Teaching Resources

Elements of Language

Elements of Language (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) is the first English language arts textbook to fully incorporate media literacy throughout the series for students in grades 6 -12.

Messages & Meanings

Lesson plans for analyzing news media, developed by Renee Hobbs in coordination with the Newspaper Association of America

Newsweek's Media Literacy Skills Builder

Help students understand advertising, media ownership, and issues of representation.

SNAPS Photo Cards for Media Literacy

SNAPS photo cards are an easy-to-use set of 30 large cardboard cards depicting a variety of  different types of television programs.

 

Finally-- a flexible teaching resource for children! They're fun!

 

 

The SNAPS photo cards help young children acquire a vocabulary for talking about what they see on television.

    Explore media literacy issues including target audience, point of view, purpose, violence in the media, advertising and materialism, and   the representation of gender and race.        Use the cards to support reading, writing, speaking and listening skill development. Available from the Center for Media Literacyhttp://www.medialit.org

Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda

Propaganda Education for a Digital Age: Book and Online Learning

Powerful Voices for Kids

A book and website explores media literacy with Philadelphia elementary school students and teachers

Copyright

Help students understand how copyright and fair use supports creativity and the spread of knowledge 

 

Iranian Youth and Media Literacy

Lesson plans explore issues of identity and representation in this youth media workshop for Iranian-American youth

Assignment: Media Literacy

After almost 30 years, it's a classic resource for K-12 teachers from the Media Education Lab!

My Pop Studio

My Pop Studio is a free online game that introduces children ages 9 - 14 to digital and media literacy.