Poverty Unit 6: Domestic Poverty (Part III) Housing & Homelessness
Resources
NOTE: This course is not being offered for the 2011-2012 school year.
Lesson Plan Outline and Resources
Unit test will cover Domestic Poverty Parts I, II and III at the end of Part III
Review for the Unit test on Domestic Poverty Parts I, II and III
Unit Grading
- 75 points [25 participation points; 25 homework points (see below); 25 journal points (see unit outline above for journals) points]
- 50 points for the unit project
- 50 points for the test (see above)
Homework
Homework #1
- Reading assignment #1:
- a. Fact Sheet, “Who is homeless?” (11POV U6 Who Homeless.pdf)
- b. The Mole People:
- i. Author’s Note pgs. ix-x (2)
- ii. Introduction pgs. 1-6 (5)
- iii. Chapter 1: Finding a Home pgs. 7-10 (3)
- iv. Chapter 2: Seville’s Story pgs. 11-28 (17)
- Please Complete ONE of the following: (a) Write a one page reaction / summary to the article, where you identify and react to the main points of the article. Be sure your response to 3-5 course concepts, and highlight the concepts used in your response OR (b) Answer the reading questions. (11POV U6 Mole Quest 1.doc)
Homework #2
- Reading Assignment #2:
- a. Fact Sheet: Why is there homelessness? (11POV U6 Why Homeless.pdf)
- b. The Mole People:
- i. Chapter 3: Mac’s War pgs. 29-34 (5)
- ii. Chapter 4: The Underground Population pgs. 35-42 (7)
- iii. Chapter 5: Underground Spaces pgs. 43-48 (5)
- iv. Chapter 6: The Bowery pgs. 49-58 (9)
- v. Chapter 7: Living with the Law pgs. 59-72 (13)
- Please Complete ONE of the following: (a) Write a one page reaction / summary to the article, where you identify and react to the main points of the article. Be sure your response to 3-5 course concepts, and highlight the concepts used in your response OR (b) Answer the reading questions. (11POV U6 Mole Quest 2.doc)
Homework #3
- Reading Assignment #3:
- a. Fact Sheet: How many are homeless? (11POV U6 How Many.pdf)
- b. The Mole People Reading Assignment #3:
- i. Chapter 8: Hell’s Kitchen pgs. 73-76 (3)
- ii. Chapter 9: Children pgs. 77-86 (9)
- iii. Chapter 10: Roots pgs. 87-96 (9)
- iv. Chapter 11: Bernard’s Tunnel pgs. 97-118 (21)
- Please Complete ONE of the following: (a) Write a one page reaction / summary to the article, where you identify and react to the main points of the article. Be sure your response to 3-5 course concepts, and highlight the concepts used in your response OR (b) Answer the reading questions. (11POV U6 Mole Quest 3.doc)
Homework #4
- Reading Assignment #4:
- a. The Mole People Reading Assignment #4:
- b. The Mole People (Optional)
- i. Chapter 12: Tunnel Art pgs. 119-128 (9)
- ii. Chapter 13: Graffiti pgs. 129-134 (5)
- c. The Mole People:
- i. Chapter 14: Runaways pgs. 135-150 (15)
- ii. Chapter 15: Tunnel Outreach pgs. 151-164 (13)
- iii. Chapter 16: Dark Angel pgs. 165-168 (3)
- d. The Mole People (Optional)
- i. Chapter 17: The Underground History, Literature and Culture pgs.169-180 (11)
- Please Complete ONE of the following: (a) Write a one page reaction / summary to the article, where you identify and react to the main points of the article. Be sure your response to 3-5 course concepts, and highlight the concepts used in your response OR (b) Answer the reading questions. (11POV U6 Mole Quest 4.doc)
Homework #5
- Reading Assignment #5:
- a. The Mole People Reading Assignment #5:
- b. The Mole People:
- i. Chapter 18: Wanderers pgs. 181-182 (2)
- ii. Chapter 19: Harlem Gang pgs. 183-190 (7)
- iii. Chapter 20: J.C.’s Community pgs. 191-202 (11)
- iv. Chapter 21: “City of Friends” pgs. 203-212 (9)
- v. Chapter 22: Women pgs. 213-229 (16)
- vi. Chapter 23: Jamall’s Story pgs. 229-236 (7)
- vii. Chapter 24: Blade’s Pierce pgs. 237-248 (11)
- viii. Epilogue pgs. 249-254 (5)
- Please Complete ONE of the following: (a) Write a one page reaction / summary to the article, where you identify and react to the main points of the article. Be sure your response to 3-5 course concepts, and highlight the concepts used in your response OR (b) Answer the reading questions. (11POV U6 Mole Quest 5.doc)