Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Living on One Dollar -- Netflix Documentary

Today, we started watching the Netflix documentary Living on One Dollar. This documentary is about four Americans who travel to Pena Blanca, Guatemala to try to simulate the conditions the people there live in every day. They live on approximately one American dollar per day.

Students will read accompanying articles about this documentary and prepare for a Socratic seminar in which they will discuss the information given in the documentary and articles.

Following are some resources for students and parents who want to learn more about the documentary, and of course if you have Netflix we highly recommend watching it!




Living on One Dollar Website


Articles (will be used in class):
The Reality of a Dollar a Day Existence
What If You Had to Survive on a Dollar a Day?
What's It Really Like Living on One Dollar a Day?