9815 word on the street poverty and homelessness in the uk

Watch ‘Word on the Street’ http://www.truetube.co.uk/jobs-and-money/poverty/should-you-give Record your responses to each of the views expressed.. List up as many reasons for giving and

1.Word on the Street

Before watching:

1 How do you respond to the instruction: ’Never give to a Beggar’?

Watch ‘Word on the Street’

http://www.truetube.co.uk/jobs-and-money/poverty/should-you-give

Record your responses to each of the views expressed.

2 How would you respond to the young person’s answer?

3 What do you learn about ‘begging’ from the responses?

4 What question would you like to ask the individuals?

5 How do you think the individuals expressed themselves and how persuasive do you think they were? (why?)

6 Comparing the negative and the positive responses – which group ere most convincing?

7 Do you give to beggars?

8 List up as many reasons for giving and for not giving to beggars as you can think of Make a powerpoint

presentation

2.NCH (National Children’s Homes): Real Stories

Before Watching:

1 Why do you think some people end up homeless and

begging?

Watch the NCH: Real stories film.

http://www.truetube.co.uk/jobs-and-money/poverty/national-children's-home-real-stories

2 Did you change your views in response to ‘Word on the Street’ ? Why/why not?

3 List up as many reasons for homelessness as you can, based

on the accounts the young people give

4 What feelings do the young people express about their homelessness?

5 How would you feel if suddenly you had nowhere to live?

6 What impact did the film have on you – and how is this achieved by the film-maker?

7 Describe a day in the life of a beggar

3.Real Story: Billie

Watch Billie’s Story:

http://www.truetube.co.uk/jobs-and-money/poverty/billie's-big-issue

1 Having listened to Billie’s story add up your list of reasons for homelessness

2 What’s the worst comment Billie gets when trying to sell the Big Issue?

3 What do you know about Billie’s circumstances? What is stated and what is implied?

4 Discuss:

What are your responses to Billie? What does she make you feel/think and what do you learn from her?

What would you like to ask her?

5 Compare this clip with NCH (similar content but portrayed very differently.)

- Which has more impact – why?

- Difference between e.g shots/camera work, dialogue, use of music, location etc

4.Real Story: Mick’s Story

http://www.truetube.co.uk/jobs-and-money/poverty/

mick's-story

1 Watch the film and focus on what Mick says about people’s responses to him How have you responded to beggars in the past? How will you respond to beggars

in the future?

2 Create a 30 second video response to the question:

“Would you give to Mick?”

3 Write Mick’s story either in the first person or from the point of view of his brother or one of his children

4 What would you advise him to do?

Read and understand the questions, watch your film and then answer the questions.

For the questions/tasks written in italics

(kursiv): Make notes on your considerations on answering/solving the problem

You will work with the question/task in your

group in class.