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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Taking Charge of TV Violence

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Encourage your class to become aware of the violence that is present in children's television programs and how this violence can influence children. Do this by holding the planned class discussion in this lesson plan and providing...
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Writing
Curated OER

Writing Bug - Too Much Violence

For Students 5th - 7th
In this journal writing worksheet, students brainstorm about violence they have seen on TV and in video games. Students write about the harmful effects this violence can have on society.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Janet Reno

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Janet Reno, the first female U.S. Attorney General. Her most controversial decision was her order of FBI agents to raid the compound of the Branch Davidian cult near Waco, Texas.