Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship — Classroom Collection

Connect classrooms to the wider world with films about resources, work, migration, and media. Students consider how personal choices and policies affect people in other places.

Writing tasks ask learners to weigh trade-offs and propose actions that are ethical, sustainable, and compassionate.

What you'll find

  • Printable PDF and Google Slides guides with short-answer prompts and discussion questions
  • Answer keys and pacing notes for easy facilitation
  • Classic and contemporary films that invite evidence-based writing
  • Connections to CCSS reading, speaking & listening, and writing standards

Spotlight Films

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (PG – 2019) — Learners connect innovation to community needs; write about problem-solving, resourcefulness, and responsibility.
  • The True Cost (PG-13 – 2015) — Prompts trace supply chains, labor, and environmental impact; students weigh personal choices against global consequences.
  • Living On One Dollar (NR – 2013) — Students reflect on empathy and agency while analyzing daily decisions under scarcity and proposing community actions.