Essay option #4 Text Based: Will the Poor Get Poorer? (unfinished prompt)

Read: p. 375-387; 394-400

•Thesis: agree or disagree
The business cycle of 2010-11 causes unemployment and poverty. We can/cannot change unemployment or the fact that the poor will get poorer. Unemployment will always be a big problem, and, there will always be poor people in America.

Include:
–Review of the great Depression, WWII, and factors that influence the business cycle
–Explain why full employment is difficult
–What is poverty? Who? Data. What programs can change poverty….
–Internet research: Explain how today’s economy is impacting the poor and their employment. Tell a story about a family or individual.
Key vocabulary from text; choose 3 from each section