GLOBAL READ ALOUD 2019 #GRA2019

10/15/2019

The Global Read Aloud #GRA2019

Today, we kicked off the GLOBAL READ ALOUD 2019 by watching a slideshow of images that inspired the author to write Ch. 1-7. After this, the students were able to make deeper connections to what they thought the novel was going to be about! Parents, we will send home a handout in regards to the Global Read Aloud tomorrow so you have more information about it. For now, please check out this link. Earlier in the day, students learned about 'MONITORING COMPREHENSION'. They learned about different things they can do to help them use this reading strategy.

1.) MATH:

Complete pg 25 and 29. This is from last week. Be sure to mark/correct it as well.

2.) LA/WORDWORK: Click here for a list of this week's words.

3.) FRENCH: Complete your pictures (Weather and meals)

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today, we started the Global Read Aloud. The novel we are reading this year is called, 'THE BRIDGE HIM' written by Padma Venkatraman.
Today, we briefly discussed the poverty cycle and how it is very challenging to get out of it.
In paragraph form, write a paragraph on how you think we can help children living in poverty. Many children around the world don't have proper food, shelter, water, clothes, etc. This also applies to areas of the lower mainland.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) Include an engaging introduction, body with 2-3 supporting points/examples, and a conclusion.
2.) Pay attention to the givens (spelling, capitals, grammar, sentence structure, etc)
3.) Ask one student a question about their ideas in their paragraph.
4.) Respond to any questions you receive.
5.) Complete a self-assessment to make sure you have completed everything required.

VIDEO LINKS:
Inspiration for the Bridge Home

10/15/2019 03:25:29 pm

First!

brieana

10/15/2019 03:28:19 pm

Second

Audrey

10/15/2019 03:29:23 pm

3rd

Amy

10/15/2019 03:32:24 pm

Fourth

EThel

10/15/2019 03:32:49 pm

4th ☺️

will

10/15/2019 03:35:15 pm

i am suppose to be here right just asking

Emma

10/15/2019 03:47:51 pm

Yeah

Max

10/15/2019 03:40:47 pm

RZ is first but I am 1st

Fifth :(

cw(-_-)

10/15/2019 03:57:29 pm

6th

cw( ・◡・)

10/15/2019 03:58:19 pm

but 2nd in my class!

cw( ・_・)

10/15/2019 04:01:13 pm

I mean third

Yi Seon

10/15/2019 04:23:20 pm

7th!

cw( ・◡・)

10/15/2019 04:33:49 pm

typo on the bridge "him"= home

Stephen

10/15/2019 04:45:38 pm

@Mr. Hong on Mr. Fishers website it said par holiday...

Max

10/15/2019 04:58:39 pm

@Stephen- You do it on Mr. Hong's website.

I think....🤔

Damien

10/15/2019 05:04:49 pm

So he updated the website? Did we get lied to?!?! -_-

Emily K

10/15/2019 08:25:23 pm

@Stephen @Max @ Damien
Mr. Fisher updated the website and in the comments on the website, it says that you can do it on here but, if you don't get to it, don't worry about it. Also, Mr. Fisher didn't LIE to us. He didn't know.

Mr. Hong

10/15/2019 08:38:06 pm

@ Everyone - Division 1 and 2 are responsible for doing this PAR today.

Max

10/15/2019 04:57:27 pm

Have you heard of the word poverty? Its not a simple word, it is a real thing in life. People are living in terrible conditions in some countries, but there are ways to help them.

First, poverty is the state of being extremely poor. People in poverty can't even afford bread. They are slowly dying from starvation or diseases. Secondly, I think we should help people in poverty because if we don't, we might have a revolution on our hands. If people are desperate enough, they can do anything. Poor people will declare war on the world. To counter the revolution, we have to send soldiers. What if the soldiers die? We have even more death on our hands. Also if the poor some how get access to guns, more people will die and if the revolution succeeds, the world will be in a even worse state. That brings us to how we can help the people in poverty. You can donate some money towards helping the people in need. Rent a plane to drop supplies all over countries in poverty. Also, volunteer to help.

In conclusion, we should start helping people in poverty because if we don't, we might have a revolution on our hands. Although, more people need to die because the world population is way to high.

