What does Poverty mean to me?
Visual Brainstorm
Students were tasked with creating a visual brainstorm about what poverty means to them. Below are some examples of student work:
Equality vs. Equity
Our class went through the "Band-aid" activity. Each student was given a illness or injury. Students had to act like they were experiencing that injury. One by one, students approached the "doctor" (teacher) to receive treatment. Each student received a band-aid to fix their problem. After going through this activity, students were asked to reflect by answering the questions below in paragraphs.
Paragraph Responses: |
Visual Representation: |
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Poverty Simulation
Open the following website and go through the entire simulation. You can choose different family situations or different cities in Canada. Can you make the month?
https://new.makethemonth.ca/new.makethemonth.ca/
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After participating in this simulation, answer the following questions:
- Did you make the month or did you run out of money? - How did you feel about not being able to afford things you wanted or needed? - Was there a particular situation where you felt helpless? If so, what was it and why? - What do you think people experiencing poverty do when they are not able to meet their basic needs? |
Quality of Life
| Quality of Life Notes |
Measuring Poverty
| Measuring Poverty.pdf |
Canadian First Peoples - Poverty
You are tasked with researching and presenting information on the poverty conditions Canada's First Peoples experience.
You may work individually or in a group of 2.
You may work individually or in a group of 2.
You can choose to look at any of the following specific topics:
- Poverty on reserves/poverty on a specific reserve
- Poverty rates and numbers within Canada (trends overtime)
- Experience of First Peoples individuals living in poverty
- Poverty in Northern First Peoples/Inuit communities
- Experience of First Peoples living in poverty in major Canadian (urban) cities
- Government support/lack of support for Aboriginal people living in poverty
- First Peoples youth experiencing poverty
- Programs that support First Peoples or Aboriginal individuals/families experiencing poverty
- Ideas/ways to improve living conditions for Aboriginal peoples in Canada
- Poverty on reserves/poverty on a specific reserve
- Poverty rates and numbers within Canada (trends overtime)
- Experience of First Peoples individuals living in poverty
- Poverty in Northern First Peoples/Inuit communities
- Experience of First Peoples living in poverty in major Canadian (urban) cities
- Government support/lack of support for Aboriginal people living in poverty
- First Peoples youth experiencing poverty
- Programs that support First Peoples or Aboriginal individuals/families experiencing poverty
- Ideas/ways to improve living conditions for Aboriginal peoples in Canada
You will need to answer the following questions through your project:
- Why are Canada's First Peoples experiencing poverty?
- What are potential solutions to aid First Peoples experiencing poverty?
Your project can be presented in the following forms:
- Poster
- Newspaper Article
- PowerPoint
- Infographic
- Board Game
- Dramatic Production
- Awareness Campaign
- Video
- Speech
If you have another way you would like to present your research, see Ms. Buckley
- Poster
- Newspaper Article
- PowerPoint
- Infographic
- Board Game
- Dramatic Production
- Awareness Campaign
- Video
- Speech
If you have another way you would like to present your research, see Ms. Buckley
Resources
Canada Without Poverty - http://www.cwp-csp.ca/poverty/just-the-facts/
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-poverty-in-canada
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/institute-says-60-percent-fn-children-on-reserve-live-in-poverty-1.3585105
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/half-of-first-nations-children-live-in-poverty-1.1324232
Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy - https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/poverty-reduction/backgrounder.html
Macleans article - http://www.macleans.ca/society/a-quarter-of-canadians-living-in-poverty-are-children-census-finds/
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/first-nations-poverty-and-canadian-economy
The Effects of Poverty in Canada's North - https://www.cpj.ca/content/effects-poverty-canadas-north
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Canada - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-656-x/89-656-x2015001-eng.htm
Inuit: Fact Sheet for Canada - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-656-x/89-656-x2016017-eng.htm
Social Conditions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada - http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/native-people-social-conditions/
Fact Sheet: Urban Aboriginal Population in Canada - http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014298/1100100014302
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-poverty-in-canada
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/institute-says-60-percent-fn-children-on-reserve-live-in-poverty-1.3585105
CBC article - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/half-of-first-nations-children-live-in-poverty-1.1324232
Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy - https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/poverty-reduction/backgrounder.html
Macleans article - http://www.macleans.ca/society/a-quarter-of-canadians-living-in-poverty-are-children-census-finds/
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/first-nations-poverty-and-canadian-economy
The Effects of Poverty in Canada's North - https://www.cpj.ca/content/effects-poverty-canadas-north
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Canada - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-656-x/89-656-x2015001-eng.htm
Inuit: Fact Sheet for Canada - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-656-x/89-656-x2016017-eng.htm
Social Conditions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada - http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/native-people-social-conditions/
Fact Sheet: Urban Aboriginal Population in Canada - http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014298/1100100014302
