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Here's a list of all the lesson plans we've included on the site. protect: Lesson: The Ratings System Investigate whether or not Congress's findings on violence and children are accurate. Make students more aware of how the ratings system and television violence affect them. linked from The Rating System Lesson: Watchdogs and Advocacy Groups Increase student awareness of bias in the media. Familiarize students with different media activism strategies. Empower students to take an active role in changing the media. linked from Watchdogs and Advocacy Groups influence: Lesson: Advertising--Behind the Scenes Help students understand the relationship between television programs and advertising. linked from Ads--Behind the Scenes Lesson: Image is Everything Help students recognize the difference between selling a product and selling an image. linked from Image is Everything Lesson: Lights, Camera, Action! Make students aware of techniques advertisers use to influence them. linked from Lights, Camera, Action! entertain&inform: Lesson: The Truth is Out There Make students aware of different news sources available to them. Encourage students to look to more than one source for information. linked from The Truth is Out There Lesson: Get Real Help students distinguish between what is real and what claims to be real. linked from Get Real Lesson: Public Service tv Help students understand the differences between a public service television station and a commercial television station. linked from Public Service TV you: Share thoughts and comments on our Teachers' BBS back