It’s Not The Child’s Fault

By Eleni Handras, PS112Q

Introduction :

Children all over the world are living in terrible conditions, some without homes or families. The causes of these situations vary, but the results are ultimately the same. You are all journalists in the US studying the poverty issue, and creating new policies to prevent or address the issue.

Task:

You are a reporter/journalist for the local news. You are to research the problem and create a report about your findings: What makes a child homeless? You are to use the 6-step public policy analyst (PPA) approach outlined below.

· Create a minimum 7 slide PowerPoint

Process:

Independently working:

1. Pick a country, city, or state you want to research. What does poverty look like here?

2. As you read, take notes, answer the following questions:

a. Is there poverty here?

b. What statistics can you find?

c. Can anyone help?

This type of analysis includes the following steps:

1. Define and describe the problem

Fun facts

2. Gather evidence for this problem

Article

statistics

3. Identify the causes for this problem

Some causes

4. Describe and evaluate past public policies and present-day

5. Develop alternative policies that would address the problem

6. Select the best public policy/solution for this problem.

Red Nose Day

Evaluation:

Use this PowerPoint Rubric to know what you need to cover in your presentation.

Conclusion:

Hopefully you now have a better understanding of the problem of child poverty through your use of the PPA process. The policies you created can be a starting point for lessening this problem.

Standards

· RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

· RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about a subject knowledgeably.

· W.5.7: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

· SL.5.1d: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

· Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

· SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.