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he Media and Social Justice Around the World
Students will activate literacy skills in internet medium, and will use reading, critical thinking and writing skills as they work with their groups to collect and organize information. The follow up activity will allow them to augment...
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The Role of Television in Social Justice
Students will read and evaluate another student's culminating project rough draft. Students will make written comments on the evaluation sheet provided by the teacher with regard to relevance to topic of Media and Social Justice,...
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Ideology and Icons
Students explore the role of media in society. They explore the influence of cultural icons and the responsibility of the consumer. Students evaluate positive and negative influences. They consider conscientious choices and evaluate...
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Media and Society
Students rank public figures and decide what makes a good citizen.Working in pairs students design their own way of assessing contributions to society. The following contributions are examined for evaluation: Helping others, obeying the...
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News
Students examine the four main media sources; radio, television, Internet and newspapers, while they determine the reasons that for knowing world news. They write articles to go with given newspaper headlines. They discuss the news and...
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Exploring Indiana: Tales, Timelines, and Trivia
Young scholars record timelines of Indiana history and include events from their own personal history on it. After using various research sources, the record their timelines using the Timeliner software application. They share their...
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How is the Media Dealing With Cancer in Our Society Today?
Pupils identify people in the news media who have admitted they suffer from cancer. They explain the types of treatments for each cancer mentioned. They work together to discuss their findings.
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Creating a New Media in the Arab World
Students explore the pros and cons of government-sponsored media into a war-torn country and determine whether the news will be considered information or propaganda.
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World Media: Comparison of Iraq War Accounts
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.
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Looking at Our Community
Students analyze the way that the media views the community that they live in. They poll residents about the strengths and weaknesses of their community and devise ways such as community service projects that they can improve the image...
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Body and Media #1
Students examine how films and media affect their body image. They identify their own definition of body image and research the topic. They discover the importance of using both fact and opinion sources.
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Body and Media #2
Students discover how media influences body image. They identify how the media creates an ideal beauty. They answer questions after watching "Dying to be Thin".
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Body and Media Introduction
Students discuss body image as a group. They discover how the media affects how one sees their body. They analyze different media messages about this topic.
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Body and Media Reconstruction
Learners use discussion and activities to create a message about body image. They discover their voice in the media and discover how the production process affects the final message from the media.
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Ethnographic Film: Representations of the Other in Media
Students examine how film represents different cultures. They think critically about these representations and how they affect people who are watching them.
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Gender and Media #1
Students expand their knowledge to not focus on stereotypes. They practice using new vocabulary words and analyze different media for the use of stereotypes.
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Gender and Media #2
Students are introduced to media literacy and deconstruction. They analyze the media's use of gender roles and body image. They voice their opinions about media messages and how to change them.
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Gender and Media #3
Learners identify media messages about gender and body image. They discuss how they can change these messages. They create their own media message about gender and body image.
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Gender and Media Introduction
Students analyze media clips and discover how the media helps us form ideas about men and women and their roles in society. They discover some of their own preconceptions about these roles and answer questions.
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Media as a Representation of Reality
Students examine different viewpoints and representations of events. They discover that viewpoints are constructed from different points of view. They also examine how they represent real events.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #2: Content Part #1
High schoolers examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #3: Content Part 2
Students examine magazine advertisements to identify how the product is being sold to the consumer. They work together in groups to respond to ads and explain why they are successful.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #7: Theme Part 2
High schoolers summarize the Phenomenology unit in this instructional activity. They identify character and universal themes from different films. They create a ten question survey for reviewer responses.
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Disability
Students examine the role of media when dealing with the disabled. They participate in a community audit of different facilities and how they help the disabled.