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3. The Mission
You have been nominated by your political
party to be their nominee for president of the
United States. One of your most important
goals is to reduce the discrepancy between
rich and poor and reduce the number of
children that go to bed hungry at night in the
U.S. Your advisors have cautioned you that
helping people move from poverty into the
middle class will be a very daunting task.
4. The Focus
• In order to address this economic and social
problem, you have asked your advisors to
help you research the problem in depth. In
addition, you need to expand your knowledge
of the problem so you can develop a specific
plan to present at a future campaign speech.
The country is counting on you, and your
chances to be elected president depend on a
solid proposal to help people reach the
middle class.
5. Essential Questions
• Use the following essential questions to help guide your
research.
• 1. What are the primary causes of poverty in the United
States?
• 2. What kind of role does education play in addressing
the poverty problem?
• 3. Does the American economy provide a “level playing
field” that ensures equal opportunity for all Americans
to reach the middle class?
• 4. What is the difference between a progressive and a
regressive tax system? Which system would be best to
solve the problem of poverty in the United States?
6. Essential Questions
• 5. How is the “trickle down” approach to
economics suppose to help all Americans
prosper financially?
• 6. How is increased government spending
suppose to help all Americans prosper
financially?
• 7. Why is the gap between the wealthy and
average Americans widening? Does it really
matter?
• 8. Should the minimum wage be increased? Why
or why not?
7. Begin Your Internet Research
• Consulting different sources about your topic
requires the use of critical reading skills to
help determine the reliability of each source.
• Identifying an author’s main points and
evaluating supportive evidence is an
essential task in verifying the importance
and validity of an author’s argument.
Complete the following assignment and turn
it in with your research notes before you
begin writing your 2-3 page proposal.
8. A Portrait of Poverty
4 min Excellent
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtqchgO03xI
9. Why is there so much poverty in America?
7 min Excellent Info for notes
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7I31bDHGU
10. Poverty in America
6 min Personal Stories
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTl1rKRlzo4
11. Family Faces Food Insecurity
National Geographic 5 min personal story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV2XCQZWf_g
12. Poverty Rates Soar
9 min Personal Story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjsrdcbbPBU
13. Poverty in America is not a Choice
The Working Poor 3 min
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpLm0Lk0UA
14. Evaluation of Sources Assignment
In order to complete the research
requirement, you will need to read and review
8-12 of the following internet sources and
take notes. As you read your sources
carefully, use the essential questions that
have been provided to gather relevant
information about your topic. After reviewing
your 8-12 sources, select three of them and
provide a thorough analysis of each by
completing the following questions.
15. As you read your internet
articles, look for supportive
evidence. Do not accept the
author’s argument or point of
view unless strong supporting
evevidence is provided.
17. Evaluating Sources Assignment
Select three articles and answer 5 of the 9 questions for each article.
• 1. Is there a message or main idea presented in the text?
What in the text led you to that conclusion?
• 2. Is the author trying to convince the reader of
something? What? How do you know this?
• 3. If the author is comparing something, what is being
compared and what makes the comparison effective?
• 4. Has the author used any words, phrases, or sentence
structures to create a particular effect or convey a
meaning? Explain and give examples from the text.
• 5. Does the author use any words that may have more
than one meaning? Identify the words and their multiple
meanings.
18. • 6. Read between the lines and select a point that you
think the author is making without directly saying it. How
do you know you can infer this meaning from what the
author is saying?
• 7. Is there anything missing from the text that you
expected to find? Why might the author have left that out
of the text?
• 8. Do you have any reason to question the validity or
reliability of the author’s supporting evidence? Explain
your concerns about the evidence presented by the
author.
• 9. Does the author make a claim that is supported by a
source that is considered credible by the academic
community at large? How do you know this?
