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Introduction: Good morning class, we are going to start today off with our bellringer. Everyone take out a piece
of paper and answer the following questions, what is poverty? How do you think those living in poverty are
affected in their everyday lives? Take a few minutes to write down your answers, and well come back together
to discuss them as class.
Poverty Simulation Review (10 min): Poverty Simulation Review (10 min):
Before we start our poverty simulation game, we will As a class, we will read the article and discuss our
go over an article that talks about the game. The thoughts on the game and talk about how this is how
article puts the game into real life perspective. It those living in poverty are forced to live.Before the
walks through what would happen in someones life students use their laptops to play the poverty
if they were choosing the certain options the game simulation game, they will write down what their
gives them. expectations.
Poverty Simulation Game (25 min): Poverty Simulation Game (25 min):
The class will log on to playspent.org and follow the During the game the students will be required to
prompt. They will virtually experience what it is like write down a variety of topics involving the game,
to live in someone elses shoes who experiences because we will come together as a class to discuss.
poverty. The students will also be able to use these notes to
help with the reflection paper that will be assigned
for homework. Some of the topics include:
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Resources:
http://www.liberalamerica.org/2013/11/08/poverty-simulation-game/
http://playspent.org/html/
Contingency Plan (describe how the lesson could be lengthened and shortened):
Lengthened: If we have a large amount of time left, we will play the game together as a class. The
students will have to work together to make decisions in the game and work towards making it out of the month
with money still left.
Shortened: If we are low on time, the students wont start working on the papers in class. Depending on
what is scheduled for the next day, the students will either have the paper assigned for homework and due the
next day or they will have class time to work on it the following day.