HSB4U--Web Quest and Presentation—Local Poverty
You and TWO partners will put together a presentation on the issue of local poverty; specifically you will investigate the
challenge of poverty in Brampton.
1. Begin your search on the Statistics Canada website:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/
-Find the latest census.
-Once there find Community Profiles.
-Put in the name of your community i.e. Brampton.
-A table will come up with detailed information.
-Make a note of the population trends i.e. age, gender, households, immigrants, earnings, income, ethnicities…
****Choose 5 factors that you think have a direct impact on poverty in your community.
2. Go to Brampton’s official website i.e. City of Brampton
- Search the issue of poverty; You should find several relevant documents and/or links i.e. Child poverty
-What does the website tell you about poverty here? Who is affected?
-What, if any, initiatives are being undertaken to address this issue? i.e. poverty reduction strategies
3. Search local charities i.e. Knights Table, that may provide support to impoverished individuals in your community.
-What do they say about poverty in Brampton?
-How many people do they care for? Who do they care for?
-How do they raise funds?
-How do they raise awareness?
-How do they help?
-Are their initiatives successful?
Using the information collected you will:
1. Provide an overview/snapshot of Brampton’s population (Its makeup). Make notes of any interesting trends that
you noticed i.e. ethnic composition, education levels, income/earnings…
*It might be useful to compare censes.
2. Assess the issue of poverty in Brampton. How does it compare to provincial/federal trends?
3. Discuss some poverty reduction strategies/initiatives undertaken locally and assess their success or failures in
addressing the challenge of poverty in Brampton.
4. You will present your findings to the class in a 15 MINUTE presentation.
**You will receive both a group mark as well as an individual mark for this assignment.
**A missed presentation without official documentation such as doctor’s note will receive a mark of zero.
GROUP PRESENTATION RUBRIC
Category/
Criteria
Knowledge/
Understanding (I)
Level 1
(50-59%)
Level 2
(60-69%)
Level 3
(70-79%)
Level 4
(80-100%)
Knowledge of
Content
(facts, terms,
definitions)
-demonstrates
limited knowledge
of content
-demonstrates some
knowledge of
content
-demonstrates
considerable
knowledge of
content
-demonstrates
thorough knowledge
of content
Understanding of
Content
(concepts, ideas)
-demonstrates
limited
understanding of
content
-demonstrates some
understanding of
content
-demonstrates
considerable
understanding of
content
-demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
content
-uses planning and
processing skills
with limited
effectiveness
-uses planning and
processing skills with
some effectiveness
-uses planning and
processing skills with
considerable
effectiveness
-uses planning and
processing skills with
a high degree of
effectiveness
Communication of
information and
ideas
- communicates
information and
ideas with limited
clarity
- communicates
information and
ideas with some
clarity
- communicates
information and
ideas with
considerable clarity
- communicates
information and
ideas with a high
degree of clarity and
confidence
Presents for an
audience and a
purpose
- presents with a
limited sense of
audience and
purpose
- presents with some
sense of audience
and purpose
- presents with a
clear sense of
audience and
purpose
- presents with a
strong sense of
audience and
purpose
-little effort placed
into overall
presentation and
lacked a number
of requirements.
-some effort placed
into overall
presentation and
lacked a few of
requirements
-considerable effort
placed into overall
presentation and all
requirements were
met
-high degree of
effort placed into
overall presentation
and all requirements
were met
Thinking (G)
Use of planning
and processing
skills (focusing
research, gathering
information)
Communication (I)
Application (G)
Presentation itself
Time/visuals/flow
**Sections marked with (I) are individual marks; sections marked (G) are group marks.