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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Agencies Get Millions for Homeless

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Agencies Get Millions for Homeless" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords,...
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Tenants Watch Building Burn

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Tenants Watch Building Burn" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Maggie and the Mission

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a girl named Maggie who looks for a community service project idea and then finds it by noticing the needs of a homeless man. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: On the Streets of New Delhi

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about Umesh, a homeless boy living on the streets of New Deli, India. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: About Homelessness

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of homelessness in America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

Portland Habitat for Humanity

For Students 9th - 10th
"Join us as we build simple, decent, affordablehouses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter." Portland Habitat allows you to meet new home owners and read about their attempts to gain housing for their families.
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Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Thief Dines Out, Hoping Later to Eat In" by Rick Bragg

For Students 9th - 10th
In this "New York Times" article, Rick Bragg discusses why Gangaram Mahes prefers jail time to freedom. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an...
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Website
Other

Nch: National Coalition for the Homeless

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells of the mission and activities of the National Coalition for the Homeless, a "national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell

For Students 5th - 8th
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara Special is the story of Sahara Jones's 5th grade school year and the struggles she overcomes to make friends and reach her potential as...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

For Students 5th - 8th
After losing his mother four years ago, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell runs away from the foster care system in search of the father he has never met. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher...
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Website
Other

Cyber Y Technology Center: Life on the Streets

For Students 9th - 10th
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
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Interactive
Other

Hud Kids: Help the Homeless

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This socially conscious website is focused on spreading the need to help and assist with the homeless. The site is divided into four questions: who are the homeless, where are the homeless, what can kids do to help, and what can I do to...
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Graphic
Curated OER

What Is Homeless?

For Students 9th - 10th
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Homeless Person Sleeping

For Students 9th - 10th
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Homeless

For Students Pre-K - 1st
homeless