Lesson #24 Homeless to Harvard
Specific Expectations:
- use appropriate strategies to locate information in different types of texts
- use appropriate strategies for gathering supporting ideas and information from print and electronic sources
- use appropriate strategies to organize ideas and information for writing
- construct clear, coherent, and objective news reports that include relevant facts, information, and supporting details, using the five-questions model – Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Learning Goals:
Today you will:Watch a presentation on Youth Homelessness Reflect on the issues raised in the video Read an article on the same topic
Write a news article on the topic of youth homelessness based on the details presented in the written text.
Video- RISE High: Keeping homeless and foster youth in school- Kari Kroft
https://www.ted.com/talks/kari_kroft_rise_high_keeping_homeless_and_foster_youth_in_school
- Write one page of a reflective response with introduction-body-conclusion.
Watch the video carefully, write your opinion on the following aspects of the video and take notes on the information presented about
• The experiences of Homeless and foster youth
• Their views on school and education
• The nature of the RISE High program
• How does a school's attitude toward student identity development affect students? (They feel as if they don’t have a place in the world if they are not given the freedom to express and explore their identity)
• What are some activities that students participate in at RISE High? Research and define the following :
• Trauma-informed care • Restorative Justice
• Safe and brave space
• White dominant narrative
• Conduct some basic research on Da Vinci RISE High. What is it?
• Write a reflective response to the video and what you have learned in your research. What are your thoughts on the speech and the program?
Upload it. Based on the article " Homeless to Harvard", Wrtie a 1-page news article reporting on David's experiences.
Add this to your portfolio.
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