of media messages. 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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Consumer Education, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Sun Mad Raisins" Poster

Students analyze a poster for messages about pesticides and about artistic techniques to convey fear. 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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Health, Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"The Poisoning of America" Magazine Cover

Students analyze images of a magazine cover for messages about toxic chemical waste and about the ways in which advertisers use fear to sell. 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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

“Saving the Planet With Pesticides and Plastic” Book Cover

Students analyze images of a book cover for messages about the suggested benefits of pesticides and plastics and about the ways in which publishers determine media messages. 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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Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Literature

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

"Science Helps Build a New India," Union Carbide Ad

Students analyze images of a 1960s magazine ad for messages about the suggested benefits of chemical fertilizers and about the impact of western science on Indian farmers. 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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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"DDT is Good for Me" Magazine Ad

Students analyze images of a 1940s magazine ad for messages about the suggested benefits of DDT and about target audience in advertising. 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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Health, Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Global Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Which Face Will You Wear?" DuPont Ad

Students analyze images of a 1940s magazine ad for messages about chemicals and consumer choices and about implied values in advertising. 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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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Ethyl Controls" Magazine Ad

Students analyze images of a 1930s magazine ad for messages about leaded gasoline and about implied values in advertising. 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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"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

"Science in the Kitchen" Book Cover

Students analyze images of a 19th century book cover for messages about chemicals in food preparation and about target audience. 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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Nutrition, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate: Cure or Con?

Students analyze images of a 19th century advertisement for messages about chemicals in medicinal products and about techniques of persuasion in early advertising. 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

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Alchemist or Chemist? Two Painters' Views

Students analyze images of paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries for messages about early chemists and about why someone might pay to commission paintings. 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

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Ancient Chemists - Anasazi Basketmaker & Mimbres Potter

Students analyze images of an Anasazi woven basket and a Mimbres ceramic bowl for messages about chemistry in ancient media forms. 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

Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

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

"EPA Overturns Pesticide Ban" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about the EPA reversing a pesticide ban and about target audience. 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

National Farmworker Awareness: Pesticide Danger

Students analyze a webpage for messages about health impacts on farmworkers from pesticide exposure and about target audience and producer mission 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

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Exposed and Ignored": Farmworkers and Pesticides

Students analyze a report cover for messages about farmworkers and pesticide exposure and about technique in cover design. 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

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Fossil Fuel Pipelines: Editorial Cartoons

Students analyze editorial cartoons for messages about fossil fuel pipelines and about credibility and technique in editorial cartooning. 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

"Indigenous Rising: Stop the Pipeline" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about Indigenous peoples' efforts to stop fossil fuel pipelines and about editorial decisions in webpage design. 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

"Fighting the Cancer Alley Myth", Louisiana Chemical Association Webpage

Students analyze a webpage by the Louisiana Chemical Association for messages about industry efforts to change public perceptions about cancer alley, Louisiana and about purpose 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

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Louisiana Cancer Alley Residents Sue" Blog Post

Students analyze a blog post for messages about lawsuit brought be residents of cancer alley, Louisiana and about advocacy tactics used by producers of 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

Blog Post

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Witness: Cancer Alley Louisiana

Students analyze magazine pages for messages about cancer alley, Louisiana and about who might benefit and be harmed by 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Poverty Rates and Surface Mining

Students analyze a webpage for messages about poverty rates and surface mining and about how media messages reflect the mission of the producer. 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 Impacts of Mountaintop Removal

Students analyze a webpage for messages about community impacts of mountaintop removal and about media production techniques to motivate action. 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

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

Prison Abolition and Democracy Book Cover

Students analyze a book cover for messages about prison abolition and about book cover design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

“Restorative Justice" Webpage

Students analyze a web page for messages about restorative justice and about sponsorship and purpose in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

“Record Breaker: Life After Prison" Posters

Students analyze two posters for messages about rehabilitation, life after release from prison and about purpose in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

“Habitual Violator: Naming Prisoners" Magazine Cover

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the words used to describe people in the criminal justice system and about counter-stereotyping in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“Family Life Behind Bars” Webpage

Students analyze a web page for messages about the experience of prison families and about the purpose of websites. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Prison Profiteers Book Cover

Students analyze a book cover for messages about the privatization of prisons and about editorial choices for title and artwork in book covers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Rising Prison Budgets: Is It Worth It?

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about prison budgets and about who might benefit and who might be harmed by media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“And Justice For All": Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about public opinion on racial bias and the death penalty and about cartoonists' editorial choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Polling on the Death Penalty

Students analyze 2 webpages of polling data for messages about public opinion on the death penalty and about how questions are framed in polling. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

“The Death Penalty” Magazine Cover

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the death penalty and about magazine cover design choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Guantanamo - Contrasting Representations

Students analyze a webpage and a poster for messages about Guantanamo and about purposes of imagery in media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Women in Prison Poster

Students analyze a poster for messages about women in prison and about graphic decisions in poster design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

"The New Jim Crow" Book Cover

Students analyze a book cover for messages about race and incarceration and about designer choices for book covers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“More Than 1 in Every 100” Newspaper Article

Students analyze a newspaper article for messages about the number of people held in U.S. prisons and about sourcing in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Print

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

“The Inmate Nation" Magazine Cover

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the U.S. prison system and about purpose and design in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Posters

Students analyze two posters from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network for messages about LGBTQ students and about purpose and design in media messages . This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Christine Jorgensen: 1970 Film Poster & 2010 Webpage

Students analyze a 1970 film poster and a 2010 webpage for messages about early transgender choice and about what makes media messages sensational or sympathetic. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Bisexual Resource Center Webpage

Students analyze a web page for messages about bisexuality and about the use of visual symbols to convey identity. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

GLAAD: Latino/a Community Webpage

Students analyze a web page for messages about gay affirmative messaging and about word choice in editorial decisions. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Advertising Targeting LGBTQ Consumers

Students analyze an advertisement for messages about LGBTQ consumers as a target group for advertisers and about LGBTQ affirmative symbols. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Gay Marriage Webpages

Students analyze two 2010 web pages for messages about gay marriage and about how different people interpret media messages differently. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Gays in the Military Editorial Cartoons

Students analyze two editorial cartoons for messages about gay service members in the military and about the role of editorial cartoons in shaping public opinion. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“Hate Group / Tolerant Group” Editorial Cartoon

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about tolerance between Christians and the LGBTQ community and about irony and caricature in editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hate Speech Targeting the LGBTQ Community

Students analyze a news photo for messages about hate speech targeting LGBTQ people and about editorial choices to publish images of hatred. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hate Crimes Against the LGBTQ Community

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about hate crimes against LGBTQ people and about editorial choices for cover headlines. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Breaking Silence About the AIDS Crisis

Students analyze a poster for messages about breaking the silence about the AIDS crisis and about art in social justice movements. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

Out & Outraged: Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at the Supreme Court

Students analyze a 1987 handbook cover for messages about civil disobedience by AIDS activists and about visual symbols in media document design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Informational Text

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Gay Power Comes to Sheridan Square: The Stonewall Uprising

Students analyze front pages from two newspaper for messages about the Stonewall uprising and about editorial choices to appeal to a specific target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

“Homophile Groups Picket in Nation’s Capital” 1965 Magazine Cover

Students analyze a 1965 magazine cover for messages about an early gay liberation march and about the role of small media outlets in furthering social justice movements. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Magazine

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

A Native American Views Immigrants Editorial Cartoon

Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about who is an immigrant and about the use of irony in editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Minuteman Project Webpage

Students analyze a 2010 webpage for messages about militant opposition to immigration and about the use of patriotic symbols in advocacy appeals. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Congressional Blog Posting on Immigration Reform

Students analyze a 2009 Congressional blog post for messages about immigration reform and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Blog Post

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“American Apparel on Immigration” Advertisement

Students analyze a 2007 advertisement for messages about acceptance of "illegal" immigrants and about advertising as a means for social change. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Immigration Reform: Dueling Cartoons

Students analyze two editorial cartoons for messages about immigration reform proposals and about the purposes of editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

“Immigrants Take to U.S. Streets in Show of Strength”

Students analyze a 2006 New York Times front page for messages about immigrant rights marches and about editorial choices for front page photos. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

“Read Between the Lines": Mexican American Experience in Murals

Students analyze a mural for messages about the Mexican immigrant experience and about murals, petroglyphs, graffiti and tagging as forms of media. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“Torn Apart by Deportation” Magazine Cover

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about the impact of deportation and about implicit and explicit media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Immigration Policy and the “Fight For the Future”

Students analyze a magazine cover for messages about immigration policy and about periodical covers as advertising . This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Magazine, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“Nuestro Labor” and “Embracing Illegals”

Students analyze a poster and a magazine cover for messages about the impact of immigration on the economy and about why points of view in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Magazine, Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

"Meet The New Americans" Webpage

Students analyze a 2010 webpage for messages about why people emigrate to the U.S. and about the purpose and funding of websites. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Uncle Sam & Immigration: Dueling Cartoons

Students analyze editorial cartoons from 1903 for messages supporting or opposing immigration and about the representation of implied values in editorial cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

“Uncle Sam is a Man of Strong Features”

Students analyze an 1898 magazine cover for messages about immigration and about who might benefit and who might be harmed by media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Interpreting Personal Power: Imagery & Appeal

Students analyze two Esquire magazine covers for messages about power and identity and about diverse interpretations of media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Beautiful Women: Body Image Affirmation

Students analyze a poster for messages about body image and identities and about purpose and sponsorship of media creation. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Title IX: Impacts and Identities

Students analyze a poster for messages about athleticism and gender identities and about the impact of Title IX. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism

Students analyze a book cover for messages about women of color and identities and about media representationms of young women of color. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Presenting Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice

Students analyze two magazine covers for messages about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and about how target audiences influence editorial choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Magazine

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hillary Clinton: Dueling Cartoons

Students analyze editorial cartoons about Hillary Clinton for messages about women's identity as a political candidate and about the use of stereotypes in editorial cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Violence Against Women: Who Can Stop it?

Students analyze a magazine cover and a poster for messages about who can stop violence against women and about discerning what's true in media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." 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, Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Students analyze sculptures of war veterans for messages about purpose, point of view and meaning.

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Visual Arts, US History, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Photograph

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?

Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.

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General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Hate Culture, the Internet, and What Can We Do?

Students analyze videos for messages about how digital platforms, especially social media, accelerate hate ideology and about actions people can take to challenge hate speech.

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Psychology, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Documentary Film, Documentary Film, Editorial Cartoon

Pptx, Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Remember the Alamo

Students analyze feature film, educational video and TV news clips for the reasons behind the1836 Battle of the Alamo, the credibility of media messages, and how cultural and historical context shapes how history is presented and viewed.

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Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Video, Web Video, Feature Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Literature, Poster

Pptx, Pdf

Roma Matott

How Do I Choose? Picking the Right Book for Me

Students analyze book covers and pages from various children’s books to determine personal preferences in reading for a variety of purposes.

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Consumer Education, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sharon Fox

Baby Shark: Introducing Analysis Skills

Students analyze the viral video “Baby Shark” to practice observation, link evidence to a document, assess what is true and not about sharks, and reflect on the credibility of media messages.

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Music, Life Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Music/song, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Faith Rogow

Discovering Ramadan

Students analyze a tweet, calendar, and book covers related to the celebration of Ramadan to discover unique traditions associated with the holy month and to contrast media forms.

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Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Photograph, Social Media, Web Video

Pptx, Pdf

Michele Coolbeth

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

Political Memes and Bias: What Resonates, What’s True and What Do We Share?