Emily

10/15/2019 05:08:34 pm

pov·er·ty: (noun)
the state of being extremely poor. "Thousands of families are living in abject poverty"

In the definition of poverty, it says that it is "the state of being extremely poor." So why don't we fix that? The government can lend some money that is not needed and with that money the people in poverty can afford the necessities of life. The reason we need everybody to contribute is because without other people, there won't be enough money to go around. But we also need to be thinking "upstream" as well. Why don't we fix the fact that people have no money? We can start giving the people in poverty proper education so they can meet the expectations for jobs. Do you know what jobs make you? Money. That way when they work it also goes back to the community. Say if they become a teacher, they teach the children and then those children grow up to be whatever they want to be and then it all gives back. It's a win-win situation!
In conclusion, we should all work together to solve poverty. It's a big problem that shouldn't be happening, but it is. So the government should be taking action. Right. Now.

Ethel

10/15/2019 05:18:53 pm

Anyone know what poverty means? well I do. It means the state of being extremely poor. People in poverty are in serious need of food, clean water and get poor education. Over 3 million people are in poverty, and I think we should help those people in poverty because, children get very poor education and get a horrible childhood. My second reason is because, people in poverty barely get enough money for food or clean water, which they have to drink dirty water and which is very bad for you and you could get very sick, and they wouldn't have enough money to get special need. In conclusion we have to help people in poverty, everyone is the same and needs the same kind of care as everyone else.

megan

10/15/2019 05:28:48 pm

Poverty is a global issue the majority of us has heard about. We take things for granted all the time, while nearly 1/2 of the world (estimated 3 billion) suffers in poverty.
Firstly, what IS poverty? It means to lack basic necessities such as food, shelter, etc. Being in poverty doesn't necessarily mean you don't have anything whatsoever (for most cases) it just means you have a very limited or small amount of it.
Poverty is an ongoing situation happening in the world as we speak. And it's not as easy as it sounds to fix it. We can't just donate tens of dollars to a foundation and say "Poverty is nearly defeated!" You have to do more than that, and take initiative of the situation.
A few ways you can help solve the poverty issue is by volunteering, donating, or even starting a charity. The more help the better. Although it may not seem like much, every bit helps, even if it's just the tiniest bit.
In conclusion, poverty is a problem we need to stop sleeping on and start working on.

Emma

10/15/2019 05:32:40 pm

Poverty is something most of us know of, but why isn’t anybody doing much about it
People in poverty need money and how do most people get money by working in jobs so why can’t people in poverty do the same well it’s usually because they don’t have qualifications. But we can do something to change that. We can make that change even though we can’t determine if people hire them or not but the government can give money to kids so that they can get a good education and get a good job and give them food water and shelter until they have a certain amount of income and can survive on their own and when they grow up they can pay for their children’s education and slowly these countries can get out of the poverty they’ve been in for years
Poverty well stop when we do something about it

Catherine

10/15/2019 05:55:21 pm

Today our P.A.R was to talk about how we can help kids in poverty.
Poverty has always been a really big problem, especially to third world countries and worse is that there is poverty cycle. These people living in poverty don't have clean water, energy, food, clothing, and even shelter. So especially the kids living in poverty might get sick a lot because of how unsanitary it is there.
I think we can help the children in poverty by volunteering to go kids in poverty to help with their education. We can also rent a truck/plane (if you have money) full of school supplies or even clothing, food or money and go to a place with poverty to give the things to the kids yourself if you are anxious that if you give it to someone else they are not going to give it to the kids. If you are way too busy to go to places with poverty and you don’t have that much money, then you can just send some money that you can or buy some things for the kids and ask a company or friend that you trust to send it for you.
In conclusion, I think that is important that we at least try to help the people in poverty to our abilities.

Krystelle

10/15/2019 06:14:59 pm

Poverty: lack of education, money, clean water, and food. Some might even have a job, but do not earn enough money for basic things such as foods and home.

Social media has become an integral part of daily life, and now is the time to use it as a voice of social good. Sharing links on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms will allow people to learn more about global poverty and will increase the general consciousness of the issue. Also, donations can help in so many ways. They don not always have to take the form of money. This can include donating books to a poor child or buying groceries for a poor family for a week to help fight hunger.

Poverty is one of the major issue in the world that need to be address quickly in the poorest countries in which thousands of people are dying. Most of these people are children's. This is not something to ignore. We should all take action right now. Bringing an end to poverty, then, will also help bring an end to hunger.

10/15/2019 06:21:02 pm

People talk about poverty all the time, but what is poverty, and how can we stop it? In this P.A.R I'm going to talk about it.
Firstly what is poverty? Well poverty is the state of being poor. People in poverty don't have access to education, food, clean water, energy, healthcare, and homes. How can we help? Well their are many ways you can help! These are just a few ways, there are many more! You can donate money to those in need. Giving people money will help them afford basic needs. If you give money for education, people will be able to get higher paying jobs, and more money! Needing less help. Or if you don't want to give money, you can help by volunteering.
In conclusion if we give, even a little bit, we can help the people around us.

