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THE LANGUAGE ARTS MAGAZINE
Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________
NONFICTION: “‘I Was Homeless’” • SKILL: Synthesizing Information From Multiple Texts
Homelessness in America
1. What challenges do the homeless face?
2. What does our society do to help the homeless?
3. What else could we do for the homeless?
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Directions: Read “ ‘I was Homeless’ ” (including the essay and the infographic) and watch the video “I Lived
in a Truck.” Refer to the article and the video to fill in the boxes below. In the first box, list challenges facing
homeless people in America. In the second box, list the ways our society helps the homeless. In the third box,
write your ideas about other things society could do. You don’t need to write in complete sentences.