Poverty - Molly Potter

Headlines: Povertyis one of a series of books and accompanyingCD-ROMs which offer primary school teachers much-needed support forteaching controversial issues. Published in association with theCitizenship Foundation, theHeadlinestitles provide background knowledge andpractical teaching resources to introduce and appropriately managediscussions of sensitive, controversial and topical issues withconfidence.

Children of all ages are now regularly exposed to media coverage of controversial topics. When a news story hits theheadlines, schools will naturally want to respond to the questions,fears and concerns of their pupils with sensitivity, accuracy andbalance. TheHeadlinestitles have been produced specifically to help teachersface this challenge. Features include: topic background knowledge andpresentation of opposing arguments and viewpoints; advice on how toavoid bias; lively lesson plans; reproduciblepupil resources including activity sheets, information sheets, casestudies and news reports.

Each accompanying CD-ROM includes: editable versions of theactivity sheets, so they can be adapted in responseto topical news stories; additional resource materials and photographsto display on a whiteboard as a focus for discussion; additionalbackground information for teachers.