Maxwell

10/15/2019 06:24:06 pm

Poverty is when a person is living on low pay and barely meeting the essential basic needs in life, but if you live in extreme poverty, your pay cant meet up with the cost of basic needs in life, or maybe you can, but your pay barely reaches the cost, and you might not be able to eat for days. You can fall into poverty in many ways, i think of it as a sort of water slide, where u can enter in any way and u will slowly reach the end that is poverty, you can get out, but not many know how, for example. If u went through a natural disaster of some sort and all your belongings were destroyed, you would slowly fall into poverty if your job isn't high enough pay.

Poverty is a problem, a big one, in fact an estimated 3 billion people live in poverty. But poverty cant be solved so quickly, but we are able to help people living in poverty, by donating to charities and food banks.

Kyungsun

10/15/2019 06:34:43 pm

Poverty is a big issue that is often pushed aside way to often. The proposed solutions arent great either as they raise taxes even higher or create a socialist nation. I think that the best way to break the poverty cycle is to do these things i list. of course i am a 12 year old with a basic idea of how to solve this, however i will still list them. 1. Remove or lessen punishments for victimless crimes. This should be able to lower the tax rate as well as making it so that crimes that arent victimless get pnished properly. next we should spend more money on building jobs for people as well as removing some of the less nessecary regulation so that its easier for companies to compete thus making goods both cheaper and easier to acess and for more people to have jobs. One of the things that i think could be benificial is to fund youth programs in lower class areas for low or no cost. this will alow children to recieve better education outside of school and also to reduce gang crime. this has been proven to lower youth crime as well as gang violence significantly. not only that but it will help them break the cycle of poverty. Another one is better drug education. The current education for drugs is lacking. its boring bland and just 50 minutes of why you shouldnt do crack cocaine written by some 60 year old man. Instead we should have a in depth and very direct drug education program. Semi disturbing maybe scarring and presented by people who can talk to kids. maybe a maximum age of 25. Last of all we should enocourage entrepreneurship in school ie. allowing children to sell things to other children as well as classes on how to manage money and effectively start a buisseness. in conclusion poverty is a huge issue that we should combat as much as possibel

Max

10/15/2019 07:58:53 pm

@Kyungsun- you forgot the apostrophe in "are" in your second sentence.

Mr. Hong

10/15/2019 09:28:57 pm

@ Max - Can you ask KS a question about his post? I do believe this was a required component of tonight's PAR. :-)

Gabriel

10/15/2019 07:04:13 pm

Poverty is a horrible thing and today for our PAR we are supposed to think of solutions for poverty. I think something the government can do for poverty is take a bit of money from taxes and give them to poverty filled places/countries I think it will not solve poverty but it will take a good chunk out of it and that's good. Sadly poverty is basically unsolvable but if all of us think of good solutions maybe if we are lucky we can end it.

Sara

10/15/2019 07:43:03 pm

Ways we can help children living in poverty
- build a homeless shelter but in the right and safest places
- donate - volunteer - reduce prices and taxes
- stop selling drugs - help educate homeless children

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be homeless? Well if you walk down the streets, you might see a few people living in poverty. Well poverty is a state of being homeless. If you want to help these people living in poverty, here are some ways you can help.
You can donate money, food, clothing, and some items to a homeless shelter or maybe just by them food from MC Donald's or something. You can also help volunteer at a homeless shelter. There you can cook food, or anything that can help. Now these are some reasons where people like an owner of a company can help. They can build a homeless shelter, reduce the prices and taxes of things in your company, or maybe teach the children math, english, science, social studies etc. But keep in mind where you are building the homeless shelter. Cause some places like near a school, there will be consequences. Well I know I am think downstream cause I don`t know very much about poverty. Just saying if you are rich, I think you should be helping the people in poverty the most. "Anything is Possible!" UwU

Mr. Hong

10/15/2019 08:40:26 pm

@ Sara - Thank you for sharing your brainstorming! I totally forgot to add that to the PAR! :-)

Your introduction hooked me int your writing! My suggestion would be to use transition words when you introduce your supporting sentences. You can use some of the following:
For example,
To illustrate,
Firstly,
Secondly,
Finally,

cw( ・◡・)

10/15/2019 07:47:01 pm

Not everyone in the world is living like you are. There are people who don't need to move from their bed, and people who have no homes. In different places, there is poverty. I think in the book, the children are in poverty. We cannot just leave these people in poverty; we have to help them. A way we can help people in poverty is to donate. If everyone donates one dollar to donation places, you can save many poor people. Since poor people might not have good shelter, you can make shelters, or tell someone to. The reason is so they can live and rest warmly, and not on the streets. You an also donate water, and food so they won't die of hunger and thirst. It is a good thing to help others who are in poverty, or attempt to. It is impossible by yourself to make everyone rich, but one is always better than nothing.

