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Hear Our Voices

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage


Which Side Are You On?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the U.S. labor movement between Reconstruction and World War One.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster


The Law of Immigration

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of immigration reform debates in the U.S since the early 20th century.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage


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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Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster, Webpage


Prisons- Justice or Injustice

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the prison justice movement from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Poster, Webpage

The Intolerable Acts

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about political cartoons and the Intolerable Acts.

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Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon

Proclamation of 1763

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

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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Map


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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Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, News - Print, Poster


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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Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program


African Money

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about African countries by examining images in currency.

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Visual Arts, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration


Bob Dylan: Storytelling for Social Justice

In this media literacy activity students analyze video clips from feature film and documentary film for messages about songwriting and social protest.

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Film/Video Arts, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Web Video, Feature Film


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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Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Music/song


Challenging Homophobia

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about gay liberation and resistance to homophobia.

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Psychology, Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Music/song


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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Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph


Doing Family Time

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impact of imprisonment on prisoners and on the family members of prisoners.

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Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Television Program


Fighting Back Against Religious Intolerance

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about how young people challenge religious intolerance.

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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video


First Contact: Who’s Telling the Story?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two paintings about first contact between Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors for messages about historical context and point of view. .

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Visual Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration


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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Health, Psychology, Film/Video Arts, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Television Program


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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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature


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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US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage