What makes a community? How communities differ? Young scholars research different types of communities, small rural towns, and large crowded cities. They respond to writing prompts, and write essays in groups to understand the wide variety of communities in America.

Concepts

building community, rural environments, urban environments, urban development, suburban communities

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a group discussion on what pupils like most and least about living in their communities and why
• Have learners draw what they think a  helathy community looks like 

Classroom Considerations

• May need to explain vocabulary such as urban, rural, and suburban communities 

Pros

• Provides a rubric for the written assignment to make grading easier
• Contains additional supports within the lesson for academics needing more help 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.2.10 W.2.2