Children and Poverty

Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poor-kids/
Or http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1daxo1
Between 13.4 and 16.5 million American children live in poverty. While the federal government has set the

so-

called ‘poverty line’ at $23,050 of income per year for a family of four, many of America’s poor kids live

far below this line. The documentary follows three families with children over the course of a year. Long

interviews with the featured kids are punctuated by shorter interviews with their parents, most of whom

are unable to find full-time. work and struggle to meet even the most basic needs of their families

(http://www.popmatters.com/review/168096-

frontline-poor-kids/)

Write about a 3 page summary of the documentary (avoid quotes-use your own words and give detailed

examples from the documentary as you summarize what you watched)

Sample Solution

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