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- 9th - 12th
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Students view the film "War Feels Like War" about journalist's experiences in the Iraqi War and discuss the role of journalism in war. They evaluate different media sources for war reporting and determine the questions they want to see addressed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students adopt a public official, research how they spend their time, and define the actual duties associated with the job. They sort perceptions about the job into myths and realities, and analyze political cartoons involving their official. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover techniques that media uses to influence consumers buying patterns. They complete an online media literacy quiz and explore how advertisers target the teen population. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the specifics and effects of different media on an audience. They use handouts to analyze and annotate picture books and then transfer these skills to a medium of their choice. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the differences between public and private places and behaviors. They develop a list of public and private places and behaviors, sort magazine pictures, complete a body parts worksheet, and discuss various scenarios. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students role play roles of people in the life of Aspyer Tu Moore. They analzye his public choices and solve a problem related to them. They answer questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. They test the effectiveness of various sunscreens and administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. In adddition, they implement a public service campaign designed to increase student use of sunscreen and sun safety awareness. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students practice listening and reading various types of media. In groups, they use the various types to compare and contrast the different types of information discussed. They identify the differences between fact and fantasy and discuss strategies used by the media to influence our thoughts and ideas. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the needs of their community for public space and determine the solutions to math problems related to planning landscape designs. They read and discuss an article from the New York Times, create their own designs for a community space in small groups, and present their plans to 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 »

