HOMELESSNESS (Types of Homelessness)

ACTIVITY WITH ANSWER KEY

Let’s Watch This!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312LfzDTYtm
Instruction: Using the link above. Watch the video until the end in order for you to answer some
of the following questions. Meanwhile, the essay part of the activity which is equivalent for 15
points will be graded with the attached rubric.

Identification
____ 1. These are the people who stay at the shelter for only a short period of time due to
catastrophic event, usually younger people who are forced to go to a homeless shelter for a
short time.
ANSWER: TRANSITIONAL HOMELESSNESS
____ 2. Those people who are frequently going in and out of homelessness, usually younger
and due to abuse, unemeployment, and experience mental illness or medical problems.
ANSWER: EPISODIC HOMELESSNESS
____ 3. These kind of people are suffering and often source of violence, diseases, and poor
nutrition in the society.
ANSWER: HOMELESS
____ 4. Those who are homeless for a longer amount of time, usually older or injured people.

ANSWER: CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS

____ 5. This is the most common type of homelessness.

ANSWER: TRANSITIONAL

Prepared by:
Allondra O. Rosales SS21
Essay

15 pts. Create your own policy or a program to help eradicate this phenomenon (homelessness).
Also, indicate the name of your program or policy. Explain your answer in at least five to ten
sentences.

RUBRICS
5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts
Content Every paragraph Every paragraph Paragraphs are Paragraphs are
has its main has its main poorly not associated to
point that point that associated to the the main point.
relates back to relates back to main point of the Ideas are not
the proposition the proposition paper. Most of connected and
statement. Ideas statement. Ideas the ideas are not does not include
are coordinated, are connected connected and supporting
connected, and with fair details. has few details.
well-developed supporting
with details. The details.
content is easy
to understand.
Organization Organization Logical order of Inconsistent Disorganized
patterns are content with arrangement of content and
evident from the some content with or does not use any
introduction, manifestations without transition.
body, and of transitions. transitions.
conclusion.
Emphasis There is one The main idea is The main idea is The main idea is
crystal clear, clear but the moderately clear unclear and is
evident, and supporting but there is an not supported
well-focused information is insufficient by any kind of
topic. The main broad and supporting information.
idea or point of vague. information.
the paper is
supported by
reliable and
detailed
information.

Prepared by:
Allondra O. Rosales SS21