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Lewis Hine and Child Labor: Photography of Persuasion
Students will analyze and ask questions about photographs to learn about persuasive techniques, intent, impact, and to reflect on historical context and perspective.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
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Interview: "Media Literacy and Me" Radio Kerry June 28th, 2024
Jerry O'Sullivan, host of the current affairs radio show Kerry Today in Ireland, interviews Executive Director Cyndy Scheibe to discuss the need for media literacy in public schools (in Ireland and in the U.S.), and the role that Project Look Sharp's resources can play in supporting Irish teachers and students.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Subject Areas
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Civics
Chris Sperry, Prescription for an Infodemic, a pedagogical response in an era of fake news, In Victor Strasberger (Ed.), kids and today’s Media: A careful analysis and scrutiny of the problems, volume 2, New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2021.
In this chapter from the 2021 book, Kids and Today’s Media, Chris Sperry lays out Project Look Sharp’s approach to disinformation. After a look at the historical context of our country’s “epistemological crisis” and the role of confirmation bias, Chris makes the case for media literacy and specifically Constructivist Media.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Subject Areas
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Critical Thinking And The News
Assessing Credibility & Bias
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education
Civics
What is a Campaign?
Students analyze historic and contemporary campaign media for messages about purpose, media types and democratic process.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
An Aesop Fable: Media, Morals, and More
Students compare an audio recording, video, and text of the Aesop story, the Tortoise and the Hare, to understand fables and compare different media forms.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Consumer Education, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Music, Media, and Meaning
Students analyze a short clip from the movie Lion King with four different musical accompaniments to recognize how music influences our emotions and communicates different messages.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
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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Upper Elementary, Middle School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
The Intolerable Acts
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about political cartoons and the Intolerable Acts.
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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 RevolutionUpper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
What's So Funny about Climate Change? Editorial Cartoon Opinions
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze six editorial cartoons for conflicting perspectives on the direness of the threat of climate change.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeUpper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Dolphins in the Media
Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a cartoon, a toy and an advertisement for messages about media forms, dolphins and environmental concerns.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Animals and Images: What do you See?
Students analyze different types of images for messages about image forms and about reptiles, amphibians and dinosaurs.
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Lower Elementary
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Exploring Genres Through Book Covers - Lower Elementary
Students analyze book covers for messages about literary genres.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Winter Holidays Around the World
Students analyze book covers for messages about winter holidays around the world and about book covers as media messages.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Physics or Fiction - Will Tango and Cash get electrocuted?
After viewing clips from a feature film and web videos, students will identify messages about electrical currents and shock, analyze sources and credibility, and reflect on strategies for finding accurate information.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy
Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?
Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Is This Media? How Can You Tell?
Students analyze an array of images for messages about what is media.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Starter Kit for Elementary Library & Information Literacy K-2
This guide gives users a brief overview of our approach (question-based media decoding) and materials (e.g., lessons) available for free from the Project Look Sharp website for a particular level and subject.
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Lower Elementary
Subject Areas
DO IT YOURSELF GUIDE
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Document Selection
Question Design
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Document Selection
Question Design