Agenda for 5/16

Global Poverty Writing Assignment

1. The 5-Paragraph "Hamburger Essay"

Introduction Paragraph 

• Start by writing about why global poverty is an important problem. Why should we care about the lives of people who are very poor?
• End the intro paragraph with 1-2 sentences that explain what the rest of the essay will be about. You should briefly mention the 5 major problems experiences by the very poor and which problems you think are the most and least serious.

Body Paragraph #1 - Global Poverty and the United States (8-10 sentences)

• Provide three statistics about global poverty
• Explain how much money the US spends on helping poor countries. What percentage is that of all money spent in the year?
• Which three countries receive the most money from the US, and how much does each get?

Body Paragraph #2 - The 5 Problems of Global Poverty (8-10 sentences)

• Describe each of the 5 major problems for people in the world who are very poor (water, food, jobs, education, and natural disasters). 
• Include at least one fact about each of the problems you describe.
• You can use your notes and the links from the blog to find the information.

Body Paragraph #3 - The Most Serious Problem and the Least Serious Problem (8-10 sentences)

• Explain which of the 5 problems you think is the most serious problem.
• Explain at least two reasons why you believe that problem is the most serious. 
• Explain which of the five problems you believe to be the least serious. You must give at least one reason why you believe the problem is not as serious as the others.

Conclusion Paragraph

• Summarize the important points of your essay.
• Why is global poverty an important topic
• What are the 5 biggest problems of very poor people
• Which problems do you think are the most/least important.
• End by saying what you hope the future will be like for people who are very poor.