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Wide Angle: Window into Global History

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Declining Profits In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the farmers of Vidarbha in central India who have seen a loss in profits due to the high cost of borrowing money and the low prices for their crops in a globalized market.	9-12	Video
Extreme Global Makeover This lesson explores the pros and cons of life in a modernized and global age. (China, India)	9-12	Lesson Plan
Farmers in Peril In this video from Wide Angle, the sparse life of the rural farmer in India is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers.	9-12	Video
The High Cost of Progress Meet an activist who works to help the struggling farmers of rural India in this video from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Life & Debt The daily struggle of an Indian woman left widowed by her husband’s suicide is the focus of this Wide Angle video.	9-12	Video
Neeraj Neeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
New Confidence This Wide Angle video looks at the reservations that a traditional Indian family had about their daughter taking a job in India’s outsourcing industry.	9-12	Video
A New Start for Urkada An Indian cotton farmer, widowed by the suicide of her husband, starts a new season on her farm in this video segment from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Night School In this video from Wide Angle, visit a makeshift night school in rural India designed to allow child laborers who work during the day to obtain an education.	9-12	Video
Night Transport This video from Wide Angle looks at transportation needs and services provided for the workers of India’s outsourcing industry.	9-12	Video
Private Money Lenders The practices of illegal private money lenders in the rural region of Vidarbha, India are highlighted in this video from Wide Angle.	9-12	Video
Shopping Culture This video from Wide Angle provides a look at the new opportunities and consumerism created by the success of India’s outsourcing sector.	9-12	Video
Transformed Workplaces In this Wide Angle video, learn about the transformation of the Indian workplace due to a new influx of young, mostly female workers into India's outsourcing industries.	9-12	Video
The Value of a Girl In this video from Wide Angle, meet Santosh Kohli, a worker in India's BPO industry who hails from a family of modest means.	9-12	Video