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An Illustrated Guide to Income Inequality in America (Shrinking Shares) - Andy Warner
Grades
8 to 12
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Learn about the growing gap between upper and lower income families in the United States through a series of cartoon images. Scroll through the page to see all images or ...more
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Learn about the growing gap between upper and lower income families in the United States through a series of cartoon images. Scroll through the page to see all images or click on any image to view as a slideshow. Each cartoon presents information beginning with the Great Depression to demonstrate the progression of the growing gap between top earners and all others.
tag(s): inequalities (23), money (119), statistics (114), sustainability (44)
In the Classroom
Include this presentation with your lesson materials for any unit on the 20th Century or current events. Share on your whiteboard (or projector) during an election unit and have students research candidate's proposals for addressing income inequalities. Have students explore this topic further, then have them create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here. Use this information as a starting point for classroom debates on current events, economics, and more. Challenge students to create maps using Zeemaps, reviewed here, to include income information from around the country. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose various locations on a map where the information takes place.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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