Watch, Read, and Do: The Hidden Costs of the Materials Economy
- Due No Due Date
- Points 10
- Submitting a website url
Overview
In this activity, you will learn more about the global implications of the materials economy and it's hidden costs.
Directions
- Open, Copy, and Save Hidden Costs Notes Sheet to your Google Drive.
- Review the list of videos and photo essays below.
- Choose two videos to watch.
- Choose two photo essays to read.
- Read the article "Ethical Fashion Benefits from Employee Engagement."
- After completing steps 2 to 5, complete the Hidden Costs Note Sheet.
- Submit your Hidden Costs Note Sheet using a Google Link.
Watch
The videos below reveal the negative global impacts of various aspects of the materials economy. Remember you need to choose 2 videos to watch. As you watch, record the main points about the impacts the specific industry has on people and the environment on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.
View video: Long Way to Go in Reform of Bangladesh’s Garment Industry
Paper Cuts: When the Loop Goes Global [3:39]
Lost in the Forest: The Stateless Children of Borneo's Oil Palm Plantations [1:39]
Read
The photo essays below also reveal the negative global impacts of various aspects of the materials economy. Remember you need to choose two photo essays to read. As you look at the photo essays be sure to read the captions. Record the main points about the impacts the specific industry has on people and the environment on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.
Choose two of the following photo essays to read:
- The Cost of Gold in Burkina Faso:Holes
- The Cost of Gold in Burkina Faso: Hands and Feet
- Coal in Poland Lowering Life Spans
- Poland: Coal's Deadly Toll
Also read the article Ethical Fashion Benefits from Employee Engagement. The article discusses an example of a business that is working to decrease negative impacts and create a more sustainable industry and positive working environment. Be sure to read the entire article. As you read, record the main points about the positive changes and impacts this business is hoping to achieve on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.
Licenses and Attributions
- Paper Cuts: The distorted loop by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is licensed under the Standard YouTube license.
- Lost in the Forest: The Stateless Children of Borneo's Oil Palm Plantations by Pulitzer Center is licensed under the Standard YouTube license.
Rubric
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CCR Reading Anchor 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Apply this standard to text of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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CCR Reading Anchor 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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CCR Reading Anchor 5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard
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CCR Language Anchor 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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CCR Anchor 2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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CCR Reading Anchor 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
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