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Climate Change Through Movie Posters

Students analyze film posters from 2004-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in cinema, and the impact of film socially and personally.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Subject: Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Environmental Studies

Christmas Love - SEL and Media Literacy

This lesson can teach to SEL objectives by having students identify emotions through facial expressions and/or media literacy objectives by having students analyze the messages and techniques used in a commercial.

Grade Level: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Subject: Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Christmas Love - Advertising, Emotions, and Literary Elements

Students analyze a short video commercial about “Christmas Love” for its purpose, the elements and techniques of storytelling, and to reflect on the role of emotion and identity in interpretation of media messages.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Subject: Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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