Brieana

10/15/2019 07:58:46 pm

Poverty is a terrible thing. Poverty essentially means that you don’t have enough food or money or really enough of anything. Everyone says that they want to stop poverty. But how can we? I think that we can’t stop it. I don’t think that there’s anyway to stop it. We need to help it at the root of the problem. Otherwise, there is no way we can stop it. We need to ask “why are people becoming poor”. I think that we need to help the people who are in poverty. We could help them get jobs and give them some extra food and money. In conclusion, there is no true way to stop it unless we put our efforts at the root of the problem.

Charlie

10/15/2019 08:00:51 pm

It's easy to over look and take for granted everything we have, while families and fosters are living on the streets. In every country poverty is prevalent, in places like India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh count for about 85 percent of the worlds extreme poverty from 2015. A few ways that we could solve this obviously world wide problem, first we could create more jobs for people who are impoverished and homeless. We could raise the minimum wage to make it easier for families and individuals to live a better life. we could invest in affordable, high quality care and early education for children, because the poverty cycle insures that children born in an impoverished family will most likely go into poverty when they are older. To break this cycle we can educate these people to more easily qualify for good paying jobs.

Poverty is inevitable in any country, there is without doubt that poverty is a serious world issue that needs to be taken care of. We all tend to take our lives for granted, this is normal but you a=have to at least be aware of what others are going through.

Jack

10/15/2019 08:17:44 pm

wOw!! I'm glad I read this because it helped me learn ways I can help those in poverty! :D

Adrian

10/15/2019 08:05:24 pm

We are extremely lucky to not live in poverty. People in poverty suffer, they don't have homes to live in and they don't have clean food to eat. Imagine living on the streets with no food to eat, I know that I would for sure not enjoy that. To help solve poverty we could donate things such as food, clothes and money to homeless shelters. Don't you feel sad or depressed whenever you walk past some people with no home sitting on the streets, I feel especially sad when there are kids there too. We should all try our very best to help out because it's a big problem happening right now.

Jack

10/15/2019 08:16:17 pm

This helped me learn more about poverty and yes it feels sad when you past by people in poverty!! Next time you could try to use paragraphs.

:)

Jack

10/15/2019 08:12:57 pm

There is poverty in many different places, but the real question is how can we help those in poverty? Before we answer this question, what is poverty in the first place? Being in poverty basically is when you don't have enough money for education and even a home. It also means your extremely poor.

We can help children in poverty by donating to charities or donating to food banks. Things you could donate could be clothing, food (usually canned) and toys. You could start a fundraiser and people will donate and you can give the money to families in poverty. Last but not least you can volunteer at food drives or places where you cook food and serve it to them.

So this is my brief explanation and helping children and families in poverty. Make sure to not waste your food!

Longman

10/15/2019 10:32:36 pm

For the not enough money for education and home part you could of just said basic necessities.

Amy

10/15/2019 08:15:45 pm

Poverty is a huge problem in the world. Many people lead hard lives and suffer because of it. Poverty is when someone is poor and is just barely managing to scrape past. It is extremely tiring and stressful, and almost impossible to get out of.

There are many ways that you can help people in poverty. First, you can donate money. Since people in poverty are low on money, that is obviously a way that you can help them. You can also donate to organizations that help people in poverty. Another solution is to donate objects like books, clothing, and food. If they get these things, they can save money for other objects. Lastly, you can spread the news to raise awareness. If more people know about one thing, more people will be helping.

Poverty is a severe problem that should be solved as soon as possible. By helping these people and spreading awareness, we can slowly overcome the problem.

Spencer

10/15/2019 08:22:50 pm

Children living in poverty is one of the big problems in the world today. In Canada, a first world country, approximately 622,000 children are living below the poverty line. in addition to this, Unicef estimates that there are 385 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty. So what can we do about it? One way is to donate to organizations that support children in extreme poverty such as World Vision. My family supports a child named Yostin who lives in Honduras. And here in Canada we can donate to organizations such as The Foodbank or community programs. It is important to do research to make sure that the organization is legitimate and is not just pocketing the money for themselves. Poverty is a serious problem in the world and until we get the number of children (and everyone) in poverty down to zero we shouldn't stop supporting them in the most helpful ways we can!

