AssignmentsThese are just a few assignments that other instructors have been using in conjunction with $2 a day. Feel free to barrow and alter them to fit your particular class needs.
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The ERWC Module
This is the ERWC module that highlights different steps in the writing process for writing an essay about the book.
Shopping on $2 a day
For this assignment, students are asked to try to create a menu for themselves for 5 days using only $10. I encourage them to look up prices online or to walk through a grocery store.
After they have completed the assignment, I then show them the healthy eating plate model and ask them to reflect on how this diet would affect them long term. |
Possible Research Paper Topics
This is a list of potential research paper topics that could be used along with $2 a day.
$2 a day discussion topics
For this assignment, students are asked to make some difficult hypothetical choices that might come from living on a budget this restrictive.