19. Hunger in America:
Real Facts and People
•http://www.nationalgeographic
.com/foodfeatures/hunger/
20. Food Insecurity in America
•http://news.nationalgeograp
hic.com/news/2014/07/1407
16-hunger-america-food-
poverty-nutrition-diet/
21. Income Analysis Shows Widening Gap
Between the Wealthy and the Poor
• http://www.bankrate.com/finance/economics/income-gap-widening-
1.aspx
22. Kids May Suffer in Come Gap
• http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-kids-gap-
idUSBREA1A21A20140211
23. Green Garden Bakery
Teen Project Healthy Living 3 min
great teen project
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoZDnOvth9U
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJoWfFs7Rdc 1 min
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue86TJTXbuw 1 min
24. Growing Income Divide Between
Haves and Have Nots
• http://finance.yahoo.com/news/growing-divide-between-haves-nots-
100000024.html
25. The Economic Divide: Pew Research
• http://www.pewresearch.org/2007/09/13/a-nation-of-haves-and-
havenots/
26. Overview of Income Gap of Americans
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_State
s
27. Why We Have an Income Gap in America
• http://iasp.brandeis.edu/pdfs/Author/shapiro-thomas-
m/racialwealthgapbrief.pdf
28. Why Income Inequality is Increasing
• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7180618
29. How to Fix the Income Gap
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurapennington/2013/03/08/to-fix-
income-inequality-the-have-nots-must-become-the-do-somethings/
30. Solving the Income Gap Problem
From Top Down
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sanjay-sanghoee/how-to-solve-
income-inequ_b_4686396.html
31. Seven Ways to Reduce the Gap
Between Rich and Poor
• http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/opinion/sutter-solutions-income-
inequality/
32. Facts About Income Inequality
• http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/07/5-facts-about-
economic-inequality/
33. Ways to Solve the Widening Gap
Between Rich and Poor
• http://www.policymic.com/articles/26805/income-inequality-in-
america-what-we-should-be-doing-about-it
34. Experts Views on How to Fix the Income Gap
• http://financesonline.com/income-inequality-views-solutions-from-
experts/
35. Facts and Numbers to Demonstrate
the Great Income Divide
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/03/18/10-
numbers-that-explain-why-income-inequality-is-a-hot-topic/
36. Using Graphs and Charts
as Primary Sources
Use the following slides as
primary source information
and evidence to support your
arguments. Take careful notes
so you can use the data as you
write your paper.
50. Write a Proposal
Use your notes to write a two or
three page proposal to
recommend how poverty
can be reduced in
America. Provide specific
information to support your
proposed ideas with clearly
articulated arguments and
sufficient evidence.
50
51. Your Proposal
• Define the
issue/problem
• Outline the details of
your argument
• Cite supporting
research
• Project possible
roadblocks
• Specify contingency or
back up plans
51
52. Evaluate and Verify Research Sources
• Internet sources will vary greatly in accuracy
and reliability
• Consider the expertise and reputation of each
website
• Compare facts and information of different
internet sources
• Select information that is supported on
several reliable websites
• Question or refute information that lacks
consistent support
53. Develop a Writing Plan
• Determine what your
main point will be, and
write a topic sentence
that provides focus for
your essay.
• Choose several main
ideas that support your
topic sentence.
• Sort your information
into supporting details
with facts and
examples.
53
56. Details Must Support the Main Ideas
Provide specific
facts, examples,
and reasons for
each main idea
in the body of
your essay
57. Prepare to Write
•Use your outline and
write a five paragraph
essay about reducing
poverty in America.
• As you write your rough
draft, it will be very
important to use special
words that enable you to
transition smoothly from
one idea to the next.
57
58. Transition Words
As you view these
words, select the words
that help you make
transitions smoothly
from one idea to the
next.
• as a result
• such as
• for example
• nevertheless
• for that reason
• finally
• at this time
• therefore
• furthermore
• in addition
• in conclusion
• as well as
58
59. Review, Edit, and Rewrite
1. Re-read your essay several
times.
2. How can you improve your
sentences to communicate more
clearly?
3. Are your main ideas supported
by examples and details?
4. Exchange papers with another
student and read each other’s
essay out loud.
5. Make final corrections and write
the final draft of your polished
essay. 59
60. Once you have completed your independent
research and written your paper, you will
demonstrate your knowledge of the topic by
creating a PowerPoint that illustrates the main
points of your research. Begin your powerpoint
by stating your topic and presenting your main
points with supporting evidence.
Convert your Knowledge
into Action
60
61. Creating Your PowerPoint
•Use some of the following slides and
find your own images on the internet
to create an illustrated PowerPoint
presentation about your research
topic. Use a minimum of ten slides
with illustrations and text to present
your ideas about the action that
needs to be taken to solve this
problem.
62. PowerPoint Version Available
The research hyperlinks and PowerPoint images are available in
PowerPoint format. Look under the Resources tab on our web
site. This format will enable you to hyperlink directly to internet
sources and to change image slides for your own use. In order to
merge the image slides with your own PowerPoint, you will need to
click on the insert tab and and click on new slides. Then click on
reuse slides and browse your files for a copy of the PowerPoint
student project presention(PowerPoint version found under our
resources tab). You will then be able to see the image slides we
have provided for you in the right margin. Click on the slides you
want add to your own PowerPoint.