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"A
day in the life..."
Described
below are three kids whose lives you will see are very different.
Fill in what you think a normal day would be like for them
based on the information about them.
Jeremy
Hanson
Jeremy
is 14 years old and lives in Camden, New Jersey in the U.S.
Jeremy lives with his two younger sisters and his mom. Jeremy’s
mother worked in a factory until she was laid off from her
job last year. Since then, Jeremy and his family have had
it hard. His mom can’t find a new job and Jeremy has
had to take on a part-time job after school to help his
family make ends meet. Even though he is not supposed to, Jeremy
works until midnight some nights, and then has a hard time
staying awake in school the next day.
Some
days Jeremy has breakfast and dinner, but some days he only
has lunch, which he gets at school through the free-lunch
program.
What
would a regular day be like for Jeremy?
Morning
7:00am
9:00am
11:00am
Afternoon
12
noon
2:00pm
4:00pm
Evening
5:00pm
7:00pm
9:00pm
12
midnight
How
do you think Jeremy feels at the end of his day? Put what
you think Jeremy is feeling by each time during his day.
How
do you think Jeremy feels when he doesn’t have a dinner
waiting for him when he goes home?
Do
you think that Jeremy is getting a good education?
Carmine
Livingston
Carmine
is 16 years old and lives in London, England. Carmine lives
with her father, mother and older brother. Her father is
a magazine publisher and her mother is a decorator.
Carmine
attends a private school. She does well in school, but enjoys
her social life even more. She and her friends like to go
to the movies, talk on the phone and go shopping for clothes
and music.
Carmine’s
family always has plenty of food in the kitchen and often
goes out to dinner as a family.
What
would a regular day be like for Carmine?
Morning
7:00am
9:00am
11:00am
Afternoon
12
noon
2:00pm
4:00pm
Evening
5:00pm
7:00pm
9:00pm
12
midnight
How
do you think Carmine feels at the end of her day? Put what
you think Carmine is feeling by each time during her day.
Do
you think that Carmine is in good health?
Alexey
Ilkhamov
Alexey
is 12 years old and lives in Chechnya with her grandmother.
With
the bombing and war in Chechnya, Alexey’s life has
turned upside-down. Her father died in the war and Alexey’s
only relative left is her grandmother. They live a very
poor life in a refugee camp. Some day’s they eat and
on other days they don’t.
Alexey
tries to attend the makeshift school in the refugee camp
when she can, but most of her time is spent trying to help
her grandmother who is old and needs caring for.
What
would a regular day be like for Alexey?
Morning
7:00am
9:00am
11:00am
Afternoon
12
noon
2:00pm
4:00pm
Evening
5:00pm
7:00pm
9:00pm
12
midnight
How
do you think Alexey feels at the end of her day? Put what
you think Alexey is feeling by each time during her day.
How
do you think Alexey feels when she doesn’t have anything
to eat for an entire day?
Do
you think that Alexey lives in good housing?
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