Students analyze political memes about Trump and Biden to think about their purpose and target audience, how to determine their accuracy/credibility, and to reflect on their own biases and critical thinking.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Photograph, Social Media

Pptx, Pdf

Beth Cuddy

Rosie the Riveter: Depiction of Women During WWII

Students will compare three illustrations depicting Rosie the Riveter, from 1943 and 2017 to analyze gender messages and historical context.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Magazine, Poster

Pptx, Pdf

Mary Kate Lonergan

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

Indigenous Media Making: Affirming Identity

Students analyze short videos from TikTok, a feature film, a video game, Hip-Hop video, and a documentary film for messages related to Indigenous identity and cultural pride.

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Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Music/song, Social Media, 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

The History of Cigarette Commercials: Issues of Persuasion and Regulation

Students analyze 3 TV commercials and a PSA for cigarettes from the 1950s-1960s to assess marketing techniques, health messages and gender stereotypes, and then read about and discuss the 1970 congressional ban on cigarette advertising on television.

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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Television Commercial, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe, Dylan Mangano

How Much Does College Cost?

Students analyze graphs reporting statistics on the cost of college from different sources, applying mathematical, economic and media literacy frameworks.

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Math, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Cyndy Scheibe, Gabriel Zall

Global Perspectives Through Movie Posters

Students analyze pairs of movie posters advertising the same film for different national audiences for messages about cultural perspectives and design choices.

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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Animated Film, Feature Film, Illustration, Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry, Arlene Laverde

America: Through Music Videos

Students analyze excerpts from music videos about America for messages about identity, media forms and historical and cultural context.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, 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

Feature Film, Music/song, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Censoring Seuss: Cancel Culture or Cultural Respect?

Students evaluate pages from Dr. Seuss books that were removed by the family for perpetuating stereotypes and then analyze a tweet and replies that includes support and criticism for censoring those images - discussing both the issues and the civility of the comments.

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Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Literature, Social Media

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry, Susan Allen

How Much Fruit is in this Drink? How Can You Tell?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode juice containers for messages about health and nutrition.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall

Is This Cereal Healthy? How Can You Find Out?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal box advertisements for messages about health and nutrition.

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Health, Math, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Print Advertisement

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall

The Face of Cereal: Using Cartoon Characters to Persuade Children

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal packages for messages about health and advertising.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Print Advertisement

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe, Hannah Gordon, Gabriel Zall

Dinosaurs: What’s True and What’s Not?

Students analyze messages about dinosaurs in a film, an advertisement, a website, a video game, a TV program and a fiction and non-fiction book - and assess the credibility of each source.

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Consumer Education, Life Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Animated Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Print Advertisement, Television Program, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Louis XIV & Absolute Monarchy: Media Messages from the Time

Students analyze media documents from the era of Louis XIV - an oil painting, a royal medal, an excerpt from John Locke’s “Treatise on Government” and an excerpt from a French travel memoir - for messages about absolute monarchy, media forms and historical context.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

What Can You Tell From a Book Cover?

Students analyze pairs of different covers for the same children’s book for messages about techniques, purpose, impact and target audience.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Print Advertisement

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry, Sharon Fox

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

Sports and Protest: Media and Civil Discourse

Students analyze a news report, an advocacy video and a twitter thread for messages about media bias, civil discourse and the role of athletes in social protest.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

News - Video, Social Media, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry, Josh Solomon

Can You Judge A Book by its Cover?

Students analyze pairs of different covers for the same children’s book for messages about techniques, purpose and target audience.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Literature, Print Advertisement

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry, Sharon Fox

What to Believe? Media Misrepresentations of the War in Ukraine

Students analyze social media and news videos for messages analyzing misinformation and bias in reports on Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Program, Web Video, News - Video, Web Video, News - Video

Mp4, Pdf

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

All You Need is Love: The Beatles in Music and Film

Students analyze excerpts from a documentary, an animated film and a video of a music performance, all centering on the song “All You Need Is Love,” for messages about artistic expression, historical context and interpretation.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Music/song, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

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

Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace

Students analyze excerpts from a documentary and a TV mini-series about Aretha Franklin singing “Amazing Grace” for messages about artistic expression and the impact on individuals and society.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Ukraine’s Holodomor – Famine or Stalinist Genocide?

In this lesson students read a brief history of the 1930’s famine in Ukraine that was caused by Joseph Stalin’s policy of forced collectivization and analyze posters produced by Stalin’s government and by Michael Gorbachev’s government for messages about Stalinism and the Holodomor.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Poster

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Judy Heumann: Disability Activism in Video

Students analyze short video clips from different video genres for messages about how Judy Heumann pushed for civil rights for people with disabilities.

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Health, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, News - Video, Television Program, 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

How Does the World Look? Questioning Maps

Students analyze different world map projections to identify point of view or bias in maps.

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Global Studies, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Map

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Ageism in Advertising: Promoting or Countering Stereotypes?

Students analyze television commercials for messages about stereotypes and counter-stereotypes of elders.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Regulating Social Media: How About It?

Students analyze five short video clips for different messages about the regulation of social media.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The U.S. Exits Afghanistan: Lessons from the Newspaper Front Pages

Students analyze newspaper front pages from August 2021 for messages about media representation of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Critical Race Theory – Whose History? Whose Story?

Students analyze clips from a variety of video sources for messages about the teaching of U.S. history, critical race theory and the power of media to persuade.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Feature Film, News - Video, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Marketing OxyContin: Profits, Lives and Disinformation

Media documents are excerpts from a company memo from Purdue Pharma, an investigative reporting video, an online article and two government reports related to the marketing of OxyContin. Students analyze messages about the role of industry in fueling the opioid epidemic and the credibility of the media documents.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, News - Print, News - Video, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

High Fructose Corn Syrup? Is There a Problem? Who Says?

Students analyze a commercial from the Corn Refiners Association, a blog post from an industry-supported group and an article from the Union of Concerned Scientists for messages about the health impacts of high fructose corn syrup, the spread of scientific misinformation and how funders influence media messages.

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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Blog Post, Informational Text, Television Commercial, Webpage

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Football and Concussions: the NFL vs. Scientific Research

In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips from an investigative documentary TV program, a feature film, and a congressional hearing for messages about the impact of football on brain disease to assess credibility in film representations of historic events.

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Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Feature Film, News - Video, Television Program, Television Commercial, News - Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Decoding the Dollar Bill: Historical Context and Identity

Students analyze the imagery, symbols and words on the dollar bill for messages about the United States, historical context and our own identities.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

What Does the Dollar Bill Tell You About the United States?

Students analyze the imagery on the dollar bill for symbols and messages about the beliefs of the founders of the United States and about what constitutes media.

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Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Should the Government Support Gun Research?

In this media literacy activity students analyze short text documents from a scientific research paper abstract from the New England Journal of Medicine, a news story from the National Rifle Association, a magazine article from Smithsonian and an op-ed from the National Review for messages about scientific gun research, credibility, sourcing and their own biases.

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Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Election 2020 – The Facts are Clear but Who Do We Trust?

In this media literacy activity students analyze a collection of tweets from President Trump, a televised press conference statement by President-elect Joe Biden, a video opinion piece by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, a press release from the U.S. Government office for cyber-security and infrastructure security and an online fact checking webpage by the Annenberg Public Policy Center for messages about the 2020 Presidential election results and media credibility.

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Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Web Video, News - Video, Speech, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Video, Social Media, Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Ancient Nubia & Ancient Egypt: What’s the Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze two film clips for messages about the ancient Egyptians and Kushites, the role of racism in archaeology and storytelling choices in documentary film.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Presidents and Propaganda?

This activity asks students to reflect on the definitions of propaganda and fascist propaganda as they analyze two short videos: a pro-Obama music video produced by musician will.i.am in 2008 and a pro-Trump video shown at the Ellipse in Washington DC shortly before the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Speech, Web Video, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Mapping Ancient Civilizations: Who’s Included and Who’s Not?

In this media literacy activity students analyze the bias and techniques used in maps of ancient civilizations.

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Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Map

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Polling on Structural Racism: What Do Different People Believe?

In this media literacy activity students analyze charts and graphs showing polling data on how different groups view structural racism in the United States.

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Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Representations of Asian People in the Media

In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips for messages about media stereotypes and cultural respect of people of Asian descent.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Miles Davis: Inspiration to a Masterpiece

In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from a feature film and a documentary film for messages about musical inspiration and collaborative creativity.

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Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Incan Religion – What Sources Should I Use?

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from different media documents – a young adult fiction book, a Wikipedia article, a Twinkl education page, a magazine article, a tourism webpage, a documentary film and an animated children’s film – to assess the credibility and usefulness of each source for research on Incan religion.

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Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Blog Post, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Vaccine Nationalism and Global Equity: Who Gets the Shots When?

In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos for messages about the ethics of global vaccine access.

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Health, Life Sciences, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Video, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Ancient Egypt - Ancient Media?

In this media literacy activity students analyze images of things found in ancient Egypt to determine which might be considered media and to explore how the cultural characteristics of places change over time.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

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

Race and Perspective: Contrasting the Police Response to the Capitol Insurrection and Black Lives Matter Protests in TV and Print

In this media literacy activity students compare two opinion pieces, a TV news commentary and a print article, about the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 for messages about media construction and how our identity influences our views.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Blog Post, News - Print, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Two Views of an Insurrection: January 6, 2021

In this media literacy activity students analyze the choices made in constructing two news reports on the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol and how we interpret the bias of each.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Bob Dylan: Storytelling for Social Justice

In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from feature film and documentary film for messages about songwriting and social protest.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Web Video, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Storming the Capitol: Front Page Constructions

In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of the storming of the Capitol.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

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.

Online Scams– Will You Fall for It?

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 web notices to identify different types of online scams.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, FG

Practicing Respect on Public Transportation

In this media literacy activity students analyze short video clips for messages about respect on public transportation.

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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry, FG

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

Clickbait – Can You Spot It?

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 webpages to identify clickbait strategies.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, FG

Panamanian Family Values – According to Whom?

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 images and text in webpages for messages about family values in Panama and about the source, purpose and credibility of websites.

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Health, Psychology, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, FG

Human Rights in Panama: What’s the Story?

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 news reports and social media for messages about human rights in Panama.

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Psychology, Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, FG

Who’s Selling Me on this Sport?: Identifying Target Audience

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 social media posts for messages about different types of sports in Panama.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Photograph, Social Media, Web Video

Pptx, Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, Fundación Galindo

To Smoke or Not to Smoke?: Advertising & Persuasion

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 a poster from the 1970s and a webpage and product packaging from the 2010s for messages about smoking.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Television Commercial, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, Fundación Galindo

Panama’s Ethnic Groups- Who Tells Their Story?

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 websites for messages about Panama’s Indigenous people and about how to judge the credibility of media messages.

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Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, Fundación Galindo

Money is Not the Same Everywhere: Techniques of Communication

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 currencies from Panama and the United States for messages about techniques of construction and historical context.

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Visual Arts, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf, Docx, Pptx

Sox Sperry, Fundacion Galindo

Healthy Food: Who’s Telling Me What I Should Eat?

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 media messages from Panamanian health & nutrition organizations for messages about good nutrition.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Webpage, Web Video

Pptx, Pdf, Docx

Sox Sperry, Fundación Galindo

The Roots of Democracy in the United States: Iroquois or Athens?

In this media literacy activity students analyze two videos for messages about the roots of U.S. democracy with the Native American Iroquois confederacy and historic Athenian democracy as points of reference.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

When to Call a Lie a Lie – Media’s Responsibility to Hold Politicians Accountable

In this media literacy activity students analyze an article and a video news commentary from liberal and conservative media sources for messages about how the media responds to lies told by President Trump.

