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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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	Participating in a Campaign This lesson focuses on the mechanics of political campaigns, from campaign team roles to skills and strategies. (includes 2 film modules) From the Vote Democracy! Classroom collection From the films Please Vote for Me and An Unreasonable Man
	What Is Democracy? In this lesson, students will consider the qualities that exist in a democracy and how different people would define democracy. They will create their own media expressions of what the concept means to them. (Includes 1 film module) From the Vote Democracy! Classroom collection From the film Please Vote for Me
	Women Peacemakers Students will define violence and personalize the issue by discussing their perceptions of and experience with violence. They will consider the key traits and skills Ameena Matthews embodies as a “violence interrupter” that allow her to successfully prevent shootings and mediate conflict. They will also consider the role gender plays in engaging communities and changing social norms around peace and violence. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 2: African American Women Lead Classroom collection From the film The Interrupters