Contributor Tolerance.org

Update
01-01-2016
Content Type
Lesson Plan
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Twelfth grade
Object Type
Website
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This series of four lessons provides students with an overview of poverty in America. Students closely examine the causes and difficulties surrounding poverty.

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