Body and Media Reconstruction

Are you influenced by the media? Explore the effects of media and advertising. In this media literacy lesson, middle schoolers respond to survey questions about advertising and then watch a video about the topic, taking notes on...

The teenagers in your class have seen dozens of media messages between the last time you saw them and the moment they walk through your classroom door again. Help them make sense of what they are being told by corporations, news outlets,...

Students discuss global development and create a graphic representation of the discussion. In this media analysis activity, students deconstruct disaster coverage by reading articles and identifying missing information. Students research...

Take a close look at news reporting techniques and global issues. Begin by creating a graphic representation of developing nations and defining the term. After class discussion, the second day's activities pick up by deconstructing news...

Students investigate the concept of propaganda and how it is used in the world today. The lesson includes statistics that can be displayed and studied by using a cross-curricular methods of mathematics. Students also create their own...

Students create a political cartoon or advertisement. In this lesson analyzing media, students analyze Doonesbury cartoons. After, students create their own political cartoon or advertisement regarding a current controversial issue.

Spark an animated debate in your class! Young adults consider some of the fads or trends that are prevalent at their school, as well as their own level of participation in them. Just how much of a role does popular culture play in their...

This carad activity helps students explore detailed facts and scientific procedures around the human body and its cells. In this stem cell instructional activity, students utilize different colored flash cards to represent different...

"But we're tired, and exhausted, from trying to be something we're not." Insecurity from body image can play a significant role in adolescence and into adulthood. Watch as two young poets tackle this issue head on through the creative...

Point of View’s short film, “34x25x36” launches a study of how images presented by mannequins and advertisements influence body image. Class members read and discuss the fact sheet "Media's Effect on Girls: Body Image and Gender...