Product Description
Film rating: Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality is not rated. This film is appropriate for high school students.
Film runtime: 51 minutes
Where to watch it: Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality is streaming on Vimeo! If you would like to request a DVD of the film for educational use and/or community screenings, please email michael@videoproject.org.
Materials: Our Learning Guide is a flexible resource composed of seven key sections. Each section can be used on its own or in collaboration with other key sections. The guide includes robust background information and helpful facilitation guidelines to set the stage for a positive learning experience.
Audience: This guide is appropriate for classroom use, community learning settings, homeschool learners, hybrid educational settings and independent exploration of the film.
Learning Guide
- Facilitation Guidelines
- Introduction to the Film
- Letter from Director Colin Gray
- Land Acknowledgement
- Setting the Stage: Pre-Viewing Questions
Key Learning Sections
Each key section includes: a driving question, useful terms (when applicable), personal reflection, discussion questions, extension activities and additional resources. These sections can be used on their own or in conjunction with other sections in the guide.
1: Barriers to Affordable Housing (Economics, Social Studies, Current Events, U.S. History)
2: Economic and Social Costs of the Affordable Housing Crisis (Economics, Government, Social Studies, Current Events)
3: Perceptions and Beliefs About Housing (Sociology, Social Studies, Current Events)
4: The Value of Diverse Communities (Sociology, Current Events, Social Studies, ELA)
5: Criminalization of Poverty/Neglect of the Poor (Economics, Government, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Social Studies, Sociology)
6: Looking Ahead: Hope and Possibilities (Community Service Learning, Current Events, Government)
7: Solutions: What is Working and Known? What Can We Imagine and Do? (Community Service Learning, Current Events, Government)
The guide wraps with a Solutions Blueprint Builder and content-rich Appendices that include Case Studies, Further Context and a Glossary of Useful Terms.
Housing Inequality in the United States: A Brief History
We have also created a Google slideshow: Housing Inequality in the United States: A Brief History which can be used in conjunction with this guide or as a stand alone resource. The slideshow is also available as a PDF and can be previewed below. When you click Add to Cart, both the Learning Guide and PDF will be added to your cart.
Preview Housing Inequality Brief History PDF
Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines
In this guide, you will find suggestions for leading productive conversations that broaden perspectives, encourage empathy, and build new paradigms for education. It is adaptable, flexible and useful for a variety of learning settings. We recommend pairing it with this film to create safe space for classroom engagement around these themes and subjects.
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Sustainable Development Goals
