My students need a class set of the novel, "Money Hungry" and 5 copies of "The Breadwinner" to engage in a project-based study of poverty.
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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Economic times are tough! In a project-based unit that centers on the novel Money Hungry, students will explore poverty in America. We will discuss needs verses wants and various economic philosophies. They will compare and contrast Money Hungry with the novel The Breadwinner.
Overall, we have a traditional middle school with a progressive staff that is working to transform into a place of community, personal growth, and academic rigor.
There are approximately 1,000 students at our middle school, and we are employing peacebuilding and community building strategies to help students thrive during the tough times of pre-adolescence. We are striving to create a large middle school that feels like an extended family and is a safe, healthful place for students to learn about content, their peers, and themselves. Our school is a melting pot! About 40% of our students label their "race"/ethnicity as White, 40% Latino, 4% Black, 3% Asian and 2% Filipino, and 1% Native American. They are socio-economically diverse as well. Not quite half of our students are living near the poverty line and are eligible for free or reduced lunch. The students at our school are full of life and love of learning. They are eager to grow physically, intellectually and personally.
My Project
These novels and paper will not only help students access the 8th grade reading and writing content, but they will also allow students the opportunity to explore a relevant topic, poverty, which many of my students experience, but seldom have texts that relate to their experience. Students will learn about the hierarchy of needs and realize that many students face financially challenging situations. This novel provides opportunities to teach empathy and economics.
Middle schoolers love great stories, and in this economy it's difficult to find any extra money to buy alternative texts. Your donation helps make rigorous and relevant learning possible. The powerful lessons that will come out of the exploration of this novel will be remembered for years to come!
In this unit, students will explore poverty, economic systems, and hierarchies of needs.
They will look at local and global economic hardships, and develop empathy and a sense of economic systems.
This unit will offer students opportunities to read, write, listen and speak about poverty. This standards based unit will look at poverty from personal and political perspectives. This study will enhance their understanding of poverty and create empathy for people who are in need.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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