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Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Editorial Opinion, Magazine, News - Video, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Media, Politics and the Supreme Court

In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper articles about the Supreme Court confirmation process for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993 and for Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 for messages about how political decisions influencing Supreme Court confirmation processes have changed with different historical contexts.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Polarized America: Political Conventions 2020

In this media literacy activity students analyze montages of clips from the 2020 Democratic and Republican conventions for messages about target audience and polarization of the electorate.

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Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, News - Video, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Media Representations of Working Class Men: Different Eras, Different Understandings

In this media literacy activity students analyze a portion of a mural from the 1930s and a clip from “The Simpsons” TV show from the 1990s for messages about media representation of working class men.

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Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Animated Film, Illustration, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Internet Messages About Toys: What’s the Purpose?

In this media literacy activity, students analyze a toy commercial, an educational video and a clip from an animated film for messages about the purpose of media messages.

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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Web Video, Television Commercial, Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Media Bias Charts: Who’s Rating What?

In this media literacy activity students analyze 4 charts on the political bias of different news sources with background information on the authors and methodology for each chart, to reflect on credibility, political bias in the media, the student’s own confirmation biases, and extremist views on the Internet.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry

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

Blowing the Whistle On Big Tobacco Propaganda

In this media literacy activity students analyze a cigarette ad, an excerpt from an investigative documentary, a clip from a TV news program and a clip from a dramatic feature film for messages about the tobacco industry’s efforts to mislead the public about the health consequences of smoking.

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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film, News - Video, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Understanding Teen Media Use: Different Research Techniques

In this media literacy activity students analyze three articles about different approaches to social science research through polling data analysis, a longitudinal study and a literature review. Students explore the techniques used for data gathering and discuss the impacts of social media use on adolescents.

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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Techniques of Persuasion: Smoking, Vaping and Health

In this media literacy activity students analyze commercials and PSAs related to smoking and vaping for messages about purpose, technique and target audience.

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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Presidential Photo-Op and Political Protest: Who’s Telling the Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze and compare a short video produced by the White House and a longer news report by MSNBC on President Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church on June 1, 2020 during nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.

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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Video, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Covering Black Lives Matter: Front Page Constructions

In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

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

Fighting Back Against Religious Intolerance

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about how young people challenge religious intolerance.

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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, Animated Film, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry, Olivia Wiese

Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19: Who’s Selling? Who’s Buying?

In this media literacy activity students analyze media documents that allege conspiracies related to the coronavirus. Students then analyze media messages for credibility and reflect on their own biases in interpreting conspiracy theories.

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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Magazine, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Faces of COVID-19 – Artists as Activists

In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos about the human faces of COVID-19 for messages about how artists work to humanize the pandemic.

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Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Photograph, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The Death of Kobe Bryant: How Viral Media Spreads Misinformation

In this media literacy activity students analyze screen grabs from a YouTube page, a Facebook post, a network news video page and online headlines, photos and captions for messages about credibility of Internet news reporting.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Confirmation Bias, Coronavirus and the 2020 Presidential Campaign

In this media literacy activity students analyze the credibility of a controversial pro-Biden political ad attacking President Trump on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a tweet in response by Trump War Room, and an article from the fact-checking website Politifact about the controversy. Students then analyze their own confirmation bias as they reflect on how they evaluate the credibility of sources on political issues.

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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, Informational Text, Social Media, Television Commercial, Webpage, 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

Cyberbullying: How It Hurts & How to Help

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos made for students for messages about the effects and remedies for cyber-bullying.

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Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Animated Film, Social Media, Television Commercial, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Female Superheroes: Changing Powers Over Time

In this media literacy activity students analyze female superheroes from comics of the 1960s and 2010s for messages about changes in media representations of gender and power across fifty years.

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Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

How Women Got the Vote: Different Authors, Different Stories

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from two children’s history books for messages about the fight for women’s right to vote.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Women’s Suffrage: Why the Women’s Vote Was Important Then and Is Now

In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th to the 21st century for messages about the arguments in favor of women voting.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Magazine, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Why Vote?

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about why voting is important.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, Animated Film, News - Video, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

COVID-19 and the Economy: Conflicting Priorities

In this media literacy activity students analyze two opinion pieces for messages about how to manage the economy during a global health crisis.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Changing Our Media Habits: The Impact of the Pandemic

In this media literacy activity students analyze charts, graphs and illustrations for messages about media consumption changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Math, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph, Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

How Disease Spreads: Cholera Epidemic of 1892

In this media literacy activity students analyze an anti-Semitic editorial cartoon and newspaper editorial from the 1890s, an excerpt from a contemporary magazine article and a webpage from a respected medical health center for messages about the social and scientific beliefs that inform our knowledge about how cholera spreads.

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Health, Psychology, Life Sciences, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Magazine, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry, Nancy Ridenour

Trusting Web Videos on COVID-19 (Or Not)

In this media literacy activity students analyze for credibility four video clips of people giving prevention advice during the Covid-19 crisis: President Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a New York City primary care doctor during an online family information session, and a naturopathic doctor during a televangelist TV program. These were all posted online in March of 2020.

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Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Web Video, News - Video, Speech, Television Commercial, Television Program, 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

“The Truth About Coronavirus” - Google Searching For COVID-19

In this media literacy activity students analyze results from two Google searches, one for “coronavirus” and one for “the real truth about coronavirus,” to reflect on the impact of search terms on the sources that Google recommends.

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Health, Psychology, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Social Media Goes Viral: Fact Checking Messages About COVID-19

In this media literacy activity students analyze a text message, a Facebook post, a webpage from a fact checking organization and a tweet from the World Health Organization for messages about credibility of Internet information about precautionary health measures for COVID-19.

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Health, Psychology, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Informational Text, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Wash Your Hands – What’s the Right Way?

In this media literacy activity students analyze a comic, a graphic, a music video and a public service announcement for messages about the best way to wash your hands to protect yourself from getting sick.

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Health, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Blog Post, Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Misinformation About COVID-19: How to Figure It out

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about what to do about misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Harriet Tubman Seizes Freedom – Many Stories

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from children’s books for messages about Harriet Tubman, enslavement and the Underground Railroad.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Slavery in the 21st Century: What Can We Do?

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos about modern day slave trafficking for messages about causes and solutions.

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Health, Psychology, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry, Katja Krieger

Representations of Enslavement in South Carolina – Context is Everything

In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th, 20th & 21st century for messages about African slavery in South Carolina.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Social Media and Elections: What’s the Connection?

In this media literacy activity students analyze online charts and text for messages about the impact of social media on U.S. elections and political discourse.

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Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Chart/graph, Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Teaching the Enslavement of African People in the Americas

In this media literacy activity students analyze an executive summary from a research report, an opinion piece in a newspaper and a post in an online community site for messages about how and why we teach about the history of slavery.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Fact Checkers: How Do They Decide?

In this media literacy activity students analyze fact checking websites for messages about their goals and processes for determining credibility.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

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

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration

Pptx, 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

Seeing Body Image Through Instagram Filters

in this media literacy activity students analyze a residential treatment center blog post, an opinion piece in college newspaper and an international newspaper story for messages about the impact of Instagram filters on social media users.

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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Vaccinations – What Role Does Social Media Play in Informing the Public?

In this media literacy activity students analyze an article from an anti-vaccination Facebook page, a public radio podcast and an international newspaper for messages about the role of social media in promoting public health as regards vaccines and immunization.

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Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry, Jennifer Borowicz

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

YouTube Recommendations: What Do I Do?

In this media literacy activity students analyze results from a YouTube recommendations list for messages about how to select videos based on the likelihood of their offering credible information.

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Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members)
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Webpage, Web Video

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Migrants Wait in Mexico – Whose Problems Do We See?

In this media literacy activity students analyze Spanish language news articles from Mexican newspapers for messages about migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry, Nora Schapira, Kaile Tsapis & Olivia Gellar

Thanksgiving: Who’s Telling the Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze short videos for messages about the meanings and impacts of the stories surrounding Thanksgiving.

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Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Animated Film, Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Google Image Searches – Do They Promote or Counter Stereotypes?

In this media literacy activity students analyze image search screen shots for messages about how gender stereotypes are promoted or countered in Google searches.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Photograph, Webpage

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The Physics of Star Wars: Can the Millennium Falcon Make Light Speed?

In this media literacy activity students analyze web videos exploring the science of Star Wars movies for messages about what it would take for humans to travel at the speed of light.

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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: Whose Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from children’s books for differing perspectives and messages about the history of Squanto’s role in the first thanksgiving feast.

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Fact Checkers: How Do They Decide?

In this media literacy activity students analyze fact checking websites for messages about their goals and processes for determining credibility.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Webpage

Pdf

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

Why Go to School?

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about why education is important.

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Film/Video Arts, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Rating Media Credibility – Who’s Behind the Curtain?

In this media literacy activity students analyze websites for messages about how funders and advisors influence bias.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage

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

What Do We Do About Fake News?

In this media literacy activity students analyze three online articles for messages about the responsibility to ascertain credibility in news stories.

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Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

In this media literacy activity students analyze a newspaper headline and photo, a tweet, an academic journal and a university survey for messages about the spread of false information via different media sources.

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Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Spotting Fake News: How to Help

In this media literacy activity students analyze three videos for messages about how and why students should recognize and respond to fake news stories.

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Psychology, Student Media Production, Journalism, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

YouTube Recommendations: Who’s Steering Your View?

In this media literacy activity students analyze three online articles for messages about the impact of YouTube recommendations on viewers.

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Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Magazine, Social Media

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Happy Mother’s Day: Storytelling in Advertising

In this media literacy activity students analyze two long form TV ads for messages about storytelling structure and mother and child relationships.

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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

News - Video, Social Media, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Social Media

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Selling Masculinity: What Kind Would You Like?

In this media literacy activity students analyze two television commercials from the same company for conflicting messages about masculinity.

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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Television Commercial, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

The Spanish Conquest of Mexico: Whose Story?

In this media literacy activity students analyze excerpts from two films for conflicting messages about the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

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Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

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

Mapping the Border: Who Decides?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze different maps of the U.S. Mexico border region for messages about how mapmakers use images and words to convey messages.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, 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
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Map

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Mass Shootings: Tracking the Numbers

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a blog post, a fact checking website and an article in a national magazine for messages about sourcing and credibility.

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Health, Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four sculptures for messages about Dr. King's life and legacy.

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Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

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

Tracking Lies: Determining the Credibility of Internet Information

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a tweet, a blog post and a factchecking webpage for credibility of Internet information.

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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Anti-Semitism: Then and Now

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a poster, a tweet and an editorial cartoon for messages about anti-Semitism.

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Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Informational Text, Poster

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to compare musical forms carrying messages about environmental justice in the workplace.

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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 Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, AUDIO

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Environmental Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

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

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Pdf, Mp4

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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Unit: Environmental Justice
Kit: 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

Liquids in Spiderman vs. Hydroman

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from an educational video on the changing states of water and a Spiderman vs. Hydroman cartoon for representations of the liquid state of water.

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Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Animated Film, Web Video, Web Video, Animated Film

Pdf, Mp4

Nicole Laura & Joyce Pixley

Volcanoes: Can We Protect Cities from Lava Flows?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a National Public Radio report and a clip from a 1940s era Superman animated cartoon for messages about engineering solutions to protect cities from volcanic lava flows.

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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Animated Film, Webpage

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Tidal Waves & Tsunamis in Film: Fact & Fiction

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a National Geographic video and a TV miniseries to examine credibility of information on the causes and impacts of tsunamis.

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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Feature Film, Television Program, Television Program, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Responding to Global Problems: Analyzing Keys to Success and Recipes for Failure

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from internet video talks for conflicting perspectives on the potential for large- or small-scale remedies to solve global-level problems.

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Psychology, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Web Video, Speech, Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

David Rhodes

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

Corporate Greenwashing? Exxon and Greenpeace

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an ExxonMobil commercial and an environmental advocacy video for conflicting messages about corporate advertising credibility and about human impact on the environment.

