1. Homeless What does homeless mean to you?

2. If I can stop one Heart from breaking…

3. I shall not live in vain

4. If I can ease one Life from the Aching

5. Or cool one

6. Pain

7. Or help one fainting Robin

8. Unto his Nest again

9. I shall not live in Vain

10. If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson If I can stop one Heart from breaking I shall not live in vain If I can ease one Life the Aching Or cool one Pain Or help one fainting Robin Unto his Nest again I shall not live in Vain.

11. Non-Fiction Article Discuss what the class knows about the “people without homes.” Discuss what the class knows about the “people without homes.” What is your first impression when you see them? What is your first impression when you see them? Read “Homeless,” p.102-104. Read “Homeless,” p.102-104. Has your opinion about them changed since reading? How? Has your opinion about them changed since reading? How? HWK: (expository essay) How are you “defined” by your home? HWK: (expository essay) How are you “defined” by your home?

12. “What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?” by Avi Connect to your life, p. 206. Connect to your life, p. 206. Read p. 207-215 Read p. 207-215 In small groups, discusseach identified quote from the story. In small groups, discusseach identified quote from the story. Record responses. Record responses. Break into B/M/E graphic organizer for response to lit essay. Break into B/M/E graphic organizer for response to lit essay.