Emily K

10/15/2019 08:23:07 pm

Millions of children live in poverty.
HOW CAN WE STOP IT?
Some children living in other countries live in poverty. Poverty is a huge problem. You can support children by buying them water, donating food and donating money. You can also buy them clothing and help give them a safe place to live.
My parents usually do a program where they fill boxes and give it to children living in poverty. There are 1.9 billion children living in poverty and there are 7.7 billion people in the world. If everyone filled a box and donated it, each child would get a few boxes.
A huge part of the world suffers from poverty. We are lucky to even go to school and have education. Next time you think about how unlucky you are to go to school, think about the children living in poverty barely eating and drinking water every day.

10/15/2019 08:34:02 pm

Do you know what poverty is? Well, it's something horrible going on that's when some people are extremely poor and are homeless and starving to death. But we can fix this, and we know it. Some people think that all we have to do is give them food, but that's what I call solving the downstream problem. When we solve the downstream problem, more problems will happen upstream. like for example they will just get hungry again. In case you don't know what the down and upstream thing is about, i'll tell you.So it's a story and this is how it goes. A man and a woman were fishing on the river bank when they saw a kid drowning in the current. They rescued her. Soon, they saw another kid drowning. They rescued him, too. This continued all afternoon. The kids were coming down from the upstream area so the exhausted pair decided to go upstream to find out where and why so many kids were falling in. They discovered a hole in the very popular bridge kids take. The couple went to community leaders to report the number of victims they had rescued and explain the connection to the unprotected overlook.Community leaders agreed to install a protective guard and post warning signs. Preventing the problem saves resources, energy, and lives. So now you understand, I will tell you a few "upstream" problem solutions. So first I think if the rich people donate a lot of money, then they could afford stuff and find a job to earn money. Another solution is spread the news to as much people as possible to let them know and donate money. In conclusion if we all donate to poor people, it will matter a lot to us, and them.

10/15/2019 08:36:04 pm

@Mr.Hong
you didn't post the answer key to the math so I can't mark it.

Alice

10/15/2019 08:36:13 pm

Sadly, many children around the world are living in impoverished areas where they have to work several hours a day, missing the chance to receive proper education, and not able to escape the poverty cycle.
We learned about this for months in grade 6.
We researched, and did a full project on poverty.
It's not fair to those children being raised in poverty and those adults bearing the guilt of not being able to give their children a good life. ALL children deserve a childhood where they can be safe, enjoy school with friends, and to not have to constantly worry about their parents harassing them, or their financial status as a family.
Living in poverty basically means you don't have your basic needs like food, clean water, education, health support, clothes, and a roof over your head, also known as shelter.
All the research I've ever done has only shown that we can donate, and fund raise. There's no real legit proof that it's reliable though. We don't know where our donated money may end up. One thing we could do is to do further research and invent something that will help solve famines and droughts. No one deserves to live in poverty, so we have to do what we can to help those in need.

megan

10/15/2019 09:24:15 pm

Such a detailed and meaningful paragraoh. *applauses* Your background knowledge is gr8 :)

Boswell

10/15/2019 08:43:46 pm

Poverty is a serious problem not as serious of global warming but it still is a problem and it's affecting millions of people

What is the poverty cycle? Well the poverty cycle is a cycle where someone is poor ad they have kids which can't really get a good education and so they might be poor and this keeps cycling and it's really hard to get out of. How can we help stop it? We could first of all help them by donating clothes we don't really need anymore because if we have clothes that don't fit us we could at least donate it to people that can't afford clothes. How can we help with water and food well we could donate food and water to people in poverty and you could donate money so they could afford stuff, and this would impact their lives a little or even a lot. If you can't find people in poverty in your area or your just to lazy you could also donate to charity's or fundraisers since they support many problems that are going on through the world and they are trying to help get rid of the problem.

In conclusion donate food, water, clothes and money to people in poverty since they are livening really hard lives and it will impact their lives a lot when you donate to the.

Ariel

10/15/2019 08:47:27 pm

“Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, fear for the future, living one day at a time.
Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action -- for the poor and the wealthy alike -- a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities.”
-The World Bank Organization
How can we help children living in poverty?
Some things we can do are:
- help educate homeless children- donate
- create job - support pay equity
The effect of poverty on children are broad and can lead to life-long conflicts, especially when young people don’t receive the full education they need. People in poverty may stop going to school so they can work, which leaves them without the knowledge they need to know for their careers. Their children, and many other generations maybe in a similar situation years later, with little income and few options but to drop out of school and work.

