The document provides information about a student project to research and present on the history of poverty in Iran. It includes the project objectives, which are to identify and describe the causes of poverty in Iran by gathering information from various sources and presenting findings. It outlines the 21st century skills and standards that will guide the project. Some potential causes of poverty mentioned include gender, education, government policies, ethnicity, jobs, location, and trade wars. Research sources and learning activities are proposed. The presentation will analyze the systemic and political nature of poverty in Iran and how it has a long history in the country.

1. The History of
Poverty in Iran
PBL Sample
presentation
by Angelica Bautista-
Schwallenberg

3. Project Objective
u Identify and describe the causes of poverty in Iran.
u Gather information from the internet, observations from communities and
videos.
u Present findings to our classmates, write a short essay about our findings and
topic of the study and reflect on the process.

4. 21st Century Skills
u Critical thinking and problem solving
u Collaboration across Networks and leading by influence
u Agility and adaptability
u Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
u Effective Oral and Written Communication
u Accessing and Analyzing information
u Curiosity and Imagination

5. u Reading:
u Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to
support conclusions drawn from the text.
u Speaking and listening:
u Evaluate the speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric.

6. Standards
u Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
u CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question
(including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the
inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject,
demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
u CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources,
using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in
answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to
maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format
for citation.
u CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.

7. causes
history
gender
education
overnment
Ethnicity
jobs
Location
Trade wars

8. Universal Concepts
Poverty in the Iran is systemic and political.
Poverty in the Iran has a long history.

9. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Poverty in Iran :
What causes Poverty in the Iran to continue ? Who
among the population is prone to suffer from
poverty?

10. Focused Inquiry
General Questions Specific Questions Elaborate Questions Sourcing Questions
What are the
historical causes of
poverty? Does
gender, education,
ethnicity affect or
cause poverty? What
does government do
to alleviate poverty?
Poverty: what is poverty?
Location, incidence:
Which is the poorest area
of Iran where there is
incidence of poverty?
Ethnicity: What ethnicity
are the poorest?
Politics: What
international policies
affect poverty?
Jobs: Can having jobs
stop poverty? Why do
people with jobs still
become poor?
Intervention: what
interventions can be
done to stop poverty
incidence?
How
How will you get your
information? what
sources will you use?
what makes your
sources credible?
https://www.iranfocus.com/e
n/life-in-iran/44640-60-
million-iranians-below-the-
poverty-line/
https://www.borgenmagazine
.com/feminization-of-poverty-
in-iran-hinders-women/
https://www.worldbank.org/e
n/country/iran
https://www.nationsonline.or
g/oneworld/iran.htm#:~:text=
Iran%20has%20a%20population
%20of,Shiraz%2C%20Ahvaz%2C
%20and%20Qom.

11. Learning Activities
u 1. Digital journal
u 2.Timeline of Iranian history
u 3. Video - get information , note taking ,
research
u 4. Online Collaboration

12. Investigation Research
u https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8w4Ku6l7OEI&pbjreload=101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-
MgZL6a0hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wqb
qwJczD8

13. INVESTIGATION / RESEARCH
u Multimedia:
u
u • Iranian Revolution 1979 Fall of a Shah Parts 1 and 2
u • “Iranian Revolution” (Feb 1979)
u • “What Happened in the Iran-Iraq War?”
u • Nations online profile on Iran
u https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/iran-poverty-and-inequality-since-the-
revolution/

14. The most obvious, if not quantitatively most important, source of inequality in Iran is the rural-urban
differential. Figure 1 shows that during the great economic downturn of 1984-88, average expenditures in rural and
urban areas fell by 20% and 33%, respectively, narrowing the rural-urban gap in expenditures. Rural incomes continued
to grow faster than urban, raising the rural-urban ratio to a historic high of 69% in 1990, before falling back to 53% in
2006. The widening rural-urban gap in the last 15 years has contributed significantly to the resilience of measured
inequality in the country as a whole. Iran: Poverty and Inequality Since the Revolution Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

16. RECOMMENDATION
● How might you improve the situation of your study ?
● Topic of Study : The poor in Iran
● Audience : US and Iranian politicians
● Recommendation 1 :
● The trade embargo on Iran must be lifted by the USA.
● The politicians of Iran must think of their people and provide policies and programs to
improve their lives.
● Evidence from Investigation / Research :
● Based on our research, The USA Pres. Trump pulled out on the two country agreement and
implemented trade embargo. Another source showed that local corporations in charge of
social assistance to the poor are in fact not efficient in doing this objective.
● Benefits : The group sees that with improved economics, Iran will have more jobs
available for its people and the trickle effect will in turn improve the lives of many
Iranians. Better and more efficient delivery of service will impact more on the poor.

17. Reflection and Commitment
● How did this +1P experience deepen or enhance my knowledge of the topic?
●
What would I do differently next time?
●
What commitment will I make to extend this project and share it with others in my community?

18. Questions and Answers portion

19. Thank
you !