This lesson does not explicitly examine COVID-living relationships (though it is a possible focus for an extension lesson), but in its invitation to students to consider the relationships in their lives, they have the opportunity to think deeply about their current moment.

This lesson will challenge students to examine the dynamic between their external and internal selves and to take on one contained (yet immense) transformative journey.

This lesson invites and challenges students to place their own stories in relation to the shared stories of a larger community in a particular moment. In other words, they will explore the interrelation between their individual stories and “history;” and the nuances between the particular and universal.

With “Elaine is Almost” as inspiration, this lesson will introduce students to the art and ethics of the interview.

This lesson plan invites us to consider the following questions that are crucial for critically engaged students and citizens: What visions can we create, what hopes can we possess? How do we work with others to communicate the revolutionary urgencies of our time? How can we transform our concepts of citizen and country?

In this lesson, students will explore the different approaches to evolving religious/cultural practices and draw parallels between the work of Ruchie Freier and other women trailblazers.

In this lesson, students will challenge what they think they know about “old age” and understand the impact that ageism has on older people like Sergio and his peers in The Mole Agent.

In this lesson, students will identify categories that contribute to social identity, explore how identity relates to group affiliation, action, morals and values, and reflect on personal identity characteristics and social behavior.

In this lesson, students will examine the careers of diverse scientists, and specifically learn about the nature of the work of entomologists. Following the film’s screening, students will imagine that they, themselves, are entomologists and study “insects” and their natural environments.