1. Entry TaskObjective What does your room look like? What does it tell others about you? SWBAT synthesize understanding of culture by completing a Gallery Walk on Where Children Sleep

2. “W HERE C HILDREN S LEEP ” Close your eyes and picture your house, what you own (clothing, electronics, toys, etc.), your room, and where you sleep. Keep these images in your mind as we look at the following photographs. Photographer James Mollison spent more than three years traveling the world and getting glimpses of where all sorts of children spend the night. He documented his findings in the book “Where Children Sleep,” published by Chris Boot. Here is a sampling of Mollison's images and excerpts from the captions found in his fascinating book.the book “Where Children Sleep,” published by Chris Boot

3. Academic ExpectationsBehavior Expectations Work individually, but you can ask QUIET questions to your elbow buddy Read the slide for each child and write one SIMILARITY and one DIFFERENCE between their room and yours Volume: 0-1 (mostly individual, some quiet partner talk) Movement: from table to table as directed!! Participation: Every student will complete their work!

4. Indira, 7, Katmandu, Nepal Indira's house has only one room. At bedtime, she and her brother and sister share a mattress on the floor. Indira has worked at the local granite quarry since she was 3.

5. Alyssa, 8, Harlan County, Kentucky Alyssa lives with her parents in Kentucky. Their small, shabby house, heated only by a wooden stove, is falling apart.

6. Anonymous, 9, Ivory Coast This 9-year-old boy is a refugee from war in Liberia. He goes to a school for ex-child soldiers in Ivory Coast. An orphan, he lives in a concrete shack alongside other pupils from his school.

7. Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro Alex does not go to school but spends his time begging on the city streets. Most of the time he sleeps outside, on an empty bench or discarded sofa if he can find one – otherwise on the pavement.

8. Jaime, 9, New York City Jaime lives in a top-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue. His parents also own luxury homes in Spain and in the Hamptons on Long Island.

9. Li, 10, Beijing Li lives in an apartment block with her parents in China. She is a perfectionist and will spend up to three hours each night completing her homework to the highest standard.

10. Douha, 10, the West Bank Douha lives with her parents and 11 siblings in a Palestinian refugee camp in Hebron. Her brother Mohammed (pictured in the poster) killed himself and 23 civilians in a suicide-bomb attack against the Israelis in 1996.

11. Lamine, 12, Senegal Lamine is a pupil at the Bounkiling village Koranic school, where no girls are allowed. At 6 every morning, the boys begin work on the school farm.

12. Roathy, eight, lives on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His home sits on a huge rubbish dump. Roathy’s mattress is made from old tyres. Five thousand people live and work here. At six every morning, Roathy and hundreds of other children are given a shower at a local charity centre before they start work, scavenging for cans and plastic bottles, which are sold to a recycling company. Breakfast is often the only meal of the day.

13. Ryuta, 10, Tokyo Ryuta is a champion sumo wrestler. His friends admire him because he never loses a wrestling match. Ryuta also belongs to the scout movement.

14. Kaya, 4, Tokyo Kaya’s bedroom is lined from floor to ceiling with clothes and dolls. Kaya’s mother makes all Kaya’s dresses – up to three a month, usually. (James Mollison)

15. Bilal, 6, the West Bank Bilal’s family are Bedouin Arabs. Their home is a one-roomed shack they built themselves in Wadi Abu Hindi on the West Bank.

16. Ahkohxet, 8, Brazil Ahkohxet is a member of the Kraho tribe, who live in the basin of the Amazon River. There are only 1,900 members of the tribe.

17. Jasmine (‘Jazzy’), four, lives in a big house in Kentucky, USA, with her parents and three brothers. Her house is in the countryside, surrounded by farmland. Her bedroom is full of crowns and sashes that she has won in beauty pageants. She has entered more than 100 competitions. Her spare time is taken up with rehearsal. She practices her stage routines every day with a trainer. Jazzy would like to be a rock star when she grows up.

