Lesson 7 will also be divided into two sections. The first portion of the lesson will go over the worksheet that was completed last class. They will have been graded and will be taken up immediately in order to ensure that it is still fresh in the student’s minds. The second part of the class will give students time to work on their projects as a group.
The following lesson will require these materials:
-Laptops for group work
-Marked Problem Solving Worksheets
-A blackboard, SMARTboard, or whiteboard
-Student notebooks
The following steps should take about an hour to complete:
1. The lesson should begin by handing out the student’s worksheet work from the previous class.
2. As a class, you will take up each of the questions one by one making sure that no one has any questions or concerns. Make sure to go through all of the steps on the board so that students can follow along in their notebooks and correct their mistakes as they go. Remind students that if they got a question wrong they should be writing down the correct steps and answers in their notebooks. Students can also come up to the board to help write out some of the solutions. Taking up this worksheet should take approximately 15 minutes.
3. The next portion of the lesson will require students to sit with their groups. Give students a few minutes to set up their laptops and group work stations. Once their laptops are set up remind them that the lids should be down because you will begin with a brief class discussion first.
4. After everyone has settled down begin asking what 3 things they need to have in their presentation. The students should all know the three elements (a PowerPoint or Bristol board, a flyer, and a media element of their choice).
5. Start by talking about the PowerPoint or Bristol board. Ask what kinds of things they might display in this form of media. Ideas for this might include statistics, quotes from the stories they read online, pictures, ect. Write this list on the board and inform the students that it will remain in the classroom for the remainder of the unit.
6. The next element of the project is the flyer or pamphlet. Ask the students what kinds of things they may use that for? Ideas include resources, poverty word problems or math problems, pictures, ect.
7. The last element is their choice. Ask the students what some of their ideas are and what they are planning on using that form of media for? Inquire further by asking a series of questions that follow:
1. Who does that form of media appeal to? Will it be for your adults, young students, or people closer to your own age?
2. Is it a digital media form, or print?
3. Why have you chosen to use that media form as opposed to one of the others?
8. The remainder of the period will be dedicated to letting the students work in their groups to complete some of these elements. The teacher, once again, should be circulating the room to answer questions and direct student tasks.
9. Homework from this lesson will be to work on their projects. Only 2 more periods to complete it!
Understanding Poverty Through Numbers 