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Picturing the Underground Railroad: Historical Context Through Book Covers
Students analyze three book covers to understand historical context, to reflect on how identity impacts interpretation, and to discuss the role of media makers in crafting historical representations.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Challenging White Supremacy
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the black freedom/civil rights movement in the United States.
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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil RightsKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Decoding the Twenty: Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman
In this media literacy activity students analyze images related to the twenty dollar bill for messages about U.S. history and historical context.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
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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Unit: Abolition of SlaveryKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
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
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
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
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction
Black Identity
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from four songs to reflect on the meaning of black identity in the black freedom/civil rights movement.
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Unit: Black Freedom/Civil RightsKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Carry Me to Freedom
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to compare musical forms carrying abolitionist messages.
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Unit: Abolition of SlaveryKit: 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, Sociology
Constructing King
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing diverse media representations of Dr. King including conflicting video interpretations of Dr. King and Malcolm X.
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Kit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.Middle School, High School, College
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Covering Black Lives Matter: Front Page Constructions
In this media literacy activity students analyze newspaper front pages for messages about media representation of nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd.
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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Critical Race Theory – Whose History? Whose Story?
Students analyze clips from a variety of video sources for messages about the teaching of U.S. history, critical race theory and the power of media to persuade.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, English Language Instruction
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
Miles Davis: Inspiration to a Masterpiece
In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from a feature film and a documentary film for messages about musical inspiration and collaborative creativity.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Music, Sociology
Representations of Enslavement in South Carolina – Context is Everything
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th, 20th & 21st century for messages about African slavery in South Carolina.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Sculptures of Dr. King: Reading the Messages
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four sculptures for messages about Dr. King's life and legacy.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Teaching the Enslavement of African People in the Americas
In this media literacy activity students analyze an executive summary from a research report, an opinion piece in a newspaper and a post in an online community site for messages about how and why we teach about the history of slavery.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
1868 Harper's Weekly Cover, "The First Vote"
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a magazine cover on the first vote for African Americans following passage of the 15th Amendment for messages about voting rights, race and target audience.
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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Middle School, High School
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
2008 Historical Election Magazine Covers
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding magazine covers related to Barack Obama's historic campaign to become the first African-American president for messages about imagery, target audience and historical context.
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Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
1868 "White Man's Government" Nast Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1868 political cartoon for messages about suppression of voting rights for African Americans.
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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government