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Harris vs Trump: Whose Language, Whose Issues?
Students analyze webpage issue lists to identify which are from the Harris and which are from the Trump campaigns, reflecting on language choices, target audience, and their own biases.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, TEACHER GUIDE
Informational Text, Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Video Games & Climate: Analyzing Constructions of the Future
Students analyze video game trailers for messages about climate change and possible futures, about storytelling and marketing techniques and about whether video games can impact social change.
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Climate Change Through Time Magazine Covers
Students analyze Time magazine covers from 1970-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in a mainstream magazine and the choices magazine designers make in selling their products.
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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Lila Page
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.
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Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Lila Page
Wellness Claims and Social Media
Students analyze social media posts with health/wellness claims and evaluate their credibility.
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Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Social Media, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Beth Cuddy, Gary Leader in collaboration with Project Look Sharp
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
Deepfakes: What Do We Believe? What Do We Share?
Students evaluate Internet images and videos as fake or true and reflect on how confirmation bias impacts our judgments.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Fyre Festival: Gender, Wealth and Happiness in Social Media
Students analyze a short video ad and social media posts for messages about gender, wealth and success; to assess the credibility of media messages; and to reflect on the role media play in shaping our views.
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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, VIDEO
Pdf, Mp4
Carolyn Smith & Chris Sperry
UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics
Students analyze icons for messages about graphic design and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
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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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: Women's LiberationKit: 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
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 LiberationKit: 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
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 ChangeVisual 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
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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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:
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentHealth, 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
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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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:
Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered SpeciesVisual 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
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 JusticeUnit: 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
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
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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
Kerblam!*! - Violence in Comics
Students analyze comic book covers for messages about violence and about the differences between realistic fiction and fantasy.
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Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Exploring Genres Through Book Covers - Upper Elementary
Students analyze book covers for messages about literary genres and compare texts in different genres in terms of their approach to similar topics.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, STUDENT HANDOUT
Illustration, Literature
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry