https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/09/10/759152615/why-we-should-all-watch-american-factory
https://americanfactoryfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/American-Factory-Discussion-Guide_.pdf
https://americanfactoryfilm.com/the-film/
https://www.daytondailynews.com/business/review-american-factory-asks-hard-questions-finds-beauty-answers/CUsroZfBZoCDdaqrAv8MaL/
https://www.globalization101.org/what-is-globalization/
https://www.piie.com/microsites/globalization/what-is-globalization
The film is the first from the Obamas from Netflix. It takes a look at a Chinese company opening in Ohio. It pursues concepts of union, globalization, workers' rights, gender roles in the industrial work place and many others. While I found it very interesting from start to finish, I don't believe students will find it intensely engaging. I have pulled about six sections that range from 5 - 10 minutes that emphasize that concepts I want my students to get out of the documentary. Using clips also allows for more class discussion during the viewing. There are some resources above that I will use to create some guiding questions and connections to the AP Human Geography curriculum.
This documentary is perfect for an economics course.
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