Lesson summary
Students watch Part 8 of THE OASIS and identify the social and emotional challenges that young people experiencing homelessness face. Students empathise with a character’s experience of homelessness by assuming his or her persona, creating a Facebook profile and feed based on the perspective of their chosen character. Students complete a series of questions reflecting on the emotional toll that being homeless takes.
Key ideas to explore:
- Homelessness can impact on an individual’s health and well being.
- Students examine a more realistic view of homelessness.
- There are ways to effectively address and challenge negative stereotypes about youth homelessness.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian curriculum content descriptions:
- Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses and then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses (ACPPS094)
- Evaluate factors that shape identities and critically analyse how individuals impact the identities of others (ACPPS089)
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability.
Syllabus Outcomes: PDHPE5.1, PDHPE5.3, PDHPE5.11, PDHPE5.13, PDHPE5.16.
Unit of work: THE OASIS – HPE
Time required: 60 minutes
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate discussion.
Resources required
- Student Worksheet – one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet
- Device capable of presenting websites/videos to the class, access to THE OASIS documentary on Vimeo, Pyramid reflection tool
Additional info
This resource has been adapted from ‘Teaching Social Issues Through English’ developed with English Teachers Association NSW and the ‘Youth Homelessness Matters Resource’ developed by Janice Atkin. You can find these resources here.
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