1. Ms. Nilmalgoda Grade 7 Social Studies Unit 1, Lesson 4
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Ms. Nilmalgoda
Grade 7 Social Studies
Unit 1, Lesson 4

3. Some things to think about ….
Do you think this class is a group? Why or why not?
Do you think this class is a community? Why or why not?
What is the difference between a group and a community?

4. 7N
Linden Meadows School

5. 7F
Linden Meadows School

6. 7N
Canada

7. 7F
Canada

8. In “A City Year”, Suzanne Goldsmith offers her own definition of the word community:
 “Communities are not built of friends, or of groups with similar styles and tastes, or even of people who like and understand each other. They are built of people who feel they are part of something that is bigger than themselves: a shared goal or enterprise, like righting a wrong, or building a road, or raising children, or living honorably, or worshipping a god. To build community requires only the ability to see value in others, to look at them and see a potential partner in one’s enterprise.”

9. What does this phrase mean?
“Communities are not built of friends, or of groups with similar styles and tastes, or even of people who like and understand each other.”

10. What does this phrase mean?
“They are built of people who feel they are part of something that is bigger than themselves . . .”

11. What does this phrase mean?
“. . . a shared goal or enterprise, like righting a wrong, or building a road, or raising children, or living honorably, or worshipping a god.”

12. What does this phrase mean?
“To build community requires only the ability to see value in others . . .”

13. What does this phrase mean?
“. . . to look at them and see a potential partner in one’s enterprise.”

14. Reflection on the Reading
To be a community, must all the members like each other?
Do communities always serve a purpose?
Are those who do not contribute to this purpose still considered members of the community?
Does being a member of a community come with responsibilities?

15. Four Corners Discussion
Very similar to the game “THIS OR THAT”!
The four options are: Agree, Strongly Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree
Remember: there are NO right or wrong answers!
And also please remember to be respectful and LISTEN!

16. Members of a community feel responsible to one another.
Communities should only include people who are friends and who like each other.
Unlike Goldsmith, I believe that communities are sometimes made up of people who are not working toward a common goal.
Members of a community feel responsible to one another.

17. Our classroom is a community.
Communities are a kind of group. But not all groups are communities.
Our classroom is a community.
A community has certain rules about membership. Not everyone can belong; some people must be excluded in order for a community to exist.