In conclusion, there are many ways where we can help children living in poverty. knowledge gives children the power to dream of a better future and the confidence needed to seek a full education, which in turn will help generations to come.

Aidan

10/15/2019 08:47:41 pm

Everyday millions of children are falling into what’s called poverty which basically means you can’t afford your basic needs. More children are falling into poverty then children are getting out which is bad. It shouldn’t be this way, people should all be able to afford there basic needs but still some people can’t afford a lot of those. But organizations like the pacific Red Cross and other organizations are helping to end world poverty are trying there best, the least we can do is help them by donating food and stuff we don’t need, donating to organizations to help them end poverty and together we can save millions of lives from poverty.

kaelyn

10/15/2019 09:13:27 pm

poverty. when you think about it it means a lot more than homelessness. it means not getting basic needs or having enough money to get through life comfortably. This problem really affects the youth and population these days.According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die every day because of poverty and its cruelty to humanity. One very important way to try and stop poverty, is to find the root of the problem. Why are more and more people falling in to poverty? What is the main cause of poverty? for example, did you know that out of 1.9 billion kids in the developing world, 640 million kids don't have access to adequate shelters(1in 3) and 400 million don't have access to clean and reliable water sources(1 in 5). that is an unbearable amount when you think about it. and also remember, the amounts that i just talked about are all in just KIDS. that is so painful to think about because they can't live the same type of childhood we are living right now. once we try and find an answer and solution to those questions, the problem will look better than they do now. Another good reason is to go country by country. for example, we stop poverty in Canada, then we move to Africa then the next and then the next. The only down side about this procedure, is that it could take up to a century because ending poverty will take time. Hey, if we can stop it slowly but surely, wouldn't we rather do that then not do it at all? even if it doesn't fully work, we could still try, and at this point, all we need is effort and care. 22,000 KIDS are dying A DAY due to POVERTY. and plus think about this, climate change is a huge problem right? well nobody with respectable power is wiling to try and take initiative to start to solve any of these problems. if we don't solve the poverty issue ASAP, then we will risk losing all the children and infants, but if we don't solve climate change, were gonna lose the WHOLE population. and who is going to get blamed? US. That's who. because of all the irresponsible world leaders who won't take initiative to make a change in this world. To conclude this paragraph, i think that its selfish of these world leaders who claim that there gonna do something to say that they're gonna make a change, when they never did. they have this in the back of they're head because they think its not a big deal when us not putting a stop to these now, could come and haunt us in the future.

Dennis

10/15/2019 09:24:08 pm

@Kaelyn and everyone else please remember to write in paragraphs, intro, body and conclusion!

Mr. Hong

10/15/2019 09:29:23 pm

@ Dennis - Have you asked another classmate a question about their post yet?

Claire

10/15/2019 09:15:48 pm

Poverty is a serious issue throughout the world and lots of people are suffering from it. I will be writing about a few ways to solve it.
The big question that you would have to ask yourself first is "What is poverty?" Poverty is when a person is barely meeting the basic needs that are needed in life like clean water, food, education, shelter, and more. Most of these people are from third world countries but there is also poverty in the lower mainland of Canada as well. A lot of people like us take all of these things for granted and we don't think too much about the people that live in poverty. How can we solve this? We could solve these problems by using different ideas and creating a big idea that could help solve poverty. We could donate money for education to people in need and if everyone cooperates, you could contribute a lot of money. If these people get better education, they have a higher chance of getting a job that you could earn more money. If you don't really want to donate money, you can donate books and supplies and other necessities. You can also volunteer your time to help others to make a change one step at a time.
For all people that are suffering from poverty would require the same things that we would need for survival so we should help all sufferers and try to bring them up to the same living standard as ours.

Kayd

10/15/2019 09:19:23 pm

Poverty is a thing that can occur in many ways like working minimum wage, parents were in poverty, lack of shelter. Poverty can lead to bankruptcy which leads to no food for days maybe even homelessness.
Poverty is very hard to get out of and if you don't escape it it can lead to the poverty cycle which is when you and your family will keep staying in poverty.
Ways we can help people in poverty are donate to food bank/homeless shelters, have more job spaces open up to the less fortunate and volunteer for things.

Yi Seon

10/15/2019 09:19:57 pm

'Poverty' is a big issue all the time and now we are trying to fix it. The most common way to help is donating. Usually people donate food(cans), clothes, money, etc. But I think giving their children more chances to learn is more important. Therefore, they could study and come out to the society ,then we have more people to help this issue. But the biggest problem is, that the richer people know about this issue but don't help. So I hope we are going to be different and help the 'Poverty'.

