Poverty and School Journeys
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Objective
I can compare different journeys to school and think about how poverty might make them harder.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Describe the speaker's journey to school as a child. What made it different from her neighborhood friends' journeys?
According to the speaker, how might poverty affect the resources available at a school? Give at least three examples from the video.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“The speaker describes taking a long bus ride to school. Imagine another student who lives close enough to walk to a school with fewer resources. How might these two journeys to school be different, and how might poverty play a role in those differences? Think about a student who has to work before or after school to help their family financially. How might their journey to and from school be different from a student who doesn't have those responsibilities? How does poverty affect these different journeys?”
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