Young scholars review their notes on fruit as provided by the teacher. They then play a game called Fruit Bingo to identify the different types of fruit and their classifications. Each student receivec a bingo card. Finally, students...

Students role-play real-life survivors in a panel discussion. They read a mini-biography about a survivor.

This unit highlights the integral role that the media plays in American politics to communicate between the leaders and the public. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.

This lesson plan looks at the current controversy of the FCC and making media outlets more accountable for what comes over their airways. In particular, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is discussed and looked at.

This lesson features several weather videos, both real and created, to help students understand how information and the tone changes based on the audiences and the purposes for the presentation.

A well-done set of units that helps teachers teach the importance of media literacy to their students. Click on Secondary School Introduction to see a video of teachers in the classroom instructing students in ways of using and...

This lesson frames the controversial issues of fake news and trust in the media with the historical context of yellow journalism and sensationalist reporting. Learners learn strategies for improving their media literacy and will be able...

Learn about the rise of yellow journalism and the fine if occasionally wavering line between sensationalism and fake news in this series of videos from the American Masters film Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People. Learn about the...

An independent newsroom that covers a wide variety of topics and events, which are often neglected by the mainstream media, and works to promote change. Explore investigative reports on politics, social-justice issues, technology, and...

Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools...

Established in 1955, the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has expanded its scope to include all aspects of telecommunications and electronic media. Their nicely designed home page gives a good overview of covered topics.

Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students to recognize high-standards journalism so they can make informed judgments about the information coming at them and to help them identify and deal with misinformation, bias, opinion, and...

CLN "Theme Pages," focus on specific topics within Media Literacy/Studies. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information....

This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. Media literacy...

This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. Media literacy...

This site from American Public Media offers the opportunity to listen to "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor" shows and also presents trivia about the show, writings by Keillor, and other related materials.

A lesson plan that takes students through an exploration of the codes of ethics for journalists and the unspoken rules that govern the media and the news we hear. Students also examine the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.

Students will listen to historic news events as broadcast on radio, view current news coverage on television, and compare and contrast how those events were reported on both media by developing an essay which addresses the question "Is...

This website is a guide to the way the new media-blogs, RSS, podcasting, citizen journalism, wikis, news aggregators, and video repositories-are changing the way we take in the news of our world. Click on the underlined words to...

Since a recent Stanford study showed that students at practically all grade levels can't determine fake news from the real stuff, the push to teach media literacy has gained new momentum. This article gives five quality examples of...

This overview of a story originally aired on All Things Considered on NPR provides a description of the story complete with pictures and pertinent media. The entire radio broadcast is also provided in full.

This Freedom Forum site is dedicated to promoting a free press. Journalism education and "improving understanding between the media and the public" are a major focus. Budding journalists will enjoy this site. Includes links to news...

This site from the FCC provides an in-depth look at the Federal Communications Commission and the job it performs.