The teacher provides three different media perspectives on one issue. Students create a presentation in which they scrutinize the media techniques in each example and analyze its effectiveness.

Students in small groups choose a contemporary issue on which they will instruct middle school students via media formats. Students will create three media examples using three different media styles, such as newscast, advertisement, talk show, billboard, etc.. They present their products to a middle school social studies class. In addition to receiving feedback from the middle school students, students are evaluated based on their understanding and use of media techniques as a communication tool.

Students view three different news channels' coverage of one current event. Through a teacher-guided discussion, students compare and contrast the modes of delivery, content, clarity, and style of each channel.

Given a list of media techniques such as image, sound, editing, and color, students will locate examples in the real world.