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Student Media Production, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Individual, Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Kelsey Greene

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

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

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

Activity Name 1

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode (name the media document type) for messages about (name the core content information or literacy skills).

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Commercial Arts/Advertising

College
Group - Small (3-5 Members)
30-60 Minutes

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

Standing Rock Dakota Pipeline Controversy

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an op-ed and a web page for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Dakota Access pipeline..

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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Webpage

Pdf

Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry

Oil Pipelines: Indigenous Water Rights & Safe Energy Transport

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an article and a web page for conflicting perspectives on the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near Standing Rock native land.

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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, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

News - Print, Webpage

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

Exploring Economic Models for a Healthy Planet and a Just Society

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three writings about sustainability and economy for conflicting perspectives on possible economic remedies to environmental destruction and economic inequality.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice

Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text

Pdf

Armin Heurich & Sox Sperry

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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

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

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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf

Sox Sperry

2016 Meaning in Memes

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding memes about the 2016 election for the impact of social media forms and interpretation.

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Psychology, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

2016 Explaining the Result

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding TV news clips explaining the outcome of the 2016 election for point of view, credibility and interpretation.

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Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO

Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

2016 Balancing Facebook Viewpoints

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Blue Feed/Red Feed posts about the outcome of the 2016 election for sources, bias and interpretation.

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Psychology, Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

2016 Constructing Candidate Biography

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton film biographies for messages, point of view and target audience.

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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris 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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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency

Physical 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

2016 Targeting Messages on Immigration

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding two Donald Trump speeches on immigration for message, target audience and rhetorical technique.

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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency
Playlist: Global Studies

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

2016 Ensuring Voting Rights

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding news videos about voting rights for message, point of view, credibility and bias.

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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

2016 Campaigning Leading to Fear

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding website images and text from articles about the suggestion that Donald Trump's candidacy causes fear among students for message, sourcing, credibility and bias.

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Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency

Journalism, 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, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Fact or Fiction? A Snopes.com and Urban Legends Activity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing students to data collection through surveys and reflecting on why so many people believe in urban legends.

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Psychology, Visual Arts, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members)
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe

Twister: A Film Decoding Activity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the concept of target audiences, and how messages can be crafted for a specific audience through visuals, language and sound.

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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe

Lemmings: Documentary Film Clip Decoding

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the influence of the media on people's beliefs about science and teaching ways to check the validity of questionable claims.

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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe

White Towel Activity

A media production activity to reinforce the concept of target audiences, and how messages can be crafted for a specific audience through visuals, language and sound.

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Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members)
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, ACTIVITY PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Television Commercial

Pdf

Cyndy Schiebe

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Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe

Additional Practice Videos for Kindergarten

A set of 11 video advertisements for children's toys and breakfast cereals with decoding prompts for messages about target audience, advertising tricks and disclaimers.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe

Puzzle Wall Map

A map of Africa with a numbered grid covering the continent.

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Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy

Global Studies

Upper Elementary
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members)
15-30 Minutes, 30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Map

Pdf

Chris Sperry, Carrie LaZarre & Marilyn Mayer

How Do We Identify Good Sustainability Stories? (Upper Elementary)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about how videos can tell stories to inform and engage the public about sustainability issues and initiatives.

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Unit: Production
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Math, Psychology, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Journalism, 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

Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene

How Do We Decide What to Eat and Drink?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages for messages about how food choices impact personal health.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Visual Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Webpage

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Sustainability Videos: Start to Finish

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students collaboratively design a short video message about a sustainability effort.

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Unit: Video Production (Middle School)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene

Sustainability Stories: Identifying Good Stories (Middle School)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about how videos can tell stories to inform and engage the public about sustainability issues and initiatives.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Documenting Sustainability Stories
Unit: Video Production (Middle School)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene

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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Playlist: Climate Change
Unit: 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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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: 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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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: 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

Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a web page for messages about how natural gas extraction impacts fresh water resources.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Poverty: Climate Change & Water Security

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages for messages about the conditions that make people living in poverty extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Drought & Farming: Thirsty Crops

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages and graphs for messages about how agricultural demands for irrigation impact freshwater resources during times of drought.

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Playlist: Climate Change
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Drought Causes: Climate Change Impacts

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about the relationship between climate change and droughts.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Watersheds: Stewardship & Climate Change

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about which strategies might be most useful to deal with climate change impacts on human communities.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Valuing Water: Different Perspectives

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a book covers and tables of content for messages about human impacts on freshwater resources.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Oil Palm Plantations: Effects on Tropical Rainforests

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a TV commercial and a documentary film excerpt for messages about the benefits and costs of transforming a tropical rainforest into an oil palm plantation to supply the global market.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Documentary Film, Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Trophy Hunting: Conservation or Destruction?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of trophy hunting on animal species.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Pollution: Industrial Restoration or Destruction

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a webpage for messages about the impact of the impact of industrial pollution on ecosystem relationships.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Invasive Species: How Do We Stop an Invasion?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of introducing invasive species into an ecosystem.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Habitat Destruction: The Idea of Progress

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a painting and a Facebook post for messages about the impact of habitat destruction on biodiversity.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Climate: Climate Change & Biodiversity

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about the impact of climate change on ecosystem biodiversity.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Interrelationships: Human & Buffalo

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the interdependent relationships between people and buffalo.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Species Preservation: Seeking Solutions

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how people take action to address local and global problems related to the loss of biodiversity.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Hydrofracking Pros & Cons: Arguing the Case

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how hydrofracking impacts the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Exploring the Impact of Hydrofracking on Aquifers

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode diagrams for messages about how hydrofracking impacts freshwater resources.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hydropower Dams: To Build or to Dismantle?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about claims related to hydropower dam building or removal.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Ethanol: Pros and Cons

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the benefits and costs of using corn-based ethanol as an energy source.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Comparing Renewables: U.S. vs. Global Energy Use

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode graphs for messages about how the use of renewable energy sources can help to reduce human vulnerability to climate change.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Wind: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a book cover and a tweet for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Solar: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a webpage and a magazine cover for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Oil: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a book cover and report cover for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Nuclear: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hydropower: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Coal: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a magazine cover and spread for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Making Videos about Sustainability Efforts

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students collaboratively design a short video message about a sustainability effort.

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Unit: Documenting Sustainability Stories
Unit: Production
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene

What About Bottled Water?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos and TV commercials to discern messages about decisions to purchase or not purchase bottled water.

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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

How Much Water Did it Take to Grow That?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about the impact of agriculture on freshwater availability.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Where Does Water Go?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the role of the hydrologic cycle in creating watersheds.

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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Why Protect Our Water Resources?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and report covers and tables of contents to discern messages about how people impact water supplies and what individuals and communities can do to protect water resources.

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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Protecting Our Water Resources Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in videos and writing a report on the protection of water resources.

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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, ASSESSMENT

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Deciding On Our Food Choices Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in posters and writing about food choice messages and persuasion techniques in posters.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Consumer Choices About Natural Resource Use Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in a book cover and poster and writing an opinion piece on consumer choices,

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Renewable Energy Sources - Who's Running the Numbers?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing written text, web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about renewable energy use.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Logging - What About Biodiversity?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos & childrens books to discern messages about the impacts of logging on biodiversity.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Oil Spills: What's the Problem?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing newspaper headlines, web pages and videos to discern messages about how oil spills impact human and natural populations.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

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

Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, News - Print, Webpage, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Dams and Rivers: To Build Or To Remove?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the human benefits and environmental impacts of building and removing hydropower dams

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Natural Resources - How Do we Use Them?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and magazine covers to discern messages about how the use of natural resources for energy affects the environment.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

What About Hunger?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about possible strategies to address the problem of hunger.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Who's Selling Me This Food?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the goals and impacts of food advertising.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Illustration, Television Commercial, Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Where Does My Food Come From?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the production and transportation of food.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

How Do We Decide How Much To Eat And Drink?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and food diagrams to discern messages about food servings.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Math, Visual Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Webpage

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Advertiser's Power of Persuasion - Animals

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing print advertisements and public service messages about dogs and endangered species. Writing scripts for ads or public service announcements promoting actions to protect animals.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Advertiser's Power of Persuasion - Fruits & Vegetables

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing print advertisements and public service messages about carrot-related food products and writing scripts for ads or public service announcements promoting healthy eating habits.

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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Advertiser's Power of Persuasion - Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing print advertisements and public service messages about bottled water and vitamin water and writing scripts for ads or public service announcements promoting their water consumption design for a healthy body, budget and earth.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Television Commercial, Webpage

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Let Us Tell You About the Animals Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing various media documents focused on messages about human impacts on animals and creating a simple video production based on impacts to animals where you live and action ideas to protect them.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Illustration, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Let Us Tell You About the Plants Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers focused on different messages about human impacts on plants and creating a simple video production based on impacts to plants and action ideas to protect them.

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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Feedback From Users

Let Us Tell You About the Bodies of Water Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers for messages about water-centered disasters related to oil spills, drought and hurricanes and creating a simple video production based on impacts to your region's water bodies and action ideas to protect them.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect These Animals

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about different classes of animals, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of animals students would like to protect.

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Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect These Plants

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about plant needs for water, sunlight and pollinators, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of plants students would like to protect.

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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect This Body of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about bodies of water, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of water bodies students would like to protect.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Heroes for Animal Protection

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about songbird steward Rachel Carson and composing a social message about being an animal steward.

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Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Social Media, Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Heroes for Plant Protection

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about tree steward Wangari Maathai and composing a social message about being a plant steward.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Social Media

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Heroes for Water Protection

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about water steward Marion Stoddart and composing a social message about being a water steward.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Math, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Literature, Social Media, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Health Care and Wal-Mart

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing two short videos about Wal-Mart's healthcare policies.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Health, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

Living Wage

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing two opinion pieces about Living Wage laws.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

Perspectives on Labor and Management

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing five short film clips for messages on labor and capital.

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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Animated Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

World War One Through Posters

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about economics in World War One posters.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Poster

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

Imperialism and the Panama Canal

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias in two documentary films about the Panama Canal.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

The Value of Trees

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the free market's role in the 19th century lumber harvest by interpreting maps and comparing texts from John Muir and John J Audubon .

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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text, Literature, Map

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

Introduction to Capitalism

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing two brief videos with contrasting perspectives about capitalism and free markets.

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Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Cyndy Kramer

Frogs and Atrazine

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to consider opposing views on the possible relationship between frog popultion decline and the use of the herbicide atrazine.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species

Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Rainforest Biodiversity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impacts to rainforest biodiversity by monoculture plantations.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Northern Rockies Gray Wolf

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species

Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Cochabamba, Water for Sale

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of water privatization in Bolivia.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Health, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Chukchi Sea Oil Drilling

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of Alaskan oil drilling.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Opinion, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Damming the Rivers

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on river damming projects and on the use of water as a resource.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Resource Depletion

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

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Depleted Uranium

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the health and environmental effects of depleted uranium as a weapon in war.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment

Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental 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

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Nuclear Reactor Safety

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on nuclear reactor safety in light of the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment

Health, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Rachel Carson (Print Documents Lesson)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the media representation of Rachel Carson's legacy.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment

Health, Psychology, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Rachel Carson (Video Clips Lesson)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on conflicting views on Rachel Carson's place in history.

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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment

Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the Environment

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

No More Kings

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson to assess students' understanding of key events in the American Revolution.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Animated Film, Music/song, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Remembering the American Revolution

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing John Adams' ideas about defining what the revolution was.

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Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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A Pair of Portraits

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing portraits of George Washington and King George.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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The Rebels

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Loyalist perspectives during the American Revolution.

