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ITVS Community Classroom lesson plans pair educational film modules drawn from ITVS’s acclaimed documentary films with standards-based lesson plans, activities, and other interactive content.

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	Global Climate Change and the Ethics of Industry This lesson examines the factors behind global climate change, its detrimental ecological and cultural effects, and the means by which it can be mitigated, on both local and international levels. From the The Island President Classroom collection From the film The Island President
	People Power From Within the System Students will investigate the dilemma of whether community organizers should work within the system or outside of the system to bring about social change. As a culminating assignment, students will take sides and debate the issue with their classmates. (includes 1 film module) From the Women's Empowerment Classroom collection From the film Waiting for the Revolution
	The Right to Work In this lesson, students investigate the concepts of unemployment, unions and worker’s rights as universal human rights. After listening to various voices involved in an indigenous workers’ struggle in Bolivia, students research an organization and create campaign media for it. (includes 1 film module) From the Women's Empowerment Classroom collection From the film Waiting for the Revolution
	Universal Human Rights and the Ethics of Government This lesson explores the basic premise of human rights, the history of human rights abuse — both legislative and executive/military — and its consequences, human rights in the contemporary media, and the application of human rights issues to modern American life. From the The Island President Classroom collection From the film The Island President