NICK

10/15/2019 09:34:27 pm

Many families around the world are living in poverty, which is not having enough money to provide yourself your personal needs, resulting in a hard life and, if you have kids, they will also end up In poverty. So how can we help?

One way is to donate to organizations or companies such as food banks. You can also donate money since others are only in poverty because of their lack of money. Donating anything beneficial can improve their lives, even just a book or clothing will save them time, money and energy.

The most important way we can prevent further problems like this is to spread the news and raise awareness. This way, more people will come in and help, making poverty less likely to happen.

Yiming

10/15/2019 09:40:35 pm

Millions of people around the world are living in extreme poverty. These people aren't as lucky as we are, with the ability to get clean water in the turn of a knob, to always expect to have food on the table and to live under a roof.

One of the first ways to combat poverty is to donate to a food bank, or to volunteer at a soup kitchen. In a food bank, people give their canned foods to people around the country who need it more that them. This might not bring people out of poverty, but it can help give them hot food and some comfort.

The second way that i came up with is to bring awareness to this issue Since we have no way to create jobs or to make the minimum wage higher, bringing awareness can prompt the people with this ability to do so. You can write a letter, knock on peoples door to tell them about it, or do something else creative. There are many ways to do so.

Overall, poverty is a extreme issue right now and people should do something more than just complain.

Dennis

10/15/2019 09:45:16 pm

@Yi Ming, I want to ask you about the your intro paragraph, it does say that millions of people suffer from extreme poverty, but how and what is poverty, I would suggest giving examples and supporting sentences as to why and what poverty is!

Dennis

10/15/2019 09:41:23 pm

Poverty is a growing problem in not only Third World countries, but within society itself, poverty is a situation in which you have none of your basic needs or at least some but not enough to meet normal living conditions, which would include clean water, food, shelter, Clothes, money and human rights protection. Because most of the countries that have a vast majority of their citizens living in poverty don’t have the resources which were listed above, these countries may include Syria, India, Laos, and almost the entirety of Africa.

And if you haven’t noticed poverty isn’t something you just fix within a few days, the chances of people getting out of poverty by themselves is one out of 57, which is why countries like Canada and USA have to do something about poverty in their countries And in others, to be honest there is no easy way out of poverty, you can be passed down through generations and generations and sometimes people say it was their bad luck that caused them to get into poverty. But they are actually wrong, is most likely because of natural disasters, bills that can’t be paid, fleeing war zones without any of their belongings. Poverty can take decades in some cases generations, there are ways middle-class/average citizens and people can contribute to help solving the poverty crisis that is disrupting daily lives of men, women and children.

People might say donating money and food is already enough, but if you actually think about it, it doesn’t help out as much as having a job, shelter. If you were looking for a efficient and cheap way to get people out of poverty safely is to educate them, provide their children with schools and teachers, provide the parents with short term or long term homes, to be honest most people in poverty just want family, shelter, food, water and a job to help support their family, what some people may say about bringing them to their countries and giving them homes and jobs, is pretty much a miracle for them.

In conclusion, poverty is not something as simple as it may seem for instants getting a job, but because they live in a Third World country where jobs and supplies are limited, their government can’t help them and that’s when other countries and organizations have to step in. If we don’t give jobs out why do we give money, I think we all need to take into account what the living conditions are in Third World countries in which can be considered poverty land, all they need is basic means, no this they don’t need mansions and water fountains in their kitchens, they only need basic survival means.

Ruby

10/15/2019 10:06:31 pm

Fortunately, we are immensely lucky to not have to live in poverty but some still do, but what is poverty? Poverty means that you can't afford your basic needs which include scarcity of food, clean water or just water overall, clothes and shelter. How exactly can we stop it? Well there are lots of ways. Sometimes, because of poverty, people get sick so we can donate money and medicine to help cure them. With the lack of food too, we can donate canned/dried food and such and for water we can also make donations to make accessible places with clean drinking water. Big organizations such as UNICEF and Oxfam are working everyday to help put an end to poverty.

shannon

10/16/2019 08:46:15 am

sometimes I think that life is tough and that it can’t get any worse. then I realized that I’m really a spoiled brat who basically gets everything handed to her. well, compared to people in poverty.
I remember watching a short film on gratitude.
link: https://youtu.be/Eyfa1yR8tx0
this video reminded me of today’s society. to this day, we fantasize about wealth and fame, but we really don’t appreciate the things we have now. compared to a wealthy family, with everything, I might seem like a sad case, but compared to someone living in poverty, I’m everything that they could possibly wish for.
something that would maybe help children or people in general in poverty would be volunteer work. for example, food bank, soup kitchen, etc. stating a few years ago, on my free weekends, my mom or aunt will bring me to some places to volunteer. honestly, I really enjoy it. one of my most memorable visits would be the salvation army in downtown. I really enjoyed how people in poverty were able to get back on their feet and were in the beginning of a new future.

