A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection, not an invitation to hypnosis.
Assignment: Media Literacy
After almost 30 years, it's a classic resource for K-12 teachers from the Media Education Lab!
After 30 years, it's still the most popular resource from the Media Education Lab!
This is the 18-unit curriculum developed for Maryland State Department of Education and Discovery Communications, Inc. You can download the PDF files with lesson plans and reproducibles for each unit and use the videos to teach media literacy in conjunction with social studies, language arts and health education. Read the evaluation report from Rutgers University here.