CURRICULUM
Browse our free curriculum resources for teaching critical media literacy, where you can find lesson plans, discussion prompts and hands-on media making for in and out of the classroom!
CRITICAL MAKERS LAB
The I Too Am Critical Makers Lab is a 6 module, project based curriculum for middle and high school students that combines critical media analysis with media making, centered around identity-based topics.
SOUND OFF!
A tool kit for a student-led conversation about media, what it means and why it matters. Each discussion is centered around a specific keyword, media example or public figure, and can be used in classrooms, clubs or after school programs.
Election Media Mini-Curriculum
Introduce students to critical media literacy as a tool for analyzing election media, and create advocacy posters on identity-related ballot issues.
IMAGINING EQUITY
This course offers a unique and powerful interdisciplinary curriculum that brings the themes and values of equity and social justice into the critical analysis and practice of film and media arts.
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DIY ACTIVITIES
These activities can be used in conjunction with specific media examples on CMP or more generally used to elicit class discussion and critical thinking. It may be useful to review the section that overviews key concepts tied to each identity and consider how we understand our identities and the ways our identities are shaped by media. Many of these exercises can be adapted for one-time use or extended for use over the course of a unit or series of units. Feel free to transform and manipulate them to fit your lesson plans.
PLAYLISTS
CMP offers a range of curated playlists that can be used for individual lessons or extended over an entire unit. Each playlist suggests media that can be shown in the classroom or viewed at home in a sequence recommended by CMP. Playlists cover each of the main identity categories (e.g. gender, race & ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion, age, disability) on the site as well as other focused topics that may be germane to school curriculum (e.g. immigration, bullying & self-esteem).
