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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
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
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 StudiesUnit: Central American Wars
Kit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
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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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy
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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 LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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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Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
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 JusticeKit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
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 TwoKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
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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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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 DepletionMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
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
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 BuildingUnit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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 SpeciesMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
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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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, Spanish Language Instruction
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 SourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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 LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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 RightsKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
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 IraqPlaylist: Global Studies
Kit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
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 WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology