Combating Poverty Brochure

Essential Questions of the Unit

What is poverty and does it currently exist in the US?
If poverty exists today, what factors have assisted its existence?
How can poverty be combated?
Guiding Question(s) for the Assessment
How does the distribution of wealth in the US foster poverty?
How has poverty influenced art?
Historically, what has influenced poverty?
Who is responsible for the poor?
Does poverty currently exist in North Carolina?
Standards
3.H.1understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and
regional communities.
3.H.2use historical thinking skills to understand the context of events, people and places.
3.E.1understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market economy.
3.C.1understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities.
3.V.1use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
3.V.2apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
3.V.3create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.
Objectives
Students will create a brochure with the group to present to the group and distribute to the school.
Students will incorporate knowledge they have learned during this unit.
Resources
Computer lab/laptop cart
Paper
Pencil
Brochure template
Activities
Split students into groups of 4 to create a brochure about poverty in the US.
As a class we will discuss the expectations for this assignment and students will be given a rubric
to follow.
o The following panels must be included:

Introduction of the topic

The historical implications of poverty
The artistic implication of poverty
The causes of poverty
Poverty in Raleigh
How we can combat poverty.
o Incorporate at least two images into their brochure.
o Accurate information is presented.
o There are few grammatical errors.
o The brochure is visually appealing.
o Everyone will participate and contribute.
Students will be given 5 days to plan their brochure, gather all of their information and photos and
to create the brochure (a basic template will be provided for them on the computer that they can
modify as they find necessary).
Students will be responsible for managing their time effectively during these 5 days.
Once students have completed their brochures make enough copies to distribute to the entire
school.

Assessment Plan
Students brochures will be assessed using the following rubric:
Poverty Brochure Rubric
Requirement
Introduction to the topic
Historical implications
Artistic implications
Causes of poverty
Poverty in Raleigh
Combating poverty
Two images included
Accurate information presented
Few grammatical errors
Visually appealing
Group participation

Met

Did not meet

Students will also have the chance to assign themselves a grade using the same rubric that I will assess
them with and to give a participation grade for the members in their group. These participation grades will
factor into their overall participation grade.
This assessment addresses the essential questions because it requires students to take all of the
information they have learned in this unit and apply it in the form of a brochure. Students must address
the question what is poverty and does it currently exist in the US, through their introduction of the topic
and poverty in Raleigh panels. Students address the question If poverty exists today, what factors have
assisted its existence, through the panels for historical implications, artistic implications and the causes
of poverty. Students will also address the question how can poverty be combated, through the
combating poverty panel.