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Pbs Learning Media: The Value of a Girl: Wide Angle

9th - 10th
Learn about Santosh Kohli, a young woman from a traditional Indian family of modest means, as she gains self sufficiency and determination. [2:53]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Time for School: Afghanistan: Shugufa

9th - 10th
Visit Afghanistan to explore the home life of Shugufa, a young girl caught between the traditions of Afghani society and modernization. [2:48]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Shugufa: Struggle to Learn: Wide Angle

9th - 10th
Follow Shugufa, a 13-year-old Afghani girl, and her female classmates' struggle to overcome their school's shortcomings and attain an education in the midst of increasing Taliban efforts to deny education to women. [3:25]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Going Home?: Wide Angle

9th - 10th
Explore the challenges Iraqi refugees face and the tough decisions they make to either stay in a host country or return home. [3:28]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Hispaniola: An Island Divided

9th - 10th
Immediately following the devastating Haitian earthquake of January 2010, many Haitians sought refuge in the neighboring Dominican Republic (D.R.) but their arrival resulted in escalating tensions between the two nations. Despite...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pakistanis Stand With Malala: Pbs News Hour

9th - 10th
Arooj, a junior reporter from Youth Journalism International, recently wrote about the Pakistani public's reaction to Malala's shooting, and the widespread backlash against the Taliban and their interpretation of Islamic law.
Audio
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Pbs Learning Media: Rethinking Fast Fashion After Bangladesh

9th - 10th
Use an essay to start a discussion about consumerism in America or challenge students to research where their clothing came from, and what living and working conditions are like in that country.