Media Literacy: Consumer Awareness Lesson - Misleading Food Labels

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Total Pages: 25 pages
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
File Size: 1 MB
File Type: PDF

Use this Misleading Food Labels Media Literacy and Consumer Awareness Lesson to help your students become informed consumers. Perfect for Grade 7 and Grade 8 Health or Media Literacy classes, this resource explores how product packaging and food marketing strategies influence consumer choices, often in deceptive ways. Your students will analyze 10 real-world food products to uncover how labels can be intentionally misleading, encouraging thoughtful discussions and critical thinking around media literacy, advertising techniques, and healthy decision-making. Language Note: The word "screwed" is used twice in this video.

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What’s Included:

• 1 Complete Media Literacy Lesson
• Step-by-Step Teacher Lesson Plan
• Printable & Digital Graphic Organizers
• Journal Entry Assessment with Rubric
• Extend Your Learning Assignment
• Assessment Rubrics
• Answer Keys
• PDF + Google Slides™ Formats

Skills Covered:

1. Understanding marketing techniques
2. Evaluating consumer messages
3. Developing media literacy
4. Making informed health decisions
5. Strengthening critical thinking and reflection

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This Misleading Food Labels Lesson is also included in this Media Literacy Bundle 1 resource, where teachers get access to 10 media literacy-consumer awareness lessons. 

Perfect For:

• Health or Media Literacy Units
• Consumer Awareness Lessons
• Classroom Discussions on Food Labels
• Sub Plans or Print-and-Go Lessons
• PDF or Digital Classrooms (Google Slides™ compatible)

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Real-World Relevance: Students explore actual food labels, making the lesson meaningful and instantly relatable. It connects directly to their everyday lives and encourages smart consumer habits.
• Cross-Curricular Value: Easily fits into Health, Media Literacy, or Critical Thinking units - offering flexibility across subjects and lesson planning.
• Print & Digital Options: With both PDF and Google Slides™ formats, you can use it in-person, virtually, or in hybrid settings - whatever your classroom needs.
• No Prep Required: Comes with a detailed lesson plan, rubrics, and answer keys - just print or assign digitally and go!
• Engages Middle School Minds: Designed for Grades 7-8, this resource challenges students to think critically while staying accessible and engaging.
• Great for Sub Plans: Clear structure and student-friendly layout make it perfect for a sub day or independent work time.

Teacher Feedback

1. “This is a real eye-opener for my 7th grade students. I use this after we learn about nutrition labels. This lesson keeps them engaged, and most are quite surprised about the misleading information on food packaging.”
2. "My students loved watching how companies "manipulate" consumers into buying food items. They were so intrigued and asked for more lessons like this one."
3. "Perfect for both Health and Media Literacy. Great job!"

Whether you're teaching media literacy, building a health unit on nutrition and decision-making, or just want your students to start questioning what they see on store shelves, this lesson is the perfect starting point.