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Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Music/song

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Declaration of Independence

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing rights and grievances in the Declaration of Independence.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Literature

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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The Intolerable Acts

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about political cartoons and the Intolerable Acts.

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Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Phillis Wheatley's Poem

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a poem about freedom and slavery during the American Revolution.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Literature

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Boston Tea Party

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about primary and secondary source representations of the Boston Tea Party.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Tarred and Feathered

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about the impact of the Stamp Act on the American colonists.

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Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

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Proclamation of 1763

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

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Kit: Causes of the American Revolution

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Map

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Whitney Bong, Rachel Coates, Amy Eckley, Karen Griffin, Lynn VanDeWeert, Andrea Volckmar

More Commercials & Their Tricks

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson will teach the purpose of a commercial and wording tricks advertisers use to sell their products

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Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Toy Commercials & Their Tricks

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson will teach the purpose of a commercial and editing tricks advertisers use to sell their products

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Understanding TV Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson will teach the purpose of a commercial and some tricks advertisers use to sell their products

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Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

The Food Groups (First Grade)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using the food pyramid to introduce the health benefits of eating from all food groups.

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Unit: First Grade Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Nutrition

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Fruit Juice vs Fruit Snacks and Fruit Drinks

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson teaching students to discriminate between real fruit and fruit snacks and between real juice and fruit drinks by decoding TV commercials

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
15-30 Minutes, 30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Cereal Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of a "complete breakfast," identifying packaging clues about sugar in cereal and recognizing tricks in the construction of breakfast cereal commercials.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
15-30 Minutes, 30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

The Food Groups

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using the food pyramid to introduce the concept of food groups.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Nutrition

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Commercials, Part 2

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of target audience and tricks in the construction of TV commercials.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Commercials, Part 1

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of advertiser intent and tricks in the construction of TV commercials.

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Unit: Kindergarten Lessons
Kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

Lower Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Cyndy Scheibe & Jane Koestler

Creativity in Service

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about creativity in service among elders.

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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of Film

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Creativity in Relationships

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about creativity in relationships among elders.

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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of Film

Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of Film

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Creativity in Music

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short excerpts from films about aging and musical creativity.

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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of Film

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Creativity in Mentoring

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short excerpts from feature films about mentoring by elders.

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Kit: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of Film

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Feature Film

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Sox Sperry

The End of the USSR

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: The End of the USSR
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit

Visual Arts, Global Studies

High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

The Cold War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about Soviet perspectives on the Cold War.

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Unit: The Cold War (Soviet Posters)
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies

High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

The Great Patriotic War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union during World War Two.

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Unit: The Great Patriotic War
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit

Visual Arts, Global Studies

High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

Stalin

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.

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Unit: Stalin
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit

Visual Arts, Global Studies, Economics

High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

Birth of the USSR

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using posters to teach about the origins of the Soviet Union.

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Unit: The Birth of the USSR
Kit: Soviet History Through Posters: A Visual Literacy Kit

Visual Arts, Global Studies

High School, College
Whole Class

POWERPOINT, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

The Challenge of Change

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a passage from Dr. King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here" and letters to the editor on naming a local street for Dr King.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar

Constructing King

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing diverse media representations of Dr. King including conflicting video interpretations of Dr. King and Malcolm X.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Television Program, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar

Three Speeches

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three of Dr. King's speeches for content, literary devices and presentation form.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar

A Media Chronology

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Dr. King's public accomplishments and their representation in the media.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Sox Sperry, Eric Acree, Christopher Carey, Barry Derfel, Kim Fontana, Moira Lang, Faith Rogow, Robin Rosoff, Tanya Saunders, Cyndy Scheibe, Lauren Trichon, Andrea Volckmar

Islamic Majorities and Minorities

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing media messages about Muslims in web pages and magazine covers from the Philippines and Indonesia.

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Kit: Global Media Perspectives

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

India's Rise in the Global Economy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about India's economy in magazine covers and newspaper front pages.

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Kit: Global Media Perspectives

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, News - Print

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Food Crisis in Africa

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing brief videos about the food crisis from four African countries.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Global Media Perspectives

Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Latin American Immigration in Editorial Cartoons

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about U.S. immigration in editorial cartoons from 5 Latin American countries.

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Kit: Global Media Perspectives

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Islam and Cultural Identity in Europe

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four brief videos with contrasting perspectives about the experience of Muslim women wearing headscarves in Europe

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Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Global Media Perspectives

Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Feature Film, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

The War in Afghanistan

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the war in Afghanistan.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Kit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, GLOSSARY, STUDENT HANDOUT, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry

The Gulf War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Gulf War.

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Kit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, GLOSSARY, STUDENT HANDOUT, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Documentary Film

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Chris Sperry

The Vietnam War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using Newsweek magazine covers to teach the history of the Vietnam War.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Kit: Media Constructions of War: A Critical Reading of History

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT HANDOUT, GLOSSARY, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE

News - Print, Photograph

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Comic Strips

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing Doonesbury & Boondocks comic strips from the 2000 campaign about Bush and Gore for messages about issues, candidate imagery and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

African Money

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about African countries by examining images in currency.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy

Visual Arts, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Carrie LaZarre & Marilyn Mayer

Unearthing Stereotypes

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of stereotypes by asking students to decide whether photos are from Africa

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Playlist: Global Studies
Kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy

Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Upper Elementary
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Carrie LaZarre & Marilyn Mayer

Analyzing the Roots of Terrorism

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring possible reasons for militant Muslim attacks on the west by analyzing and comparing four editorial writings, a speech by President George W Bush and an interview with Osama bin Laden.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Freedom Fighters or Terrorists?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing media representations of Afghani fighters before and after the 9/11 attacks in two documentary films.

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Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

A Revolution in Iran

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reviewing the history of U.S./Iranian relations by analyzing Time magazine covers.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

News - Print, Photograph

Ppt, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Stereotyping Arabs and Muslims

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes and counter-stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in four brief clips from popular media sources.

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Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Newsmagazine Photos and Articles

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing newspaper articles about the 2000 Bush and Gore campaigns for messages about race and target audience.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Islam in Brief

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias and objectivity in encyclopedia articles about Islam.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Militant Muslims and the U.S.
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

War Crimes at Abu Ghraib- Showing Photos?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson asking students to reflect on the viewing and publication of photographs of war crimes.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Psychology, Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

The Jessica Lynch Rescue: News, Propaganda or Entertainment

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting four media representations of a news story.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

"Celebration" or "Protest"?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting TV news representations of an incident at a mosque early in the war.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Covering the War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson contrasting messages about key events in the Iraq War as presented on newspaper front pages.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

The War in Editorial Cartoons

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing issues related to the Iraq War by identifying messages and stereotypes in editorial cartoons.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Media Coverage of the Gulf War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing bias in documentary video and teaching about the U.S. government's role in influencing media coverage of the Gulf War.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

TV Totalitarianism

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing how Saddam Hussein used a music video to convey messages about his role as supreme leader.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Music, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, VIDEO

Music/song, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Background History: Conflicting Timelines

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of late 20th century Iraqi history in historical timelines created by the US State Department and People Judge Bush.

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Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT WORKSHEET, ASSESSMENT

Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

The Politics of Maps

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring bias in the representation of the historical geography of Israel/Palestine through analysis of 12 maps from diverse sources.

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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, Sociology

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Map

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Singing the Struggle

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring political and cultural perspectives in Israel and Palestine by listening to excerpts from four songs.

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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Music, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

AUDIO, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, LESSON PLAN

Music/song

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Whose Fear and Whose Security?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing definitions of security by viewing short film excerpts from Israeli and Palestinian producers.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Film/Video Arts, Global Studies

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

1967: Deepening the Divide

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing two conflicting website accounts of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Map

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

May 14 1948: Independence or Catastrophe?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing two conflicting accounts of the meaning of the founding of the state of Israel.

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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT WORKSHEET, ASSESSMENT

Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Same Land- Different Histories

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three textbook excerpts about the history of Israel/Palestine.

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Unit: Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT WORKSHEET, ASSESSMENT

Informational Text

Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Exploring Terms

Critical thinking lesson teaching key vocabulary and concepts about national, ethnic, religious and linguisitc identities within the Middle East.

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Unit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Psychology, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, POWERPOINT

Map

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

The Magic of Stereotypes

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing stereotypes about Arabs by viewing an excerpt from the film, Aladdin.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film

Mp4, Pdf

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Picturing the Middle East

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the concept of stereotypes by asking students to decide whether photos are from the Middle East.

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Unit: Introducing the Middle East
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Psychology, Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Map, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry & Sox Sperry

Traditional and Industrial Farming

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing examples of corn and dairy farming to understand the diverse philosophies, tools and practices that distinguish traditional and industrial farming.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Sustainable Food Security Systems

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing models for food security through the lenses of access, culture, employment, environment, health, ownership, scale and worker safety.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Hydrofracking, Media, and Credibility

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the credibility of messages about hydrofracking as presented in video clips, diagrams and online searches.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Onondaga Lake

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the stewardship interests for Onondaga Lake as regards economic development, cultural preservation and human and ecosystem health.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Health, Journalism, 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, Over 60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Watershed Stakeholders

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students analyze maps, videos and informational text to reflect on stakeholder interests in maintaining watersheds.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Webpage

Mp4, Ppt, 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: Fingerlakes

Student 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

Climate Change, Agriculture & Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of agricultural practices in contributing to climate change.

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Playlist: Climate Change
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes

Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Transitioning to a Sustainable Future

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will analyze models for sustainability through the lenses of social justice, climate change, fossil fuel depletion and economic systems and thereafter define and articulate their views on transitioning to a sustainable future.

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Playlist: Climate Change
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

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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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Film/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

Guiding Our Food Choices

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson considering how food choices impact personal, social and environmental health by analyzing web pages and diagrams.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Green Revolution

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring arguments for and against green revolution technology by reading excerpts from four articles about Norman Borlaug, founder of the Green Revolution.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Who Stewards Seeds?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing varied perspectives about the best approach to stewarding corn seeds by decoding six video clips.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

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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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Kit: 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

Consumerism & Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson asking students to consider their own consumer decisions relating to sustainability through a process of decoding TV commercials and videos about bottled water.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Who Owns the Water?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring how water rights decisions impact communities by decoding excerpts from four films.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The Value of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about threats to and protection measures for water supplies and values related to stewardship of water resources explored by decoding book covers and tables of contents.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Sustainable Cultures

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about sustainable agricultural practices among traditional land-based cultures by analyzing web pages and videos.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Food Security

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos and text excerpts as a means to understand the conditions required for food security, the causes of food insecurity and potential solutions leading to food security.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Nutrition, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Informational Text, News - Print, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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1968 Humphrey "Man on the Street" Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial for the Humphrey campaign for messages about target audience.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1972 "Together with McGovern" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a post for the McGovern campaign for messages about diversity and target audience.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 Wallace "Law and Order" Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial for the George Wallace campaign for messages about race, fear and target audience.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 Nixon "Law and Order" Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial for the Nixon campaign for messages about target audience and law and order

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 Humphrey "Some Talk Change" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster for the Humphrey campaign for messages about target audience.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 "Nixon's the One" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster for the Nixon campaign for messages about target audience and youth.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 Robert Kennedy with Cesar Chavez Article

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a newspaper article about Robert Kennedy's support for Cesar Chavez War for messages about labor, Mexican Americans and media bias.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1968 LBJ and Vietnam Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster about Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the Vietnam War for messages about presidential responsibility and artistic technique.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1964 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Testimony

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a video of the televised testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party testimony for messages about racism and voter suppression.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Speech, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1964 Campaign Button Collage

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a collection of buttons from the 1964 Johnson and Goldwater campaigns for messages about attack and fear in Presidential campaigns.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1964 Johnson "Daisy Girl" TV Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a TV commercial from the 1964 Johnson campaign for messages about nuclear war and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1964 Goldwater "We Will Bury You" TV Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a TV commercial from the 1964 Goldwater campaign for messages about communism and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1960 Race Against Communism Broadside

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a broadside from the 1960 Kennedy campaign for messages about communism and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1960 Kennedy's Address to Ministerial Conference

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a speech from the 1960 Kennedy campaign to a group of ministers for messages about his Catholicism and religious tolerance.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Speech, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1960 Nixon-Kennedy Debate

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a video clip with and without sound from the 1960 debate between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon for messages about candidate image and televised debates.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Speech, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1956 Democratic Convention Program Cover

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a program cover from the 1956 Democratic Party convention for messages about target audience and appeals to family and patriotism.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1956 Republican Comic Book

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a comic book spread from the 1956 Republican Party for messages about target audience and appeals to women.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1952 Stevenson Photo and Buttons from '56

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photograph and buttons from the 1952 Stevenson and Eisenhower campaigns for messages about candidate image.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1952 "Vote Stevenson" TV Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a television commercial from the 1952 Stevenson campaign for messages about candidate image.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Music/song, Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1952 "Eisenhower Answers America" TV Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a television commercial from the 1952 Eisenhower campaign for messages about economics and candidate image.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1952 Nixon Postcard

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a postcard from the 1952 Eisenhower campaign by vice president Nixon for messages about candidate image.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1952 Nixon Checkers Speech

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a video of a speech from the 1952 Eisenhower campaign by vice president Nixon for messages about candidate image and early voter outreach via television.

