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Life after The Oasis - Youth Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Lesson5 of 6 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10Humanities and Social SciencesCivics and CitizenshipSocialEqualityHomelessnessHuman RightsSocial Action
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students complete a 3-2-1 Bridge visible thinking routine to establish their understanding of the issue of youth homelessness. They view a short clip featuring Owen, a young man who experienced homelessness in his childhood. Students will create a set of questions about the topic of affordable housing, then build a deeper understanding of the topic by reading articles and factsheets. They will draw conclusions about the impact of affordable housing, and share their reasoning with their classmates before reflecting on their new understanding of the issue of youth homelessness by completing the second part of the 3-2-1 Bridge visible thinking routine.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the role that the media plays in influencing public opinion on social issues
- understand that citizens can influence government policies on social issues
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the link between homelessness and human rights
- make connections between how the media represents the issue of homelessness and the way the issue is addressed by democratically elected governments
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