1 Through the Eyes of a Child: Creating Documentaries from the Perspectives of Adolescents Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore how documentaries can present realistic and sometimes difficult perspectives on events in our world. Students begin by watching video clips from the film "Gaza Strip" and sharing their insights.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication Projects: Standards First 2 Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson plan, students analyze World War II posters, chosen from online collections, to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ. The lesson begins with a full-class exploration of the famous “I WANT YOU FOR U.S.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Education & Training, Government & Public Administration Projects: Standards First 3 Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" Commercial Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore the dystopian characteristics and symbols presented in the “1984” Macintosh commercial and analyze the comments that it makes about contemporary society. This activity is a particularly effective introduction to George Orwell’s 1984 because of the direct allusions to the novel in the commercial.... 4 Analyzing the Stylistic Choices of Political Cartoonists Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: Students learn terminology that describes comics and political (or editorial) cartoons and discuss how the cartoonists’ choices influence the messages that they communicate. After discussing several cartoons as a full class, each student analyzes the techniques that the same cartoonist uses in five or more cartoons.... Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students develop a critical awareness of how television news is shaped and manipulated and how they, as audience members, may be affected. During the unit of study, students conduct a survey about media news sources; keep a news log; identify and discuss the use of entertainment in TV news; and identify, discuss and compare the values and ideologies presented in a variety of Canadian and U.S.... 6 Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: This lesson helps students to understand the ways in which bias and stereotyping are used by the media to influence popular opinion. Students examine propaganda and media bias and explore a variety of banned and challenged books, researching the reasons these books have been censored.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Education & Training, Government & Public Administration, Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services, Law & Public Safety, Marketing, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 7 Teaching The Song of the Lark Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 10–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This resource provides an online teacher's guide for use with Willa Cather's novel The Song of the Lark and the film adaptation of the same name, created by Masterpiece Theater. Teaching The Song of the Lark presents an integrated study that uses visual media to extend students' understanding of the novel.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Arts & Communication Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 10–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This resource provides an online teacher's guide for use with Langston Hughes's short story, "Cora Unashamed," and the film adaptation of the same name, created by Masterpiece Theater. Cora Unashamed is an integrated language arts unit of study that uses visual media to extend students' understanding of the short story.... Career Fields: Education & Training, Health Science, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 9 Swinging with the Times: Giving A Modern Slant to Favorite Children's Stories Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students examine the many changes in the Tarzan character from Edgar Rice Burroughs' first novel to Disney's newest movie version to understand how children's movies are often used to mirror and promote cultural attitudes and beliefs. Students then adapt a favorite children's story to a modern setting, updating the characters and plot to better reflect the times.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology, Marketing Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 10 Jo Cool or Jo Fool Teacher's Guide: An Online Game about Savvy Surfing Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: This teacher's guide uses engaging activities to teach students about safe and savvy Internet surfing. A variety of scenarios, which represents specific issues and challenges that children face when they surf the World Wide Web, are used as springboards to promote critical thinking about online privacy, online marketing, responsible Internet use, and authenticating online resources and Internet safety.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: COR, Standards First |