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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Speech, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

1944 Dewey Response to "Fala Speech"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the text of as speech from the 1944 Thomas Dewey campaign for messages about political attacks and speech-making techniques.

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ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1944 FDR "Fala Speech"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the text of as speech from the 1944 Roosevelt campaign for messages about political attacks, target audience and labor.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Literature, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1944 "Our Friend" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster from the 1944 Roosevelt campaign for messages about target audience and candidate imagery.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1940 Willkie-Roosevelt Button Collage

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing buttons from the 1940 Roosevelt and Willkie campaigns for messages about reaching voters, political attack and Roosevelt's effort to gain a third term in office

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1940 FDR Poster and Willkie Sticker

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster from the 1940 Roosevelt campaign and a sticker from the Willkie campaign for messages about Franklin Roosevelt's effort to gain a third term in office.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1936 "An Attack on the New Deal" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1936 campaign for messages about the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1936 "Makers of History" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1936 campaign for messages about Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1936 "Fireside Chat" Radio Clip

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a radio clip from a 1938 Fireside Chat by Franklin Roosevelt for messages about reaching voters via radio and free expression.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Speech

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1932 "Don't Change Now" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster from the 1932 campaign for Herbert Hoover for messages about candidate imagery.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1932 "The Girl I Love is a Democrat" Sheet Music

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a sheet music cover from the 1932 campaign for Franklin Roosevelt for messages about women, prohibition and target audience.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration, Music/song

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1932 "Happy Days Are Here Again" Song

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a campaign song from the 1932 campaign for Franklin Roosevelt for messages about music as a means to promote a candidacy.

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Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal Presidency
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1908 Taft Haying Photograph

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photograph from the 1908 campaign for William Howard Taft for messages about candidate imagery and target audience.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1908 Commoner vs Plutocrat Postcard

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a postcard from the 1908 campaign for William Jennings Bryan for messages about candidate imagery and labor.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1908 "Taft-evelt" Poster and Photo of Taft & Roosevelt

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a poster from the 1908 campaign for William Howard Taft for messages about candidate imagery.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1904 Teddy Roosevelt "New Diplomacy" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1904 campaign for Theodore Roosevelt for messages about foreign policy and race.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1904 Photo of Roosevelt Stumping and "Teddy's Teeth" Ad

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photo and an ad in the 1904 campaign for Theodore Roosevelt for messages about candidate imagery and reaching voters.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1904 Debs "Socialist Party" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1904 campaign poster for Eugene Debs for messages about labor and target audience.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1904 Parker "Jeffersonian Principles" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1904 campaign poster for Alton Parker for messages about party platform and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1900 McKinley and Millionaire Advisor Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 political cartoon about William McKinley for messages about ethics and the influence of campaign contributions.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1900 McKinley/Roosevelt "Promises" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 campaign poster for William McKinley for messages about foreign policy, economics and fear.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1900 Bryan "The Issue-1900" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1900 campaign poster for William Jennings Bryan for messages about foreign policy, labor and economics.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1896 McKinley "The Real Issue" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1896 campaign poster for William McKinley for messages about immigration and economics.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1896 McKinley Front Porch Visitors Photograph

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1896 campaign photo for William McKinley for messages about candidate image and target audience.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Informational Text, Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1896 Bryan "Cross of Gold" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1896 campaign poster for William Jennings Bryan for messages about economics, religion and target audience.

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Unit: 1896 - 1908 The Modern Campaign
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, Poster, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1872 Grant "The Working-Man's Banner"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1872 campaign poster for Ulysses Grant for messages about candidate image and labor.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1872 "Greeley and Tweed" Nast Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon attacking Horace Greeley for messages about political corruption and scandal.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1868 Grant "Let Us Have Peace" Emblem

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an image of an 1868 emblem promoting Ulysses Grant for president for messages about candidate imagery and a peace platform.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1868 Democratic Parade Image

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an image of an 1868 Democratic parade for messages about technique and target audience.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1868 "White Man's Government" Nast Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1868 political cartoon for messages about suppression of voting rights for African Americans.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1868 Harper's Weekly Cover, "The First Vote"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine cover on the first vote for African Americans following passage of the 15th Amendment for messages about voting rights, race and target audience.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1864 "Lincoln-Ruin/McClelland- Peace" Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1864 McClellan campaign poster for messages about political attack based on fear and race.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1864 Four Newspaper Reports on the Gettysburg Address

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing newspaper coverage of the Gettysburg Address for messages about partisan news coverage and media bias.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1864 Gettysburg Address

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the Gettysburg Address for messages about preserving the union and target audience.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Literature, Speech

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1860 Douglas "Taking the Stump" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1860 Lincoln/Douglas campaign for messages about reaching voters and campaign stumping.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1860 Lincoln/Hamlin Campaign Poster

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a campaign poster from the 1860 Lincoln campaign for messages about party platform and target audience.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1860 Lincoln Douglas Debate Headline

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a newspaper headline from the the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates for messages about partisan reporting and political attack.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1860 Lincoln Douglas Debates Image

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an illustration of the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates for messages about candidate image and target audience.

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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 "Rock-A-Bye Baby Daddy's a Whig" Song

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 campaign song about Martin Van Buren for messages about reaching voters and political attack.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 Democratic-Republican Party Newspaper Ad

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 Party newspaper advertisement about Martin Van Buren for messages about reaching voters and campaign imagery.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Opinion, Illustration, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Song

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 campaign song about William Henry Harrison for messages about reaching voters and campaign imagery.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 Whig Party Parade

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a drawing of an 1840 Whig Party parade William Henry Harrison campaign for messages about reaching voters and campaign imagery.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

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Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 The Log Cabin Newspaper Banner

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 newspaper banner for the William Henry Harrison campaign for messages about target audience and campaign imagery.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1840 Quote from Baltimore Republican

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 newspaper characterization of William Henry Harrison for messages about political attacks and media bias.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1832 King Andrew Handbill

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1832 handbill about Andrew Jackson for messages about political attacks and presidential power.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1832 Aristocrat/Workingman Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1832 political cartoon about Andrew Jackson for messages about political imagery and target audience.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1828 "Little Wat Ye Wha's A-Comin" Song

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1828 campaign song about Andrew Jackson for messages about political attacks.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1828 Coffin Handbill

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1828 handbill about Andrew Jacksons' war record for messages about political attacks.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration, Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1828 "The Hunters of Kentucky" Song

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1828 campaign song about Andrew Jackson for messages about target audience and presidential image making.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1828 Jackson on His Way to Washington

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1828 painting of Andrew Jackson on his way to Washington for messages about presidential appearance and reaching voters.

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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 Jefferson Banner

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 banner for messages about Thomas Jefferson, target audience and purpose.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 "The Providential Detection" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 political cartoon for messages about Thomas Jefferson, religion and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 Letter from Alexander Hamilton

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 letter from Alexander Hamilton about John Adams for messages about Adams' qualifications to be president.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 Connecticut Courant Editorial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 newspaper editorial for messages about religion and media bias.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 Portrait of John Adams

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 portrait of John Adams for messages about purpose and technique.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1800 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1800 portrait of Thomas Jefferson for messages about purpose and historical context.

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Unit: 1800 The Birth of Campaigns
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Illustration

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2008 Economy Ads

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Obama and McCain television advertisements on the economy for message and technique.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

This 3-page document briefly summarizes the alignment of media literacy with the core standards for each of the following disciplines: library (AASL + YALSA), technology (ISTE), Journalism (JEA), Early Childhood (NAEYC), Social Studies (NCSS), ELA (NCTE), Math (NCTM), Science (NSTA), and Writing (NWP).

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Science And Environment
Math
Arts
Psychology

Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
Middle School
High School
College

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.

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Science And Environment

Upper Elementary
High School

College Level: Hydrofracking, Media and Credibility

This 9 minute annotated video demonstrates constructivist media decoding using the lesson "Exploring the Impact of Hydrofracking on Aquifers," where college students analyze pro and anti-fracking diagrams.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Document Selection
Question Design

Social Studies
Science And Environment

College

College Level: Farming, Community and Sustainability

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Media Construction of Sustainability. Students in this video examine clips from a film and a commercial to decode farming in the US.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies
Science And Environment

College

High School Science: The Great Global Warming Swindle

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Media Constructions of Global Warming. Students analyze a short video clip from the film The Great Global Warming Swindle, compare the information in the clip with a chart, and reflect on issues of credibility and bias in media representations and our own biases when evaluating information.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias

Science And Environment

High School
College

Sustainability Education and Media Literacy

This article looks at how the topic of climate change can often provoke deep emotions in students, and suggests that instead of shying away, teachers should use media literacy activities to foster discussions of what the future holds. The author stresses the importance of connecting to the emotional lives of students when raising the complex issues around sustainability.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Do No Harm
Question Design

Social Studies
Science And Environment

Upper Elementary
Middle School
High School
College

Credibility, Information and Science

Designed for secondary science and environmental studies teachers, this 2 hour to full day workshop will explore the role of the internet and other media on our students understanding of information.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Assessing Credibility & Bias

Science And Environment

High School

Media & Health Issues

Media literacy education is a powerful way to approach the impact of media use and media messages on a wide range of health issues for todayâ€™s youth by emphasizing media analysis, critical thinking, and self-expression. This 2-hour to full day workshop can address multiple health issues or focus specifically on one of them, including: nutrition, body image, advertising, alcohol and substance use, smoking, bullying and put-downs, safety, and teen sexuality.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Media Violence And Conflict Resolution
Do No Harm

Social Studies
Health

Teaching Media Literacy & Sustainability for Younger Learners

This webinar offers pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials to support a deeper understanding of how to use media documents that: support content teaching about water quality, climate change and hunger, introduce media production as a way to deepen media literacy awareness, and encourage core subject integration of ELA, math, science and social studies.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Science And Environment
Math
Media Production

Upper Elementary

Teaching about Climate Change Using the Tools of Media Literacy

This webinar offers pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials to support a deeper understanding for how to use a wide variety of media documents that: - Support content teaching about climate change - Examine media representations of global warming related to media literacy concepts of credibility, bias and impact - Encourage strong sense critical thinking by asking questions about all media messages, not just those with which we may disagree.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Document Selection
Question Design

