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All-Female Enterprise Instructional VideoAll-Female Enterprise Instructional Video
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PBS
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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All-Female Enterprise

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This All-Female Enterprise instructional video also includes:
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  • "Palestine/Israel Map for Teachers"
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Watch as a group of Palestinian widows who found themselves in a desperate situation with little education and few resources turn their lives around by creating an all female cooperative business enterprise.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

israel, the arab-israeli conflict, palestine, business, women's history, the global economy, economics, microeconomics

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask groups to research the changing roles of women in various Middle Eastern countries

Classroom Considerations

  • Support materials may be downloaded and printed or viewed online
  • Links are provided to three excerpts from the film

Pros

  • Offers a sympathetic portrayal of the challenges the women face

Cons

  • Does not include the complete video

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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