18. Dong, 9, Yunnan, China Dong shares a room with his sister and parents. They are a poor family who own just enough land to grow their own rice and sugar cane.

19. Delanie, 9, New Jersey Delanie lives with her parents and younger brother and sister in a large house. The children all have their own bedrooms.

20. Bikram, 9, Melamchi, Nepal Bikram lives in a stone house with his grandparents, aunt, uncle and two cousins in the mountainous countryside of Nepal. His parents were both killed during the civil war.

21. Tzvika, 9, the West Bank Tzvika lives in Beitar Illit, a gated community of 36,000 Orthodox Jews. The average family there has nine children, but Tzvika has just one sister and two brothers, with whom he shares his room.

22. Joey, 11, Kentucky Joey regularly accompanies his father on hunts. He owns two shotguns and a crossbow and made his first kill – a deer – at the age of 7. "Even his teddy bear was camouflaged," photographer James Mollison noted in a telephone interview.

23. Home for this boy and his family is a mattress in a field on the outskirts of Rome, Italy. The family came from Romania by bus, after begging for money to pay for their tickets. When they arrived in Rome, they camped on private land, but the police threw them off. They have no identity papers, so cannot obtain legal work. The boy’s parents clean car windscreens at traffic lights. No one from his family has ever been to school.

24. Prena, 14, Katmandu, Nepal Prena’s room is a tiny, cell-like space at the top of the house where she is employed as a domestic worker. She goes to school three times a week – which is the main highlight in her life.

26. Rhiannon, 14, Darvel, Scotland Rhiannon has had a Mohawk haircut like her parents’ ever since she was 6. She and her family and friends are part of the punk subculture and have formed a community of support where they all look out for each other.

27. Nantio, 15, Kenya Nantio is a member of the Rendille tribe. She has two brothers and two sisters. Her home in Lisamis, northern Kenya, is a tent-like dome made from cattle hide and plastic, with little room to stand.

28. Kana, 16, Tokyo Kana lives with four generations of her family – her sister, parents, grandmother and great-grandparents. Her passion is fashion. She and her friends have formed a club whose members' aim is to look like dolls.

29. Risa, 15, Kyoto, Japan Risa lives with 13 other women in a teahouse. She and five others sleep in a room that is also used as a dining room and tea room. Risa is a 'maiko' – a young girl who has passed the test to train as a geisha.

30. Thais, 11, lives with her parents and sister on the third floor of a block of flats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She shares a bedroom with her sister. They live in the Cidade de Deus (‘City of God’) neighbourhood, which used to be notorious for its gang rivalry and drug use. Since the 2002 film City of God, it has undergone major improvements. Thais is a fan of Felipe Dylon, a pop singer, and has posters of him on her wall. She would like to be a model.

31. Eight-year-old, Justin plays football, basketball, and baseball. He lives in a four bedroom house in New Jersey.

32. W HAT TO T AKE A WAY : In his introduction to “Where Children Sleep,” Mollison writes about how his encounters with so many different children and families affected him: “I came to appreciate just how privileged I am to have had a personal kingdom to sleep in and grow. “I hope this book will help children think about inequality, within and between societies around the world, and perhaps start to figure out how, in their own lives, they may respond.”

33. Q UESTIONS TO C ONSIDER Again, picture your room. Compare it to the ones that stand out from the slideshow. Do you have a choice as to what kind of family or situation you are born into? Think about our previous lesson, “If the World were a Village”. What differences do the children have in their lives?

34. A SSESSMENT Use prior knowledge and what you learned about each child to compose an extended response : Why do people live in such diverse/different conditions? Give 3 reasons with elaboration for each. *You may use your Step Up to Writing flip-books.

35. H ELPING IN Y OUR C OMMUNITY No matter the amount of you and your family’s resources, what can you do to help others? Give 2-3 examples/details. Some resources…

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