Social Studies
Science And Environment

High School

Media Constructions of Energy Choices: Empowering Students to See Through the Smoke

This webinar offers pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials to support a deeper understanding of how to address issues of bias in media documents about energy choices. Learn to to seek out and use media sources to deepen critical thinking practice about authorship, purpose, credibility and economics.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Conception

Social Studies
Science And Environment

High School

Where Media Literacy Meets Sustainability Education

The webinar offers educators and teachers-in-training pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials to support constructivist media decoding to help students engage in critical thinking about the complex environmental, economic and social systems that underly sustainability.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Assessing Credibility & Bias

Science And Environment

High School

Elementary Level: First Contact Between Europeans and Native Americans

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using our lesson, First Contact. Students in this video decode two opposing paintings to understand how Europeans impacted Native American life.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies

Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary

Elementary Level: Decoding Money

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Introducing Africa. Students in this video compare two African currencies to the U.S. Dollar to gain insight about cultural differences.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies

Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary

This describes a high school level assessment of media literacy and metacognitive skills in which students examine a YouTube video, excerpts from an opinion article, and a webpage screenshot about GMOs and answer questions about media messages, authorship, purpose, bias, credibility and how the students’ own biases impact their analysis.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

A Deeper Sense of Literacy

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies
English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary

Elementary Level: Paintings of George Washington and King George

Related to kit: Causes of the American Revolution

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Causes of the American Revolution. Students in this video decode differences in paintings of George Washington and King George.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies

Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary

High School English: Examining Credibility and Bias in Web Sites

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Media Constructions of Martin Luther King Jr. Students analyze the white supremacist website martinlutherking.org and reflect on critical thinking and the internet.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Violence And Conflict Resolution
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Reflecting Diversity
Do No Harm
Document Selection

Social Studies
English Language Arts

High School
College

High School Global Studies: The Politics of Maps: Israel/Palestine

Related to kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Media Construction of the Middle East. Students in this video learn to understand the level of bias in maps.

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DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Document Selection
Lesson Elements

Social Studies

High School
College

High School Students Speak about Media Decoding in Social Studies

Ninth through eleventh graders at the Lehman Alternative Community School in Ithaca, New York, speak about the importance of integrating media analysis into social studies.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Assessing Credibility & Bias

Social Studies

High School
College

High School US History: 1800 Anti-Jefferson Political Cartoon

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns. Students in this video decode political cartoons against Thomas Jefferson.

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DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies

High School
College

Media Violence & Conflict Resolution

This 2-hour workshop explores the potential effects of verbal and physical violence shown in movies, TV, and video games on children and teens, and demonstrates ways in which K-8 teachers, community educators, and parents can address these effects through discussion and media literacy activities.

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Media Violence And Conflict Resolution
Do No Harm

Social Studies
Psychology

Upper Elementary
Middle School

Piaget and the Power Rangers: What Can Theories of Developmental Psychology Tell Us About Children and Media?

Theories of developmental psychology can help to interpret evidence related to how children of different ages are affected differently by media consumption. By Cyndy Scheibe, 20 Questions About Youth and Media, Vol. 48 No. 1, September 2007

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Media Violence And Conflict Resolution

Psychology

Lower Elementary

Secondary School Social Studies: WWI Propaganda Posters

An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Economics in US History. Students in the video decode propaganda posters used in WWI.

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DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Document Selection

Social Studies

High School
College

Seeking Truth in the Social Studies Classroom: Media Literacy, Critical Thinking and Teaching about the Middle East

Students are bombarded daily with a torrent of media messages, many of them with historical content. By selecting the right media documents for decoding, teachers can teach core content while guiding students to think critcally about these messages. By Chris Sperry, Social Education, January/February 2006

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Question Design

Social Studies

High School
College

The Epistemological Equation: Integrating Media Analysis into the Core Curriculum

Related to kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

Lesson Elements

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Online Guide consists of a series of pull-down menus and embedded links to specific examples from existing Project Look Sharp curriculum kits and lessons, particularly those designed for community groups and broad audiences, such as the sustainability curriculum kits. These suggestions on the topic of Lesson Elements include sections on: providing background information, adding additional information, extending the activity, and evaluating student learning.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Question Design

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Online Guide consists of a series of pull-down menus and embedded links to specific examples from existing Project Look Sharp curriculum kits and lessons, particularly those designed for community groups and broad audiences, such as the sustainability curriculum kits. These suggestions on the topic of Question Design include sections on: understanding the nature of effective key questions, address content knowledge, literacy and critical thinking, designing effective probe questions, and develop culminating and further questions.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Question Design
Lesson Conception

Selection of Media Documents

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Online Guide consists of a series of pull-down menus and embedded links to specific examples from existing Project Look Sharp curriculum kits and lessons, particularly those designed for community groups and broad audiences, such as the sustainability curriculum kits. These suggestions on the topic of Selection of Media Documents include sections on: selecting media formats, searching for media documents, addressing copyright issues, seeking diverse representations, tracing media sources, teaching rigorous independent and reflective thought, and do no harm.

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DO IT YOURSELF GUIDE

Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Fair Use Copyright Law
Reflecting Diversity
Do No Harm
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Lesson Conception

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Online Guide consists of a series of pull-down menus and embedded links to specific examples from existing Project Look Sharp curriculum kits and lessons, particularly those designed for community groups and broad audiences, such as the sustainability curriculum kits. These suggestions on the topic of Lesson Conception include sections on: tying to your goals, choosing strategic learning and teaching options, and adapting Project Look Sharp (PLS) lessons.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Explains Project Look Sharp's approach to creating curriculum that contains copyrighted media materials. Media materials can be reproduced and used where critiquing of the media is the central objective.

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Fair Use Copyright Law

How Does a Teacher Lead a Media Decoding?

Demonstrates best practices used for leading a media decoding in the classroom. Be sure to read the subtitles while viewing the video as they refer to the pedagogical implications.

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DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Social Studies

High School

What is Constructivist Media Decoding?

Explains Project Look Sharp's "constructivist" media decoding pedagogical approach to media analysis.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

What is Project Look Sharp's Approach to Media Literacy?

Explains Project Look Sharp's 3-pronged approach to Media Literacy Education.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

What is Media Literacy?

Explains how media literacy is an extension of traditional "literacy" in that media literacy applies to all different forms of media through which we get our information, impressions, and understandings of the world.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

What is Project Look Sharp?

Overview of Project Look Sharp's goals and mission.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding

Constructivist Media Decoding in the Social Studies: Leveraging the New Standards for Educational Change

This article explores the role that media analysis can play on educational reform tied to the new NCSS C3 Framework for the Social Studies and the Common Core ELA standards for secondary social studies. It uses examples from media decoding activities on the Project Look Sharp website tied to specific standards. It also explores professional development tools that support methodological shifts towards inquiry and assessments of critical thinking skills. By Chris Sperry, The Journal of Media Literacy, Vol. 62, pg. 46-54, 2015.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Do No Harm
Question Design

Social Studies

High School

Looking at World War I Propaganda

The article explores teaching about WWI through interactive decoding (analyzing) of propaganda posters from different countries. It lays out the theory and practice of media analysis for teaching critical thinking, questioning strategies, media literacy and core social studies content.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Critical Thinking And The News
Question Design

Social Studies

High School

Voices from the Field: Sounds Great, But I Don't Have Time! Helping Teachers Meet Their Goals and Needs With Media Literacy Education

If we can find ways to demonstrate how media literacy can meet the existing needs of teachers, administrators, support staff, and students themselves, then our educational system will embrace media literacy education and its potential to create a new generation of critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens for todayâ€™s world. By Cyndy Scheibe, The National Association for Media Literacy Education's Journal of Media Literacy Education, Vol. 48 No. 1, September 2009.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Critical Thinking And The News
Lesson Conception

Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns

A study of select campaign posters, cartoons, and ads teaches students to critically analyze messages from media source and to understand the role media have played throughout the history of American elections. By Chris Sperry and Sox Sperry, Social Education, November/December 2007.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Critical Thinking And The News
Lesson Conception

Social Studies

High School

The Search for Truth Teaching media literacy, core content, and essential skills for a healthy democracy

Strategies and perspectives of using media literacy in core subject matters such as social studies and language arts by Chris Sperry, Threshold Magazine, Vol. 48 No. 1,Winter 2006.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Question Design

Social Studies
English Language Arts

Secondary Social Studies Integration with Curriculum Kits

This training will provide content and materials that enable teachers to reach both high achieving and traditionally disengaged students through use of Project Look Sharp curriculum materials that teach core social studies content and skills. The workshop will cover classroom decoding methods using key concepts and questions for media analysis, teaching 21st century critical thinking skills (e.g. identifying sourcing, credibility, and bias), and issues of copyright, accessing media documents, and assessment.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Fair Use Copyright Law
Document Selection
Question Design
Lesson Elements
Lesson Conception

Social Studies

Integrating Media Literacy and Critical Thinking into the Curriculum

This popular interactive workshop introduces the theory and practice of media literacy integration throughout the curriculum, emphasizing the development of critical thinking and analysis skills. It can be adapted to address the needs of a mixed group of K-12 educators, or focus on a specific target audience (e.g., middle school ELA and social studies, librarians, elementary health). Participants will receive materials and learn approaches that can be immediately used in the classroom or other educational context.

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Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Critical Thinking And The News

Integrating Common Core Standards across the Curriculum with Critical Thinking and 21st Century Literacies

This dynamic full-day workshop will expand participantsâ€™ understanding of literacy and deepen their ability to engage all students in active learning through the inquiry-based analysis of diverse fiction and nonfiction media documents. Participants will walk away with materials, strategies and a plan for developing Common Core literacy skills while teaching content-area knowledge. This workshop can be designed for a specific audience (e.g., secondary social studies, ELA and/or science teachers, elementary school teachers, librarians, PD specialists) or a mixed group of K-12 educators.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Lesson Conception

Teaching about the Middle East through Media Literacy

Related to kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

This webinar explores the role that Media Literacy, Project-Based Learning and Lesson Design can play in motivating and engaging all students in deep scholarship, critical thinking and personal growth. Viewers are introduced to lesson models from the Project Look Sharp curriculum kit, Media Construction of the Middle East, a video demonstration of the classroom media decoding process, a sample of a student simulated Middle East peace conference, and how teachers can teach key content while addressing common core standards in social studies and speaking and listening.

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Common Core Standards
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News

Social Studies

High School

Sustainable Economics

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the relationship of economics to the sustainability of food systems by reading the work of authors presented in five periodicals.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Journalism, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, GLOSSARY, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Farming, Community, and Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the roles of community, farmers and farm labor in food system sustainability using visual imagery, film and song.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, POWERPOINT, VIDEO, AUDIO

Chart/graph, Documentary Film, Illustration, Music/song, Poster, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video, Music/song

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Election Campaign Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing campaign ads from the 2000 Bush, Gore and Nader campaigns for messages about candidate image, economics and fear.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Voices Role-Play

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will study and communicate in a role play debate the perspective of a sustainability advocate and then articulate their own opinions about the topic.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, GLOSSARY, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Television Commercial, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Student Media Research Project on Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a quantitative research project on media representation of sustainability.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on sourcing, credibility, accuracy and bias of information presented in the media while introducing students to vocabulary and issues addressed in Media Constructions of Sustainability lessons.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture

Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

A History of Global Warming in Science, Politics, and the Media

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how global warming has been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception.

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Playlist: Climate Change

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

Assessing Carbon Footprints

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the carbon footprint implications for various products using short readings and "green" advertisements culminating in student reflection on personal consumer choice as it relates to sustainability.

