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"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.

Grade Level: High School, College
Subject: US History

"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.

Grade Level: High School, College
Subject: US History

"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.

Grade Level: High School, College
Subject: US History

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Pride and Protest

With June designated as LGBTQ Pride Month, the analysis of media messages about gender and sexual identities is particularly relevant – including lessons in the unit on Gay Liberation in the curriculum kit, "Media Constructions of Social Justice."

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