Release: 2003
Grades: 6-8*, 9-12 (*some material may not be approriate for
younger audiences. At teacher's discretion)
Length: Two 30-minute segments
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Contemporary Issues
Get two DVDs for the price of one! This DVD showcases
two powerful videoconferences between students in the U.S. and students in Iraq,
Voices from Iraq and Iraq Unplugged.
Voices from Iraq was a special episode aired on In the Mix
(PBS) in June 2003. It features a videoconference meeting between teens in Baghdad
and their peers in Bloomfield, Connecticut, shortly before the U.S. invaded
Iraq in March 2003. During this live face-to-face interaction, the students
discussed their similarities and differences, giving the U.S. teens insight
into the Iraqi teens’ culture and daily lives at home and in school. The
teens talk honestly about this experience and how it dispelled stereotypes on
both sides, as well as what it's like to be a teen in the present day and their
hopes for the future.
Iraq Unplugged is a follow-up to Voices
From Iraq. It covers a second videoconference between the group of Baghdad
teens and their peers from the Connecticut school just weeks after the Bush
Administration declared an end to major combat in Iraq. The episode offers viewers
unique insight on post-Saddam Iraq through the eyes of teens who lived through
the war. They talk openly about their experiences, their attitudes about the
U.S., and their hopes for the future.
Price List*
(100% of proceeds go towards GNG programming)
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Educational Institutions,
Public Libraries,
Non Profits,
Religious Orgs |
$69.95 |
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| Individuals |
$29.95 |
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*Delivery in 2-4 weeks
Questions? call us at 212.529.0377 or email us at
orders@gng.org
Project Voice is aligned with these National Educational Standards:
Civics and Government Standards
- Topic IV: What is the relationship of the United States to other nations and to world affairs?
Geography Standards
Human Systems
- Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
- Standard 10: The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
- Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
- Standard 13: How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
Environment and Society
- Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems.
- Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Social Studies Standards
- Strand III: People, Places, and Environments
- Strand IV: Individual Development and Identity
- Strand V: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
- Strand VI: Power, Authority, and Governance
- Strand IX: Global Connections
- Strand X: Civic Ideals and Practices
World History Standards
- Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
- Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE
- Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions 1000-1500 CE
- Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
- Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises & Paradoxes
