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Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture: Representation and Authorship

Students analyze short videos for messages about Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and cultures and their representation.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, English Language Instruction, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Migrant Mother: Photos as Fact or Opinion

Students analyze Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph and reflect on the constructed nature of photographs by evaluating whether photographs are fact, opinion, or something else.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Photograph
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Agriculture: Sustainable v. Industrial

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode two web videos for messages about industrial and sustainable agriculture.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics

Bioregional Economy

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will complete and present a multimedia research project on just and sustainable economic development projects in their bioregion.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Bottled Water?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students watch short video clips with English narration and text to analyze authorship, purpose and target audience and to discuss environmental issues related to bottled water.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Case Study: From Witness to Action

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about strategies activists have taken to remedy environmental injustice.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Climate Change, Agriculture & Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of agricultural practices in contributing to climate change.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Cochabamba, Water for Sale

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the pros and cons of water privatization in Bolivia.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Consumerism & Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson asking students to consider their own consumer decisions relating to sustainability through a process of decoding TV commercials and videos about bottled water.

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Middle School, High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Creative Visions of the Future

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the imagined future of food, water and agriculture as viewed through the creative media of film, song, poetry and science fiction literature.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Feature Film, Literature, Music/song, Television Program, Music/song
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Exxon Valdez, Oil and Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Farming, Community, and Sustainability

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the roles of community, farmers and farm labor in food system sustainability using visual imagery, film and song.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Documentary Film, Illustration, Music/song, Poster, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video, Music/song
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Food Crisis in Africa

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing brief videos about the food crisis from four African countries.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Global Studies

Food Security

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos and text excerpts as a means to understand the conditions required for food security, the causes of food insecurity and potential solutions leading to food security.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Informational Text, News - Print, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Nutrition, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Food Waste: What’s the Problem? What’s the Solution?

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about the problems and potential solutions related to global food waste and climate change.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Animated Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, 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

Web Video, Animated Film, Web Video
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

Green Revolution

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring arguments for and against green revolution technology by reading excerpts from four articles about Norman Borlaug, founder of the Green Revolution.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Guiding Our Food Choices

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson considering how food choices impact personal, social and environmental health by analyzing web pages and diagrams.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Healthy Food: Who’s Telling Me What I Should Eat?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze media messages from Panamanian health & nutrition organizations for messages about good nutrition.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Blog Post, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Photograph, Poster, Webpage
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