Challenging the Debt Industry

$49.00

Price: $49.00

This multimedia resource combines media literacy with financial education. You can learn about credit card debt, payday loans, title loans, predatory lending, and the rent-to-own industry.

Challenging the Debt Industry is designed for presentations and discussions in classrooms, community organizations, professional development trainings, and other group settings. It can be used with learners ages 14 to adult.

What’s on the DVD?

A 38-minute video documentary.
Over 60 examples from various media on credit cards, loans, and consumerism.
14 lesson plans with handouts, 10 graphs, and a discussion guide for each video chapter.
DVD menus, video documentary, classroom resources, education standards, and several media examples also presented in Spanish. esta página en español
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Learners will:

Become familiar with vocabulary associated with the title loan, rent-to-own, and credit card industries.
Understand how advertisers target particular markets.
Apply media literacy skills to media examples they deconstruct.
Make positive choices with regard to attitudes, actions, and behaviors.

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