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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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	"Keep Coming": How to Strengthen Resiliency This lesson highlights the qualities of resiliency needed by teens to overcome adversity and risk. Students consider their own level of resiliency and explore ways to strengthen it. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 3: Women, Girls, & the Criminal Justice System Classroom collection From the films Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story and Girls on the Wall
	Portraits of Girls in the Criminal Justice System This lesson examines risk factors for contact with the criminal justice system as well as other negative outcomes such as teen pregnancy, dropping out of high school, and substance abuse, and allows students to assess their own risks. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 3: Women, Girls, & the Criminal Justice System Classroom collection From the films Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story and Girls on the Wall
	Role Models and Mentors This lesson raises the importance of having a mentor, the characteristics of a good mentor, and what possibilities exist for students themselves to inspire and motivate others. Students will be encouraged to contact a mentoring organization to find a mentor if they do not already have one. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 3: Women, Girls, & the Criminal Justice System Classroom collection From the films Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story and Troop 1500
	What to Do: The State of the Criminal Justice System This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn more about trends in the criminal justice system in the context of an exploding prison population. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 3: Women, Girls, & the Criminal Justice System Classroom collection From the film Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story