Poverty in the UK

I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at skrive et manuskript til en tale om poverty in the UK. Denne opgave indgik i skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk A på HHX den 20. maj 2020.

Vi guider dig gennem kildematerialet, som dit manuskript skal baseres på, og giver forslag til argumenter og synspunkter, som kan være relevante at udforske. Vi hjælper dig også med at tage højde for den retoriske situation, så din tale passer til modtagerne og omstændighederne.

Hvis du har brug for hjælp til Assignment 1-3 fra den skriftlige eksamen på HHX A den 20. maj 2020, kan du læse vores vejledning her.

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Poverty is especially damaging to children

It may be relevant to bring up the fact that children are at particular risk, both because they are often powerless to improve their situation, and because some of the side effects of poverty are especially damaging to them. For example, malnutrition during childhood can have a negative impact on development throughout one’s life, as well as hurting one’s chances of completing an education successfully (thus making it even more likely that the cycle of poverty continues).

In connection with your account of children and poverty, it may also be relevant to bring up the general stigma around poverty. This stigma may leave some children ashamed to admit that their family is struggling, because they fear the other children at school will look down on them.

Using the sources to support this account

The most useful source to document this issue is – not surprisingly – the video clip entitled “The reality of child poverty in Britain”. This segment contains both some general data about child poverty and some notes about its ...