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Demonstration Video: Interpreting Charts of Media Use: Gen Z vs. Boomers

Middle School teacher, Mary Kate Longeran, leads her students through a decoding of charts using the Project Look Sharp lesson “Changing Our Media Habits: The Impact of the Pandemic” – to teach students to analyze and question charts and explore differences in generational media use. (Total Time: 5:15) Published 2023


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Middle School, High School

Subject Areas
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Youth Culture And New Technologies
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Reflecting Diversity
Question Design


Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Math
Pre-service Teacher Education


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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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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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: Production
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Proclamation of 1763

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Native American and colonial perspectives on the Proclamation of 1763.

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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: Causes of the American Revolution

Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Map
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

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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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: Abolition of Slavery
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

TikTok Timebombs: Methods of Media Manipulation

Students analyze and evaluate the accuracy, purpose and techniques of manipulation in TikTok videos, and reflect on their own reactions and biases.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Social Media, Web Video, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Trails of Tears: Who's Telling the Stories and How?

Students analyze videos about the Cherokee trails of tears for messages about techniques, credibility and sourcing.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Animated Film, Animated Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Program, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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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: Abolition of Slavery
Kit: Media Constructions of Social Justice

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

"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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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:

Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Unit: War in Iraq: Whose Voice, Whose Story?
Kit: Media Constructions of the Middle East

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

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

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.

Middle School, High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Speech, Web Video
Subject Areas
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

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

Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

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

High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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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: Iraq War
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Feature Film, Music/song, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

American Rifleman: Message Shifting Over Time

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze covers from American Rifleman magazine from the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s for messages about changing target audience.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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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:

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

High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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