Living on One Dollar - Netflix Documentary

Today we started watching the Netflix documentary: Living on One Dollar. Students are using learning experience organizers (LEOs) to take notes on the documentary. They will be able to meet in groups to discuss the documentary when it is finished, before writing constructed responses designed to assess their ability to track how events and people are introduced in non-fiction text.

Following are some resources for students and parents who want to learn more about the documentary, and of course if you have Netflix you are welcome to view it yourself (or with your child!) -- we highly recommend it!

Living On One Dollar Website

Summary: Living on One Dollar follows the journey of four friends as they set out to live on just $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. They battle hunger, parasites, and extreme financial stress as they attempt to survive life on the edge. An unimaginable reality for most young American, the challenges they face are real and plague over 1.1 billion people around the world. While the friends quickly learn there are no easy answers, the generosity and strength of Rosa, a 20 year old woman, and Chino, a 12 year old boy, give them resilient hope that there are effective ways to make a difference.

Supplemental Articles:
The Reality of a Dollar-a-Day Existence
What if you had to survive on a dollar a day?
What's it really like? Four Americans find out