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"Boycott Leader Gives Human Relations Talks" Front Page
Students analyze a newspaper front page for messages about Martin Luther King, boycotts and about target audience for media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
"True Leaders Work For Peace" Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about Martin Luther King, boycotts and about historical context for media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
A Media Chronology
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about Dr. King's public accomplishments and their representation in the media.
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: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Over 60 Minutes
Beyond Vietnam: Dr. King Opposes the War
Students analyze a webpage for messages about Dr. Martin Luther King's opposition to the Vietnam War and about historical context and producer intent in media messages .This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Peace is the Way”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
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.
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: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Over 60 Minutes
Shared Legacy: Gandhi, King & Obama
Students analyze a poster for messages about Barack Obama, the historical legacy of peacemaking and about purpose and sponsorship of media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Working For Peace Working for Justice”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
The Challenge of Change
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a passage from Dr. King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here" and letters to the editor on naming a local street for Dr King.
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: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
30-60 Minutes
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Different Interpretations
Students analyze two comic book covers from 1957 & 2007 for messages about the role of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the Montgomery bus boycott and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Three Speeches
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing three of Dr. King's speeches for content, literary devices and presentation form.
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: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Over 60 Minutes
To Inspire- To Breathe Into
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on what inspires people to move from affinity to action.
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: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
30-60 Minutes
Working for Peace, Working for Justice
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the interconnections between U.S. peace and social justice movements by examining the lives of five peacemakers.
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: Peace IntroductionKit: Media Constructions of Peace
30-60 Minutes
Wiretapping Dr. King
Students analyze a 2006 ACLU advertisement for messages about government wiretaps on Dr. King and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Martin Luther King at Communist Training School” Billboard
Students analyze an anti-Communist billboard for messages about anti-racist organizing and about red-baiting in the media. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes