1. Even in the Suburbs Sadness is never Far Away
By: Rick McConnell
Pre-Reading
Have you ever seen a homeless person? How did this make you feel?
Reading
Silently read.
Post-Reading
1. Define anecdote?
2. What point does the author make through his anecdote about the woman on the
driveway?
3. What attitudes do McConnell and his family have toward the woman on the
driveway?
Response Journal
1. The author says, “I don’t want to pay higher taxes to supplement the
poor. I don’t want the government to raise taxes of the company I
work for.” Do you believe most people have this same attitude? If
people do, how does society solve the problem of poverty?
2. Record the thoughts, feelings anf memories that this essay brings to
mind.