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Curriculum Corner Vol. 3
World AIDS Day - HIV/AIDS Compilation - AIDS and Masculinity - Scenarios USA Premiere
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World AIDS Day - December 1, 2008
December 1st 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of
World
AIDS Day . On this day,
organizations
from around the globe will convene to promote
AIDS awareness, advocate testing, and take stock
of how far
we've come in battling the disease and how
far we still
must go.
Educators all over the world will be engaging
their students in activities that get them
thinking about AIDS awareness and acting to
increase prevention. We are therefore
honored to promote our most successful film
compilation, in observance of World AIDS Day.
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Scenarios USA HIV/AIDS Compilation
Screen these four movies on World AIDS Day
Reflections
: Three best friends learn to
take the risk
of HIV/AIDS seriously as they navigate romantic
relationships in an urban environment mired
in strife,
drugs, and limited options.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
(The Secret Life of Bees)
Written by Keyana Ray from Maywood,
IL. Check out the lesson plan here.
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Just Like You
Imagined?. Six teens hope to avoid
heartbreak, HIV, and hard truths about their
relationships while remaining true to who
they are.
Directed by David Frankel (The Devil
Wears Prada)
Written by Verena Faden from Miami, FL.
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The Monster.
When three young men chat up the new girl on the
block, only one gets lucky. But he, however, is forced
to deal with his HIV status.
Directed by Adam Davidson (Grey's
Anatomy)
Written by Naeqwan Clarke, Brinton Newson,
Jarel
Turner, and Randy Walton on Rikers
Island, NY.
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Nightmare on
AIDS Street . 17-year old
Isabel knows she can't take back
what happened during one hazy night with a
guy. She decides to take responsibility and
bravely face her
greatest
fear by getting tested. Directed by Kinan
Valdez (El
Teatro Campesino). Written by Nicole
Zepeda from San Juan, TX.
Each film on this compilation comes with its
own lesson plan, Behind the Scenes
documentary and original shooting script.
Buy the HIV/AIDS compilation now!
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AIDS and Masculinity
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Here at Scenarios USA, AIDS awareness and
AIDS prevention has always been at the heart
of our mission. Our strategy is to help teens
think critically about the choices they make
in their relationships by giving them the
opportunity to reflect on who they are and on
their attitudes, behaviors, and sexual health
decision-making.
Gender issues have a profound effect on our
identity and our intimate relationships.
Research links attitudes around gender roles
to real health outcomes, such as HIV and STD
rates, sexual debut, condom use, unintended
pregnancy and relationship violence. Boys
are under pressure to be tough and brave, not
to show feelings of vulnerability or fear, to
have multiple partners (and to be
heterosexual, not gay), and -- not
infrequently -- to engage in violence and
risk-taking. These negative stereotypes can
impact young men's sense of self, harm their
health and their partner's health, and have a
negative impact on the way they behave in
relationships.
We are very excited to add three new
masculinity-related films to the Scenarios
USA library (available in early 2009), and
our Masculinity Curriculum scheduled for
release in April 2009. The Scenarios USA
program, including the films and the
curriculum, gives young people opportunities
to reflect on how gender functions in their
own lives and to challenge the conventional
definition of masculinity, in order for them
to make healthier choices.
If you have any questions, feel
free to
contact me by email:
ernestine@scenariosusa.org.
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Scenarios USA Premiere
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Let's connect!
Hundreds of you have either used the
Scenarios USA films or writing program in
your classrooms, after-school programs or
community-based organizations. I want to
connect all of you so we can share ideas and
resources. Please visit our Educator's Center for
excellent (and free!) curricular resources.
I'd love to hear from you in any form. Email
your
suggestions, ideas and comments to
me at
ernestine@scenariosusa.org.
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to receive the monthly Curriculum Corner here.
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Scenarios USA contact information:
Phone Number:
866.414.1044
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