Your task:
1. Please select one task in order to
construct a documented two-page critical analysis of poverty in America.
2. Your two-page paper must be typed in
M.L.A. format.
3. The body of your paper must include
textual evidence from the film documentary 30
Days Minimum Wage, the article Poverty
and The Effects on Children and Parents, and two other reliable/ reputable
source and personal accounts.
4. Late papers are unacceptable. Each day the paper is late; a minimum of five
points will be deducted.
Your
choices:
1. Research the current minimum wage in
our country. Explain when and why the
minimum wage was created. Find out what
the current NYS and federal minimum wage is.
Do you think that the minimum wage is high enough? Explain and justify
your position by providing textual evidence from two reputable sources. Discuss a solution one could take to avoid
having to accept minimum wage jobs and support your position with current
facts, statistics, and/or anecdotes.
2. Define and research the working
poor. Through your research, illustrate
what this expression means for people in America. Find statistics from two reliable sources
about the current working poor. Discuss
why people are stuck in this cycle, and offer at least one solution people could
take to avoid this problem and be sure to support your position by providing
reputable and current facts, statistics and/ or anecdotes.
Use the following sources for your research:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Global Issues in Context
GREENR
CDC
The Census Bureau
World Hunger
