📚:  Poverty in K12 Classroom

 

Sonequa Reeves

Email: sreeves@classroom.ndc.edu

 

Session One:  

1.     Autobiography

2.     Poverty Stats Article and Quiz to follow

3.     Introduction of Articles A-D

4.     180 Days of Hartsville Documentary Part 1 & 2

 

Session Two:

1.     Articles E-H

2.     180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School Part 1 & 2

 

Session Three:

1.     Articles I-L

2.     180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School Part 3 & 4

 

Session Four: 

1.     Work on Independent Assignments

2.     All work is due:

3.     Exit Survey

 

Assessment and Evaluation : The following is a break down of how grades will be assessed

❖      Participation and attendance

❖      Poverty Quiz

❖      Article Summaries: Articles A-L ; Review 3 articles out of 12

❖      Create a summary of proven academic & social strategies as observed in both Documentaries

➢      180 Days: Hartsville Part 1 & 2

➢      180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School Part 1 & 2

❖      Lesson Plan based off of chapter in book: Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement, Jensen, Eric (2013)  ( Chapters will be assigned)  Lesson plan should be engaging, creative and multiple means of assessment.

1.     Autobiography                                             10%

2.     Poverty Quiz                                    10%

3.     Article Summaries                            20%

4.     Journal entry 180 Days Hartsville   10%

5.     Journal entry 180 Days: DC Met     10%

6.     Lesson Plan                                      40%