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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate pen and ink, watercolor, and pastel in a "happy accident" mixed media still life art lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students view a video about the media center. They take notes and discuss the video afterward. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of news/media bias from region to region. Upon reading differing articles, students answer source questions on the structure/content of each article. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discuss the main purposes of media. Using various advertisements, they identify the method used by the advertisers in each example. They use these methods to create and sell their own product to the class. They use the internet to research the history of television and advertising as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the Columbine tragedy. They read about the media role of watchdog on the government. Students discuss and debate how the media has been involved in the latest release of Columbine videos and other material. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the existence of stereotypes and how various forms of media help to reinforce them. Groups discuss common stereotypes on a list of popular television shows. Student groups design a storyboard for an autobiographical movie in which the main character constantly challenges stereotypes that exist. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students interpret data from graphs found in magazines, newspapers, and other media in this review lesson. They finish a guided practice section by looking a graphs and answering questions. Finally, they find charts in print media and use words to describe what is being represented in them. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a system to approach news articles. They analyze media content for main ideas and overall themes and summarize key points. Students draw upon personal experiences to build on ideas presented in news articles. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the contemporary and historical representations of Native Americans and identify the misconceptions. In groups, they discuss how the misconceptions have been further complicated because of the media. To end the lesson, they pick one topic to research and share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore and examine nutrition and how the media impacts our consumer decisions. They design a cereal box and read about how the use of colors, slogans and prizes impacts buyers after recognizing that food supplies our bodies with nutrients by reading the nutritional labels on boxes of cereals. Full Review »
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