Mealea

10/16/2019 08:46:48 am

Lots of us are very lucky to have a home to live in and a good family that takes care of us but a majority of us live on the streets and have no money nor a place to live. This is called poverty. Ways we can get people back on their feet is to donate money to organizations that will put an end to poverty or at least try their best. We are blessed and should be thankful that we have clothes, money, food, clean water, and a place to call home

Sophia

10/16/2019 12:22:17 pm

NO FOOD NO WATER... Some kids in Vancouver might not realize the harsh reality of how other kids might be living. Not proper food nor cean water is accessible by lots of kids and people around the world.

Something must be done! Just because we are kids doesnt mean we cant help! There are so many things we can do to help people, kids, adults and families in poverty. Finding a permanent solution is something we can all think towards right now. But for now because as kids no one listens to our ideas we can help at shelters, if you see someone homeless talk to them, let them know if there is a shelter near by. Make sandwiches, juice, soup etc to bring the people in shelters. Let them know about jobs and if they go to a shelter they can use that address etc.

In conclusion, as one of the most fortunate people you can help others. Because most of our parents have rescoures and they can let people know about job offers etc. But it's up to us to convince them that giving sandwiches isnt a permanent solution. WE NEED TO THINK UPSTREAM

Max

10/16/2019 03:30:58 pm

@Mr.Hong- When are you going to update?

Max

10/16/2019 03:42:58 pm

@Mr.Hong- are you going to update?

Audrey

10/16/2019 04:26:46 pm

What is poverty? Poverty means that you have little to no money, and lack of basic needs, like food, clean water, shelter, and of course, money to buy things and to survive.

Many people around the world live in poverty and poverty is the main cause of hunger. Each and every single year, many die from hunger. It is very important to not be wasteful of our food, because many people don’t get the food and nutrients that we get, and are able to get.

Even if our parents are providing for us when we're young, it doesn't mean that we should take things for granted and complain about unnecessary things.

We can help by donating to charities, donating to food banks, and helping out.

We should appreciate the fact that we have our basic needs and even wants, food to eat on a regular basis, extra-curricular classes, clothes, safe water, and more. We shouldn’t complain about the things that we don’t have, instead, we should be grateful of the things that we already have. Basic needs are more important than our own personal wants.

Sabrina

10/16/2019 07:32:21 pm

What is poverty? It may be something that you don't know about but it is a big deal.

Many people in the world live in poverty. Poverty is not having enough money for basic needs. So those in poverty are unable to pay for food, water, shelter and clothes.

So what can we do to help poverty?
We can donate things like: food clothes and things that we no longer want no longer want or we can donate brand new things.
Another thing that we can do is we could create a organization to help fight poverty to raise awareness or a fundraiser to help raise money to donate to those in poverty.
We could also create more jobs so that there is a higher chance for those in poverty to get some money.

In conclusion I am very lucky to have a lot of things because people living in poverty definitely don't have these things. Even though my parents raise me they will not always be able to do that for us when we are older so we shouldn't take those things for granted. I am lucky to have all the things I have and I think everyone should get this chance.

Denise

10/16/2019 08:39:12 pm

What is poverty? Poverty is not having money to buy food, shelter, and the things you need to survive. How we can do to help poverty? We can help by donating food to the food bank, donating to charities, and maybe warm clothes.

I am very thankful that I do have a lot of things because a lot of people in poverty don’t hav da lot of these things. My parents raise me and they tell me that I shouldn’t take things fro granted.

Edmond (^_^)

10/16/2019 11:00:10 pm

What is poverty? It means that you are lacking in clean water, food, money, resources and education. A lot of people in the world are living in this situation. They are not as lucky as us.

So what can we do to help the poor people? That is really simple. You only have to donate things like food (cans) to the food bank, clothes that we don't want, some daily necessities or toys for the kids that cannot afford them. Other than that, we can also donate money to some organizations that help poor people around the world. We can join some fundraising activities like running or other sports to help raising money.

I am very thankful because we are very lucky and we have plenty of food, water, toys and other stuff. Therefore, we shouldn't always be complaining about some unnecessary and unreasonable things and we should always be appreciate that we have home and food to spare.

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10/25/2019 04:23:47 am

Thanks for sharing the video link. It is very inspirational.

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