1. The Question
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How do you react when you
see a homeless person or
someone who looks
different?
How would society change if
people took time to actually
help others instead of
judging others?
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2. Information Sources
Five Myths About America's Homeless
National Coalition for the Homeless
Student Campaign Against Hunger
and Homelessness
Causes of Homelessness
Up With Women
High Plains Food Bank
Homeless Women
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• Choose three websites on the left to
explore and find information about
homelessness in America.
•Use the following resources to
understand the plight of the
homeless and to find ways that you
can assist this growing population in
the United States.
• Using the
chart on the
next slide, list
ideas and
information in
the correct
section that
you discover
about
homelessness.
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3. The Student Activity
Statistics
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Make a Difference
As you view the websites
on the previous slide, fill in
the chart (get a paper copy
from your teacher). You
should have at least six
ideas in each section.
Understanding
the Plight of the
Homeless
Ideas from The Outsiders
Description
Diction
1.Click on the two poems in the
center box and read each poem.
2.Complete the diagram (get a paper
copy from your teacher) using
information from the poems.
Imagery
"Miss Rosie"
"How Things Work"
Sound Devices
Relate Poems to The Outsiders
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4. The Assessment Activity
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Create two of your own poems using the Laying the Foundation Lesson “The Poetry of Phrases.”
Your teacher will give you the packet.
Poem 1
Subject: The Outsiders – theme, character, setting, plot, etc.
Brainstorm ideas (from your two graphic organizers) and any others you would like to add
Write phrases that include those ideas.
Put your phrases into the pattern you have selected and add other elements included in the
pattern.
5. Give your poem an original, creative title (NOT The Outsiders)
6. In the very bottom right hand corner, please label which pattern you decide to use (1 – 5)
7. Type the final copy and turn it in to your teacher.
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Poem 2
Subject: Homelessness – how to help, understanding the plight of, statistics, etc.
Brainstorm ideas (from the graphic organizers) and others you would like to add
Write phrases that include those ideas.
Put your phrases into the pattern you have selected (choose a different pattern than you used
in Poem 1) and add other elements included in the pattern.
5. Give your poem an original, creative title (NOT homelessness, etc.)
6. In the very bottom right hand corner, please label which pattern you decide to use (1 – 5)
7. Type the final copy and turn it in to your teacher.
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5. Enrichment Activities
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After completing the entire assignment, you
may have some fun! Click on some of the
following sites and take your poetry
expertise to another level!
Create a fun poem!
Create a picture to
illustrate a poem you used
in this assignment.
Read the clues in a
poem to identify
an object.
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6. Teacher Support Materials
This lesson addresses
the
following TEKS:
E1.3A
analyze the effects of diction and imagery
(e.g., controlling images, figurative language,
understatement, overstatement, irony,
paradox) in poetry.
E1.19A
make complex inferences about text and use
textual evidence to support understanding.
E1.14B
write a poem using a variety of poetic
techniques (e.g., structural elements,
figurative language) and a variety of poetic
forms (e.g., sonnets, ballads)
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