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Playlist: Climate Change

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Economics

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Informational Text, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

The Precautionary Principle

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing potential costs and consequences of different responses to climate change by comparing brief text selections from four authors.

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Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech

Pdf

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

The Consequences of Global Warming

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing news articles about the impact of global warming on hurricanes, diseases, agriculture, sea level rise, severe weather, freshwater and biodiversity.

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Playlist: Climate Change

Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print

Pdf, Ppt

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

What Is Causing Global Warming?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing conflicting perspectives on the causes for global warming by decoding short excerpts from two films, The Great Global Warming Swindle and An Inconvenient Truth.

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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies

High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Animated Film, Chart/graph, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Commercial

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

Discourse or Disinformation?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing conflicting presentations of scientific information about global warming in various drafts of government reports, video and opinion articles .

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: Climate Change
Playlist: English Language Arts

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf, Mp4

Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis

What's the Problem? How Do We Fix It?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the problem and potential solutions to the Iraq War.

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Unit: Iraq War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

After War Begins

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on choices for peacemaking during the Iraq War, especially among those serving in the military.

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Unit: Iraq War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Dissent or Treason

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Iraq War.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: Iraq War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Making Friends with the Enemy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on the impact of war on the Nicaraguan people.

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Unit: Central American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Together in a Time of War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on choices for peacemaking during the contra war in Nicaragua.

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Unit: Central American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Friend or Foe?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Central American wars of the Reagan administration.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Central American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Illustration, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Why Oppose War?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to review arguments opposing the Vietnam War.

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Unit: Vietnam War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4, Mp3

Sox Sperry

Which Way to Peace?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on choices for peacemaking during the Vietnam War.

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Unit: Vietnam War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Peace is the Way

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about antiwar movements during the Vietnam War period.

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Unit: Vietnam War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Nuclear Blues

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on the meaning of the dawn of the nuclear age.

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Unit: The Cold War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Music/song

Mp3, Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

In Case of Nuclear War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review perspectives on the impact of nuclear war.

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Unit: The Cold War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Small Groups of Committed People

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Cold War period.

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Unit: The Cold War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Legacy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the impact and meaning of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Unit: World War Two
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp3, Mp4

Sox Sperry

To Kill or Not To Kill

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War Two.

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Unit: World War Two
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

For Peace or Against Oppression?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the World War Two period.

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Unit: World War Two
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

War on Whom?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to study the impact of World War One on soldiers and families.

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Unit: World War One
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp3, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Portraits of War

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on military service during World War One.

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Unit: World War One
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Peace or Liberty?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during World War One.

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Unit: World War One
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

War and Glory

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from songs about 19th century wars to compare songwriters' messages about war and peace.

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Unit: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, VIDEO

Music/song

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Who's A Hero?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on what constitutes antiwar heroism in the context of the Mexican and Spanish-American Wars.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican and Spanish American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Why to War? How to Peace?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to compare songwriters' techniques in crafting songs of peace.

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Unit: Peace Introduction
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

To Inspire- To Breathe Into

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on what inspires people to move from affinity to action.

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Unit: Peace Introduction
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video

Mp4, Jpg, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Working for Peace, Working for Justice

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the interconnections between U.S. peace and social justice movements by examining the lives of five peacemakers.

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Unit: Peace Introduction
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Life on the Inside

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on messages about prison life and survival within prison.

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Unit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Doing Family Time

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impact of imprisonment on prisoners and on the family members of prisoners.

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Unit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Prisons- Justice or Injustice

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the prison justice movement from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Prison Justice
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, 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

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Challenging Homophobia

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about gay liberation and resistance to homophobia.

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Unit: Gay Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Gay Affirmative or Gay Negative

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on intolerance toward LGBT people and forms of resistance to intolerance.

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Unit: Gay Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Out and Affirmed

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the gay liberation movement in the U.S.

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Unit: Gay Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Immigrant Realities

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on songwriter messages about the challenges that immigrants face.

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Unit: Immigrant Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

What Immigrants Want

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on why immigrants come to the U.S, the challenges they face and supports they need to survive.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Immigrant Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

The Law of Immigration

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of immigration reform debates in the U.S since the early 20th century.

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Unit: Immigrant Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Naming Oppression

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about women's resistance to oppression.

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Unit: Women's Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Identity and Satire

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review representations in popular culture of women's identity in the context of the women's liberation movement.

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Unit: Women's Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Animated Film, Music/song, Television Commercial, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Claiming Feminist Identities

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the late 20th century women's liberation movement in the U.S.

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Unit: Women's Liberation
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Photograph, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Black Identity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the meaning of black identity in the black freedom/civil rights movement.

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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Youth Activism

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the role of young activists in the black freedom/civil rights movement.

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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Challenging White Supremacy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the black freedom/civil rights movement in the United States.

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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil Rights
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Photograph, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Workers Unite!

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to compare songs with messages about worker organizing.

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Unit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Political Satire or Libel?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding a New Yorker magazine cover depicting Barack and Michele Obama as radicals for messages about fear, stereotyping and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Unions and Race

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on racial inclusion and exclusion in the labor union movement between 1910-1920.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Feature Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Is Obama a Muslim? Sources & Credibility

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding an email, blog post, newspaper story and website articles for messages about whether Barack Obama is a Muslim, sourcing and credibility.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Targeting Youth with New Media

Media literacy and critical thinking lessons decoding new media forms such as texting, phone apps, email and entertainment news programs for messages about the Obama campaign efforts to target young voters.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Which Side Are You On?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the U.S. labor movement between Reconstruction and World War One.

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Unit: Early Labor Movement
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Historical Election Magazine Covers

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding magazine covers related to Barack Obama's historic campaign to become the first African-American president for messages about imagery, target audience and historical context.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

We Will Be Heard

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from songs about women's suffrage to analyze the use of stereotyping in songwriting.

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Unit: Women's Suffrage
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, AUDIO

Music/song

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Suffragists on Film

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about tactics used by suffragists toward achieving the vote.

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Unit: Women's Suffrage
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Women's Suffrage
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Hillary Clinton & Sarah Palin in Cartoons & Posters

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding editorial cartoons and a poster about Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin for messages about sexism and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Editorial Cartoon, Poster

Png, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Fear in TV Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding fear in campaign ads by Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain for messages about foreign policy, attack and fear.

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Playlist: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in Iraq
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Png, Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2008 Biographical Films

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Obama and McCain biographical films for message, historical context, target audience and purpose.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2004 Election Campaign Websites

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing candidate website postings from the 2004 campaign for messages about candidate values and target audience.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2004 Targeting Latinos Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing commercials targeting Latino voters from the 2004 campaign for messages about cultural appeal and target audience.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2004 Doonesbury & Boondocks Comic Strips

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing Doonesbury & Boondocks comic strips from the 2004 campaign about Bush and Kerry for messages about issues, candidate imagery and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Pair, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2004 Photo Ops and Counter Ops

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a series of photos taken during during the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about target audience, candidate imagery and attack.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a political ad by an anti-Kerry advocacy group during the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about war, candidate honesty and attack.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2004 MoveOn.org "Child's Pay" Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a political ad by a liberal advocacy group during the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about economics and attack.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2004 Spin/Counter-Spin: Speeches, Articles, Ads & Websites

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing speeches, articles, ads and website post about the 2004 Bush Kerry campaigns for messages about political campaign spin and target audience.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET

Informational Text, News - Print, Speech, Television Commercial

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 News Photo of Handmade Signs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a news photo of handmade citizen signs following the disputed lection results for messages about the disputed election and citizen expression.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Newsweek Sidebar "Faith is Busting Out All Over"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine sidebar about expressions of faith among primary candidates for messages about candidate appeals and religious faith.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Where is the Salsa? Article

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine article about candidate appeals to Latino voters for messages about target audience and race.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

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

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Photograph

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Election Campaign Websites

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the websites of Gore, Bush and Nader for messages about issues, candidate imagery and voter appeals.

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Playlist: Economics & Social Justice
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Feedback From Users

2000 Convention Entrances

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing the convention entrances of each candidate to receive their party's nomination for messages about candidate imagery and voter appeals.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Newsweek Cover, "The Winner Is..."

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a Newsweek cover following the disputed election results for messages about partisanship in media coverage and the disputed election.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Gore and Bush Intro to Saturday Night Live

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from Saturday Night Live appearances by George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about reaching voters and candidate imagery.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Saturday Night Live Debate Skit

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from a Saturday Night Live skit about a 2000 debate between George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about candidate images and satire.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Gore-Bush 1st Debate

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing clips from a 2000 debate between George W Bush and Al Gore for messages about economic issues and target audience.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Speech, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1992 Campaigns & Elections Magazine Cover

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about media campaigns for messages about reaching voters.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1992 Time Cover, Clinton

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1992 magazine cover about the Clinton campaign for messages about attack and media bias.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Opinion, Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1992 Bush & Clinton's Arkansas Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing commercials from the 1992 Bush and Clinton campaign for messages about economics and attack.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1992 Bush What am I Fighting For Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1992 Bush campaign for messages about economics and foreign policy.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1992 Clinton Journey Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1992 Clinton campaign for messages about image construction and target audience.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1988 Dukakis Tank Ride Photo & Bush Dukakis Tank Ride Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a photograph from the 1988 Dukakis campaign and a commercial from the Bush campaign for messages about image construction and national security.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Photograph, Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1988 Dukakis Packaging Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1988 Dukakis campaign for messages about image construction in presidential campaigns.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1988 Bush Revolving Door Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a commercial from the 1988 George Bush campaign for messages about race, fear and target audience.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1988 Newsweek Cover, Jesse Jackson, and Poll Results

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine cover and poll results about Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign for messages about race and media bias.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1984 Reagan a Bear in the Woodside Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1984 campaign commercial for Ronald Reagan for messages about national security and fear.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1984 Time Ferraro Interview

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an interview with 1984 vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro for messages about gender and campaigning.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Informational Text, News - Print

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1984 Mondale "Trade Deficit" Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1984 campaign commercial for Walter Mondale for messages about economics and candidate imagery.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1984 Reagan "Morning in America" TV Commercial

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a 1984 campaign commercial for Ronald Reagan for messages about economics and target audience.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1984 Time Covers Reagan "Man of the Year"

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing to covers from Time magazine featuring Ronald Reagan as â€œMan of the Yearâ€ for messages about presidential image and historical context.

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Unit: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the Image
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Illustration

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Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1972 "Landslide" Cartoon

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1972 Nixon campaign for messages about media bias and political scandal.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1972 Photo of Campaign Workers with Brochures

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a news photo from the 1972 McGovern and Nixon campaigns for messages about reaching voters via street canvassing.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT

Photograph

Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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1972 McGovern & Nixon Commercials

Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing commercials from the 1972 McGovern and Nixon campaigns for messages about the Vietnam War.

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Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in Crisis
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Television Commercial

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Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2004 Howard Dean Iowa Speech

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding video and audio of a speech made by 2004 Democratic primary candidate Howard Dean for message, context and media representation.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

AUDIO, VIDEO, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE

Speech, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Biographical Films

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Bush and Gore biographical films for message, historical context, target audience and purpose.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO

Documentary Film

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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2000 Music Performances at Conventions

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding Republican and Democratic convention performances for message and target audience.

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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the Spin
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns

Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO

Music/song, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

Carry Me to Freedom

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to compare musical forms carrying abolitionist messages.

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Unit: Abolition of Slavery
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

AUDIO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Music/song

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Abolitionists on Film

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about arguments for the abolition of slavery and the tactics used by abolitionists.

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Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Unit: Abolition of Slavery
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Arguing For Freedom

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the movement to abolish slavery in the United States in the early and mid-19th century.

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Unit: Abolition of Slavery
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print, Poster

Ppt, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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