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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.
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: Abolition of SlaveryKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
The First Women's Rights Convention
Students analyze a National Parks Service webpage on the first women's rights convention for messages about the interconnections between 19th century social justice campaigns and about authorship and purpose. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
"But Some of Us Are Brave" Black Women's Studies
Students analyze a book cover for messages about African American women's history and about the independent women's press. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
"Women Vote in 12 States" Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about state-by-state campaigning for women's suffrage laws and about pro-suffrage arguments to persuade male voters to vote for women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
1932 "The Girl I Love is a Democrat" Sheet Music
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a sheet music cover from the 1932 campaign for Franklin Roosevelt for messages about women, prohibition and target audience.
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: 1932-1944 The Personal PresidencyKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes
1956 Republican Comic Book
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a comic book spread from the 1956 Republican Party for messages about target audience and appeals to women.
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: 1952-1964 The Advent of TelevisionKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
1984 Time Ferraro Interview
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an interview with 1984 vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro for messages about gender and campaigning.
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: 1984-1992 Mass Marketing the ImageKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
2008 Hillary Clinton & Sarah Palin in Cartoons & Posters
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding editorial cartoons and a poster about Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin for messages about sexism and satire.
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: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
2016 Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding videos about the candidacies of Shirley Chisholm and Hillary Clinton for message, historical context, target audience and technique.
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: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump PresidencyHigh School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
2016 Satirizing Women Candidates
Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding political cartoons about the Hillary Clinton and Victoria Woodhull campaigns for message, historical context and purpose.
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: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump PresidencyHigh School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an anti-suffrage cartoon for messages about point of view and pro-suffrage tactics. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Media Forms and Arguments
Students analyze a poster, an editorial card and a stereo card for messages about media forms used to further anti-suffrage arguments. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Beautiful Women: Body Image Affirmation
Students analyze a poster for messages about body image and identities and about purpose and sponsorship of media creation. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Claiming Feminist Identities
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the late 20th century women's liberation movement in the U.S.
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: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism
Students analyze a book cover for messages about women of color and identities and about media representationms of young women of color. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Confronting Racism in the Women's Suffrage Movement
Students analyze a pamphlet reprinting a speech by African American educator and suffragist Mary Church Terrell for messages about African American women's rights efforts and about racism in the women's suffrage movement. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Creativity in Preserving Cultural Tradition
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about the roles of elders in preserving cultural traditions.
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: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Creativity in Relationships
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about creativity in relationships among elders.
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: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Creativity in Service
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four short film excerpts about creativity in service among elders.
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: Creativity & Aging Through the Lens of FilmHigh School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Declaration of Sentiments
Students analyze text from the founding document of the first women's rights convention for messages about the interrelationship between between the early women's rights movement and the Declaration of Independence and about personal reflections on human rights. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
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.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
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.
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: Prison JusticeKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Educating Girls
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short video clips for messages about the barriers to and benefits of girls' education.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Elizabeth Cady Staton & Susan B. Anthony: Women's Revolution
Students analyze the front page of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony's newspaper, The Revolution, for messages about purposes of media production and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Family Planning: Why it Matters
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three short video clips for messages about the needs for and impacts of family planning.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Female Superheroes: Changing Powers Over Time
In this media literacy activity students analyze female superheroes from comics of the 1960s and 2010s for messages about changes in media representations of gender and power across fifty years.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Feminist Stereotyping in Comic Books
Students analyze a comic book cover for messages about young feminists' gender identity and about stereotypes. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Feminist Writers: Kate Millett & Germaine Greer
Students analyze magazine covers for messages about popular culture representations of feminism and about who pays for and produces media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Fyre Festival: Gender, Wealth and Happiness in Social Media
Students analyze a short video ad and social media posts for messages about gender, wealth and success; to assess the credibility of media messages; and to reflect on the role media play in shaping our views.
High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Gender & Fear: “It’s a Scary Time" but for Whom?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze excerpts from a press conference by President Trump, a YouTube song video and an Internet talk show for messages about which groups have cause to fear in the U.S.
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Google Image Searches – Do They Promote or Counter Stereotypes?
In this media literacy activity students analyze image search screen shots for messages about how gender stereotypes are promoted or countered in Google searches.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes
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.
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: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Animal Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about songbird steward Rachel Carson and composing a social message about being an animal steward.
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: Animals (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Plant Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about tree steward Wangari Maathai and composing a social message about being a plant steward.
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 ArtsUnit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
Heroes for Water Protection
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing a book and video about water steward Marion Stoddart and composing a social message about being a water steward.
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: Water (lower elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
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.
Upper Elementary
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Identity and Satire
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to review representations in popular culture of women's identity in the context of the women's liberation movement.
