Assignment: Defining Poverty

Description: This assignment is a PhotoVoice type assignment where students rely heavily on images captured by them to define
poverty and the structures that maintain it in their local community.
Criteria
(100 points total)
A minimum of 4 images are
used that relate to poverty in
the community. Students
provide statement of what the
image means in relation to
poverty.

Needs Improvement
(0-8 points)
Less than 3 images are used
that relate to poverty.

Average Work
(9-18 points)
3 or images where used but
demonstrate poor relation to
poverty.

Excellent Work
(18-25 points)
4 or more images were used
that relate to poverty.

Statements are missing or do

not relate to poverty

Statements demonstrate poor

understanding of the dynamics
of poverty.

Statements demonstrate
understanding of the dynamics
of poverty.

Technology used was

appropriate to assignment

Demonstrates lack of
understanding of technology
used.

Used appropriate technology,

but showed minimum
understanding of its
application.

Demonstrated through
knowledge of technology used.

Images shared on social media

and instructor was tagged

Images were not shared or all

images were not shared.

All images were shared but did

not include hash tag and/or did
not tag instructor.

Images where shared using

#PovertyToledo and instructor
was tagged.

Call to Action

Assignment did not end in call

to action

Call to action did not relate to

image(s) and/or show minimal
understanding of advocacy
skills.

Call to action related to

image(s) used and showed
through understanding of
advocacy skills.

Total points: _____________________