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A shelter for homeless veterans leads students
to learn how to become Good Citizens while combining service and civic
education. Technology serves as a source to gather and analyze information
and address issues facing veterans and homeless people. |
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Details
Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Technology
Grade 6-8 |
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Highlights
What does it means to be homeless?
Constitutional studies impel students to address life in a democracy.
As they discuss the political process, concerns about homeless veterans
arise. To learn more about the issue, students help out at a downtown
veterans’ shelter. Their responsibilities broaden as they: |
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Stock the food pantry.
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Work at the clothing
store. |
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Perform clerical duties.
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Serve lunch. |
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Service is integrated with learning when students
read literature about homelessness and the military. Veterans visit
school and respond to questions about their military experience.
By conducting surveys and graphing results, writing essays on "Homeless
Facts and Myths, and performing "Bill of Rights" skits for veterans,
students demonstrate that well informed citizens can do something
about Human Needs.
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Teacher Profile
Sarah has taught middle school learning
disabilities classes for several years. She is a BPS Lead Teacher,
Mentor Teacher, and a Boston Teachers Union Building Representative.
Sarah also serves as Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves and teaches
R.O.T.C. classes, "Introduction to Army" at Northeastern University.
sjohnson4@boston.k12.ma.us
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Books and Materials
We The People… The Citizen and The Constitution
Center for Civic Education;
54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless by Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff;
The Homeless: Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
by Teresa O’Neill |
Technology Tools
ClarisWorks, Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Internet |
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Sarah
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