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: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Islam and Cultural Identity in Europe
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing four brief videos with contrasting perspectives about the experience of Muslim women wearing headscarves in Europe
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: Global StudiesKit: Global Media Perspectives
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Judy Heumann: Disability Activism in Video
Students analyze short video clips from different video genres for messages about how Judy Heumann pushed for civil rights for people with disabilities.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Naming Oppression
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about women's resistance to oppression.
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: Women's LiberationKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Pro-suffrage Public Relation Campaigning
Students analyze a postcard, a advertisement and sheet music for messages about pro-suffrage messaging, purpose and target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Pronouns & Gender Identity: Who Gets to Choose?
In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about gender pronouns and identity choices.
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Rachel Carson (Print Documents Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the media representation of Rachel Carson's legacy.
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 the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Rachel Carson (Video Clips Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on conflicting views on Rachel Carson's place in history.
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 the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.
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: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Rosie the Riveter: Depiction of Women During WWII
Students will compare three illustrations depicting Rosie the Riveter, from 1943 and 2017 to analyze gender messages and historical context.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Sexual Harassment: Time’s Changing Coverage
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two covers of Time magazine from different years for different historical and cultural messages about sexual harassment.
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
Small Groups of Committed People
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of antiwar movements during the Cold War period.
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: The Cold WarKit: Media Constructions of Peace
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Sojourner Truth
Students analyze the front page of an 1860 newspaper for messages about women's leadership in the early labor movement and about journalism techniques to spark reader interest. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Suffragists Rewrite the Constitution and the Bible
Students analyze an excerpt from "The Woman's Bible" and a magazine cover for messages about repurposing classic documents to further the cause of women's rights and about moral and ethical arguments for social justice. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Suffragists on Film
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to teach about tactics used by suffragists toward achieving the vote.
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: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
The Early Feminists and Haudenosaunee Women: The Origins of Women’s Rights in the U.S.
Students analyze and ask questions about a 1914 political cartoon and a 2020 documentary film clip for messages about the impact of Haudenosaunee women on the early women’s rights movement in the United States.
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
The History of Cigarette Commercials: Issues of Persuasion and Regulation
Students analyze 3 TV commercials and a PSA for cigarettes from the 1950s-1960s to assess marketing techniques, health messages and gender stereotypes, and then read about and discuss the 1970 congressional ban on cigarette advertising on television.
High School, College
30-60 Minutes
The Shoemakers Strike in Lynn
Students analyze the front page of an 1860 newspaper for messages about women's leadership in the early labor movement and about journalism techniques to spark reader interest. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 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
Middle School, High School
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Students analyze a front page about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire for messages about unsafe working conditions and about the economics and purpose of media newspaper headlines. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Union Labels
Students analyze labor union labels for messages about labor union membership and about social justice organization logos. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Veterans’ Statues: Reading the Messages
Students analyze sculptures of war veterans for messages about purpose, point of view and meaning.
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Violence Against Women: Who Can Stop it?
Students analyze a magazine cover and a poster for messages about who can stop violence against women and about discerning what's true in media documents. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
We Will Be Heard
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using excerpts from songs about women's suffrage to analyze the use of stereotyping in songwriting.
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: Women's SuffrageKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming Territory
Students analyze the front page of a newspaper for messages about Wyoming women becoming the first women to have the right to vote and about editorial choices to highlight women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women Fight for Social Justice: Then and Now
Students analyze 21st century posters and a book cover for messages about the intersection of women's rights with other social movements in the 19th century and now. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women Win the Vote and Use It
Students analyze a 1920 League of Women Voters poster for messages encouraging women to exercise their right to vote and about symbols of democratic values. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women Work on the Home Front in World War Two
Students analyze a 1943 lithograph for messages about women's identities during World War Two and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women in Hip Hop: "Ladies First"
Students analyze song lyrics, a music video and an excerpt from a documentary for messages about women’s place in hip hop in Queen Latifah’s song “Ladies First.”
Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Women in Prison Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about women in prison and about graphic decisions in poster design. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women's Rights Convention Headlines
Students analyze two sets of headlines about 19th century women's rights conventions for conflicting messages about point of view and about priorities for human rights for women and African Americans. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women's Suffrage Movement Tactics
Students analyze two front pages for messages about pro-suffrage tactics and strategic use of media as an advocacy tool. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women’s Suffrage: Why the Women’s Vote Was Important Then and Is Now
In this media literacy activity students analyze primary and secondary texts from the 19th to the 21st century for messages about the arguments in favor of women voting.
High School, College
Whole Class
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
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
World War One Through Posters
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing messages about economics in World War One posters.
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: The U.S. at War and Peace: American Revolution to the War in IraqKit: Economics in U.S. History: A Media Literacy Kit
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
“Show Her It’s A Man’s World” Magazine Ad
Students analyze a 1951 magazine advertisement for messages about women's identities after World War Two and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
“You’re Liberated" Ad
Students analyze a 1972 magazine advertisement for messages about using feminist tropes to sell products and about the effects of advertising. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes