"30 Days: Living on Minimum Wage"
Executive Producer: Howard T. Owens
Morgan Spurlock, Alexandra Jamieson, Tim Kane, & Steve Rodgers
Rating:
TV - PG (adult situations)
Genre:
Documentary/Reality T.V.
Release Date:
June 15th, 2005
Run Time:
60 - Minutes
TV - PG (adult situations)
Genre:
Documentary/Reality T.V.
Release Date:
June 15th, 2005
Run Time:
60 - Minutes
Synopsis:
Morgan and his partner embark on an adventure where the two must live on minimum wage for 30 days. To make their experience more authentic, both relocate to an area that represents the typical American city. The two must leave their credit cards and money behind, find minimum wage jobs, and live as people whose reality is poverty. Along their journey, the duo struggle to pay for basic necessities such as rent, electricity, and medical care, and discover they must sacrifice items of comfort that many take for granted. This is an eye opening documentary that reveals how almost 10% of Americans live.
Morgan and his partner embark on an adventure where the two must live on minimum wage for 30 days. To make their experience more authentic, both relocate to an area that represents the typical American city. The two must leave their credit cards and money behind, find minimum wage jobs, and live as people whose reality is poverty. Along their journey, the duo struggle to pay for basic necessities such as rent, electricity, and medical care, and discover they must sacrifice items of comfort that many take for granted. This is an eye opening documentary that reveals how almost 10% of Americans live.
Video Questions:
Use in Lesson:
"30 Days: Living on Minimum Wage" is used as a supplemental movie that is utilized during the "30 Days: Living on Minimum Wage" lesson to solidify the concept of poverty in America. This is a documentary/reality T.V. show that simulates real life situations and interviews people living in extreme poverty.