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Media Smarts

Teaching TV: Learning With Television

For Teachers 1st - 6th
As part of a series of resources focused on the influence of television, elementary students watch an educational program and identify the information presented and analyze the point of view from which the information is...
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Comparing Mitosis with Meiosis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Life science learners view an online animated mini textbook comparing two types of cell division. Working in groups, they use a digital microscope to capture images of cells in different stages of mitosis and meiosis. Then they create an...
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Hill of Fire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Paricutin eruptions. In this science instructional activity, students locate Paricutin on a map and take a virtual tour of volcanoes around the world. Students email questions to a geologist and create a news report...
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Targeting Careers: My Goal

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of setting a goal within several different contexts. They participate in a game to illustrate the need for a goal and then focus upon the setting of a short term educational goal because of the age...
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Citizenship

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate patterns of immigration in the US while comparing and contrasting the ideas of citizenship and non-citizenship. They decide how education plays a role in citizenship.
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Earthquake! The Human Impact

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the impact of natural disasters on communities. In this character education lesson, students examine poetry regarding an earthquake. Students discuss how to rebuild communities in the wake of natural...
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Exploring Racism in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare racism today to racism that existed during the nineteenth century. As a field research project, students individually keep track of examples of racism, biases, and stereotypes illustrated throughout the US media over a...
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Calligraphy: Symbols & Signs - Visual Arts

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars research the forms and significance of calligraphy in traditional and contemporary Chinese society. They design a mixed media scroll on paper, developing symbols for use as calligraphic images. Students describe how...
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What Does a Real MP Do ? Case Study of Svend Robinson : A Rebel with a Cause

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders undertake media research on an issue and prepare a series of questions. They divide into the government and the opposition and select two issues for discussion. They discuss Question Period tactics, and then undertake a...
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Evaluating Web Sites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study the six criteria for evaluating Web sites, identify Web sites with accurate, relevant, and current information on a given topic. They use those criteria to locate three sites that provide good information and three that do...
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Literature in the Library

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars get familiar with their school library. In this library orientation lesson, students explore the layout of the library and challenge young scholars to locate literature materials in a scavenger hunt activity.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #4: Character Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the way they react to characters and text. They write respones to different media tests. They are required to bring in a photograph and create a mini-biography for homework.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #5: Character Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the meaning of the word icon as it relates to media and pop culture. They watch and discuss film clips, write a mini-biography, take a Film Icon Quote quiz, and write a written response to the film clips.
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The Persuasive Message

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a study of persuasive writing. They conduct research looking at a variety of media resources looking for persuasive techniques that are used like advertising. The language of the advertising is examined for how...
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Cultural Representation in "Spellbound" Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers watch the film "Spellbound". They analyze concepts of how the media represents race. They discuss how the movie depicts race after the film.
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Culture Representation in "Spellbound" Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the film "Spellbound". They examine how the film represents race. They analzye contemporary media to examine how they represent race as well.
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A Personal Reflection on the Canadian Parliamentary System and Its Delivery to Secondary Students

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars develop a newspaper portfolio of "Canadian Democracy At Work" and find examples of events/decisions/people from media sources to reinforce the concepts of Power and Authority in the Canadian context.
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Effects of African-American Emigration From the Late 1700s-Early 1900s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the pros and cons of the emigration movement and research major groups and people involved in it. They view a multi-media narrative imbedded in this plan, then compose an essay stating their point of view.
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Exploring Ethnic Groups in Africa

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the ethnic groups located in African countries where African Americans immigrated. They view a multi-media presentation imbedded in this plan, then construct posters that represent ethnic groups.
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Sports Screeners

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch videos to discover the amount of physical activity in film and television. They present their findings to the class after viewing a film. They discuss how perceptions in films can influence young people.
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It's Your Right: A Civil Rights Brochure

For Teachers 12th
Learners examine the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Supreme Court cases in order to broaden their understanding of the US Judicial System. They research a variety of textual and Internet resources to create a tri-fold brochure,...
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A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...
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Federal Reserve Bank

The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a lesson on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn about open...

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