POV

The Way We Get By | Historical Perspectives: Coming Home from War
November 3, 2009

This lesson plan utilizes the film and website resources for The Way We Get By, which tells the story of a group of volunteers who have greeted more than 900,000 troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. Classrooms can use these resources to conduct an investigation that compares and contrasts the homecoming experiences of soldiers who served in World War II and the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Bronx Princess | Exploring Parent-Child Relationships Through Letter Writing
September 21, 2009

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film Bronx Princess, which chronicles the complex relationship between a young woman named Rocky and her Ghanaian mother as Rocky progresses from high school to college. Classrooms can use this film and its companion website resources to help students explore their own relationships with their parents through letter writing. (Note: This film sometimes uses English subtitles.)

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The Principal Story | Principles of Leadership
September 14, 2009

Classrooms can use this lesson plan and its companion website resources to explore the nature of leadership. This plan is designed to be used with the film, The Principal Story, which follows the activities of both a veteran and a novice school principal during the course of a school year.

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City of Cranes
August 13, 2009

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film, City of Cranes. Students will explore the role that "perspective" plays in disciplines such as literature, art and politics.

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34x25x36
August 13, 2009

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film 34x25x36, part of the POV Shorts Program.

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New Muslim Cool | Interpreting Diverse Images of Muslim Life in the United States
June 17, 2009

New Muslim Cool follows the day-to-day life of a Muslim family living in Pittsburgh, PA. Classrooms can use this program to help increase their understanding of Muslim culture in the United States.

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Inheritance | Standing Up to Injustice and Cruelty
December 1, 2008

Inheritance illustrates the lasting effects of the Holocaust from the perspectives of both a victim of Nazi war crimes and the child of a perpetrator. Classrooms can use this lesson to explore the responsibility of standing up to injustice and cruelty.

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Soldiers of Conscience | Perspectives on the Morality of Killing in Wartime
October 14, 2008

Soldiers of Conscience explores the morality of killing in wartime. Classrooms can use this lesson to help students consider opposing arguments on this issue and then develop and defend their own positions.

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Up the Yangtze
October 6, 2008

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film Up the Yangtze, which shows how China's Three Gorges Dam project is changing the Yangtze River and the lives of those who live along its path. Classrooms can use this lesson to explore the social, economic and political changes caused by technological advances. Also, students will increase their skills for analyzing visual imagery. (Note: Many sections of this film have English subtitles.)

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In the Family
October 1, 2008

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film In the Family, which explores issues related to genetic testing and the difficult decisions some must face when they learn they are at high risk for certain forms of cancer.

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