Lesson 4: The Web of Poverty
Learning Intention: To identify what leads to people living in poverty.
Success Criteria: To understand that poverty can arise from many different factors.
Success Criteria: To understand that poverty can arise from many different factors.
Brainstorm:
What causes poverty? Why are people poor? Are they lazy, unlucky, or perhaps made bad decisions at the wrong time? Actually there are other factors at play. Poverty can be a complex web of causes and consequences.
Think back to what you have heard so far about poverty, and think about some of the main causes of poverty are. I am going to write any responses on the whiteboard.
What causes poverty? Why are people poor? Are they lazy, unlucky, or perhaps made bad decisions at the wrong time? Actually there are other factors at play. Poverty can be a complex web of causes and consequences.
Think back to what you have heard so far about poverty, and think about some of the main causes of poverty are. I am going to write any responses on the whiteboard.
Activity:
Today we will be breaking up into pairs for our activity. I have 12 different web of poverty cards that I will hand out. Every group will have one card, although some groups may have two.
Firstly, you will need to read and discuss what your card means with your partner. I will give you three minutes to do this and then we will create a large circle on the floor (make sure you are sitting next to your partner).
Class discussion:
We will now go around and each group will share what is on their card/s in their own words as much as possible.
Discuss:
Now we will be trying to discover if any of these causes are related to one another. Thinking about what you have just heard, do you think that any of these causes make another worse? For example, if someone has to pay a bribe to get medical treatment (Corruption) they will have less money to buy food (Not having enough food).
You will now be given some time to use your cause of poverty to think and make a list of connections with other causes of poverty.
You can find a list of all of the other causes here. (Could print for each group if doing this activity in the open area)
Class discussion:
As you were discussing, I have stuck all of the causes in a circle on the wall (or whiteboard). Each group will now get three pieces of wool and you will discuss the connections that you were able to make and connect these cards using the wool you were given.
Today we will be breaking up into pairs for our activity. I have 12 different web of poverty cards that I will hand out. Every group will have one card, although some groups may have two.
Firstly, you will need to read and discuss what your card means with your partner. I will give you three minutes to do this and then we will create a large circle on the floor (make sure you are sitting next to your partner).
Class discussion:
We will now go around and each group will share what is on their card/s in their own words as much as possible.
Discuss:
Now we will be trying to discover if any of these causes are related to one another. Thinking about what you have just heard, do you think that any of these causes make another worse? For example, if someone has to pay a bribe to get medical treatment (Corruption) they will have less money to buy food (Not having enough food).
You will now be given some time to use your cause of poverty to think and make a list of connections with other causes of poverty.
You can find a list of all of the other causes here. (Could print for each group if doing this activity in the open area)
Class discussion:
As you were discussing, I have stuck all of the causes in a circle on the wall (or whiteboard). Each group will now get three pieces of wool and you will discuss the connections that you were able to make and connect these cards using the wool you were given.
Reflection:
- How is the information on the cards similar or different to causes suggested by the class at the beginning of this lesson?
- Is there one cause that is more important than any other?
- Do any of the causes you have talked about play a part in the stories of poverty that you have read or heard?
- What does this activity tell you about how poverty needs to be addressed?
Journal Entry 4: "The Web of Poverty"
Write a paragraph describing the web of poverty and talk about what stood out to you in today’s lesson. Think about what you think that has the most devastating impact on poverty. You could also take a photo of the web and add this in to today’s journal entry to help you to explain in greater detail.
Write a paragraph describing the web of poverty and talk about what stood out to you in today’s lesson. Think about what you think that has the most devastating impact on poverty. You could also take a photo of the web and add this in to today’s journal entry to help you to explain in greater detail.
Remember: this journal will form part of your assessment at the end of the unit. We are looking for honest, thoughtful reflections that show that you have been listening and thinking!