POV documentaries are a valuable resource for teachers and students. Use these free video clips and companion lesson plans to present POV films to your class.
Featured Lesson Plans
The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Veterans and Their Families
In this lesson, students will investigate traumatic brain injury (TBI), which has become the signature injury of military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Students will watch video clips that illustrate issues related to TBI, research additional information and create fact sheets to educate soldiers and their families about TBI and direct them to organizations that can provide support.
Examining the Role of Protest in a Democracy
In this lesson, students will examine the role of various forms of protest in a democracy.
A Unit on Prejudice and Racism
Two Towns of Jasper is a nuanced view of the subtleties of race relations in America and the different viewpoints forged by racial identity. The lessons in this unit will guide students to a better understanding of privilege -- one of the pervasive causes behind racism -- and, more specifically, the impact of "white privilege" on racism against non-white Americans. An exploration of the concept of privilege can also help students understand the societal factors that contribute to other "ism's": sexism, ethnocentrism, classism and heterosexism.
Videos for the Classroom
Dom and Bodi return home from Afghanistan and begin the reintegration process. Dom is more irritable, and Bodi is concerned about his traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis.
How Can There Be Any Feelings?
In this clip from Last Train Home, Qin expresses her frustrations with the lives and occupations that her parents have chosen.
The World's Largest Human Migration
Millions of migrant workers make their way home for Chinese New Year celebrations.
